SmallSteps4Life Project Launched
By promoting the concepts of being active and eating well, SmallSteps4Life is an interactive website designed to motivate young people to improve their well-being, by setting themselves achievable goals. The site allows all schools – primary and secondary – to play games, take part in quizzes and post their own challenges, like eating a healthy breakfast and walking to school every day. Teachers are also allowed to nominate people they feel have done exceptionally well for the title of ‘Champions’ of SmallSteps4Life.
The idea behind the site isn’t just short-term goals, however; using the Olympics as an inspiration, SmallSteps4Lifeaims to encourage overall behaviour changes in young people, to help them get used to living active, healthy lifestyles. The Food Standards Agency’s Director of Consumer Choice and Dietary Health, Gill Fine, says the site is “a unique project because it addresses healthy eating, exercise and emotional health”. She is also sure the project will make a real difference to the young people involved, saying of the pilot project that it “made them feel fitter, healthier, and more positive, but most importantly, they had fun!” Indeed, the results showed that over 70% of primary school students and 65% of secondary school students were still continuing their health challenges four months after the end of the project!
For more information about SmallSteps4Life, have a look at the website for yourself; http://smallsteps4life.direct.gov.uk/
