We're inviting you to #JoinMe in embracing Dorset’s great outdoor spaces and getting active with your friends and family.

After the festivities of December, the new year can sometimes leave us feeling flat. But it doesn’t have to be like that. Getting some fresh air, doing some exercise and spending some time with loved ones can do wonders for your health and wellbeing. And it’s easy to make it part of your daily life.

Any type of activity is good for you. Some is better than none, and more is even better! Could you go for a brisk 10-minute walk, three times a day? Could you try couch to 5k? Could you try your local parkrun? You don't have to run!

Win a season ticket to your local country park!

The competition has now closed! Thanks for your interest. We'll be in contact with the winners soon. 

There are a huge number of things you can do, and many are free, easy and don't require any special clothes or equipment. Why not try:

• Heading to one of Dorset’s country parks for an active day out with family
• Asking a friend to start Couch to 5k with you
• Trying your local parkrun on a Saturday morning
• Going for a brisk walk at the beach with the dog
• Visiting one of Dorset’s amazing National Trust properties and enjoying to beautiful grounds

Being active can reduce your risk of major illnesses, such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and cancer by up to 50%. Research shows it can also boost self-esteem, mood, sleep quality and energy, as well as reducing your risk of stress, depression, dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

How active are you?

Completing this survey from Active Dorset will help you to think about how much activity you do now and where you might be able to make changes, helping you to move more and feel better. 
The other bonus to completing the survey is that you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of five £50.00 Amazon vouchers! The survey will only take a few minutes to complete.

TAKE THE SURVEY

Share your pictures!

We'd love to see how you’re getting involved in #JoinMe. Send us a picture of you doing your favourite activity in Dorset. Send the picture to us in one of these ways:

• Tweet us @HealthyDorset using the hashtag #JoinMe
• Post on our Facebook page @PublicHealthDorset
• Share your picture on Instagram, tagging @lwdorset and #JoinMe
• Email us at publichealth-enquiries@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk using the subject #JoinMe

WE'LL SHARE OUR FAVOURITE PICTURES TO HELP INSPIRE OTHERS TO GET ACTIVE.

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Terms and Conditions

• One prize will be awarded per country park* and the winners will be drawn at random
• The winner must have signed up for #JoinMe by 29 February 2020 when the competition ends
• Reasonable efforts will be made to contact the winners. If the winners cannot be contacted the prize may be offered to an alternative entrant drawn at random
• No alternative prize will be offered
• The competition is open to residents of Dorset aged 18 years or over except employees of Public Health Dorset and LiveWell Dorset and their close relatives and anyone otherwise connected with the organisation or judging of the competition
• Only one entry is accepted per person
• There is no entry fee for this competition
• Our decision in respect of all matters to do with the competition will be final and we reserve the right to vary the terms and conditions if necessary

*Prizes offered per country park:

• Moors Valley Country Park: Car park pass for one car, all hours, for one year
• Avon Heath Country Park: Friends of Avon Heath membership for one year (includes parking permit)
• Durlston Country Park: Family Membership of Friends of Durlston for one year (includes discount on parking)
• Thorncombe Wood: Friends of Thorncombe Membership for one year (includes parking permit)
• Upton Country Park: Parking season ticket for one year