Get fit for 2014
President of Ramblers Association Scotland, Dennis Canavan today welcomed the decision to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. He said:
“We should call for a massive programme to make the people of Scotland the fittest in the world.”
“I congratulate all those in Glasgow and across Scotland whose tremendous efforts have delivered the Games to Glasgow. We must seize this once in a lifetime opportunity to inspire everyone in Scotland to commit to healthy exercise and the enjoyment of the outdoors.”
Dennis Canavan emphasised that these Games are not just about supreme athletic performance over a few weeks in 2014:
“This is a golden opportunity, not just for our finest athletes, but for everyone to get into the starting blocks for a lifetime commitment to healthy exercise. I want to see everyone walking thirty minutes a day by 2014 or enjoying any other opportunity that Scotland offers for healthy exercise.”
The need to commit to a seven year programme was a top priority, said Dennis:
“From Shetland to Stranraer, we need to commit to seven years of supreme effort to put fitness and health back into our lives. Our right to roam legislation has demonstrated that Scotland leads the world in providing the best rights of public access to our land and water. Let us build on this, raising the bar, year by year, so that by 2014, we have become the fittest nation on the planet.
Get walking today!
