Try 20 in 2020
Our downloadable sheets list a range of opportunities to be more active, including active travel, sport and fun activities and games. There are three resources with ideas for adults, babies and toddlers and children and young people. Why not download them all and get all the family involved.
You can also view the lists of activities below.
Don't forget to share your photos on social media using the hashtag
#MertonCan and if you think of other ways of being active, let us know!
To get in touch with us contact
public.health@merton.gov.uk
- Go for a bike ride along the
Wandle Trail
- Take an early morning swim at a
Merton leisure centre
- Walk in the Rose Garden at
Morden Hall Park
- Use the
outdoor gym at your local park
- Get inspired watching
AFC Wimbledon
- Experience and feel the rhythm in dance aerobics at a
Merton leisure centre
- Join
Walk4Life walk at Wimbledon Common, Mitcham Common, Morden Hall Park, John Innes Park and Recreation Ground
- Grab some "me time" at a
Relaxing Yoga for Everyone session at Vestry Hall
- Follow the
Wimbledon Way walking route
- Download the
Couch to 5k app
- Download the
Active 10 app and track your progress
- Join in the
Morden Running Group on Wednesday evenings
- Explore what activities
Wimbledon Guild and
Age UK have to offer
- Set a time for a 5k
Parkrun
- Get off the bus one stop early and walk the remainder of the journey
- Walk the
Merton Mile at Figges Marsh with friends
- Walk or cycle for 1 week instead of using the car
- Join a gardening club or volunteer with
Sustainable Merton
- Walk twice around the outfield at
Mitcham Cricket Club, opposite Vestry Hall
- Your favourite activity!
| - Learn to ride a bike with
cycle training
- Go for a swim during family time at a
Merton leisure centre
- Use a kayak at
Wimbledon Watersports Centre
- Walk, cycle or scoot on the school run
- Try a new
playground in Merton - there are over 35 to test out!
- Get inspired by watching
AFC Wimbledon
- See how many skips you can do without stopping!
- Play hopscotch
- Fly a kite in one of the parks. Top tip:
Morden Park has a gentle hill to run down!
- Register to get updates on fun games with
Change 4 Life
- Use the
outdoor gym at your local park (young people)
- Join your parent or carer at a
Parkrun 5K event (over 4's only)
- Explore
Cannizaro Park and feed the ducks (leftover peas, sweetcorn or lettuce are great. Leave the bread at home)
- Join
Beavers, Cubs or Scouts
- Get your heart pumping and try an
active fitness class at Wimbledon Leisure Centre
- Play a round of
crazy golf at Wimbledon Park
- Play
outdoor table tennis in a Merton Park
- Go on a family adventure walk through the woods and take notice of the seasonal changes
- Find your way around Merton using a map
- Your favourite activity!
| - Go for a swim during family time at a
Merton leisure centre
- Explore a new
playground in Merton – there are over 35 to test out!
- Go outside and play in the mud
- Teach your toddler how to play catch
- Visit a local playgroup
- Play Pooh sticks in the river Wandle
- Go outside and make friends with a friendly insect
- Attend the
Early Learning Together Baby programme, for first time parents, at your local children's centre
- Fly a kite in one of the
parks. Top tip:
Wimbledon Common can be windy!
- Spot a fish somewhere along the river Wandle
- Take your toddler on a nature adventure through the woods and take notice of the seasonal changes
- Go paddling in a
splash parks in the summer
- Pop on your wellies and splash in some muddy puddles with your toddler
- Encourage your toddler to hop on one leg
- Help your toddler climb a small tree stump
- Play games of pushing and pulling toys with your baby
- Let your toddler walk with you rather than using the buggy
- Let your toddler help unpack the shopping or sort the washing
- Sing and dance to a new song with your toddler
- Your child's favourite
activity!
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About #MertonCan
#MertonCan is a campaign to encourage everyone in Merton to be more physically active. It will promote the benefits of moving more and sitting less and will encourage every day activity, promote our great services and community assets e.g. the parks and open spaces that we have in Merton.
Led by Merton Council,
#MertonCan is working with a lot of local organisations and services and would encourage anyone who would like to promote sport and physical activity to get involved in the campaign.
What #MertonCan is trying to achieve
We want everyone in Merton to understand and realise the benefits associated with leading an active lifestyle, which includes better mental health and physical health but we also want to promote the social benefits of being physically active by connecting people; through joining regular walking group, joining a sports club or playing in the park. Being physically active is also fun and can help us meet new friends and have new experiences.
We know that 67.2% of Merton's population are active enough to benefit their health (so these people are meeting the recommendations) but that means that there are still
39,100 people in Merton that aren't and are therefore physically inactive (Active Lives Survey 18/19, Sport England). Being active has benefits for everyone, young or old, it's never too early or late to start getting the benefits of an active lifestyle. There is an activity out there for everyone; and
#MertonCan will help you find it.
How #MertonCan will do this
#MertonCan will promote a range of opportunities to be active across in Merton, it will focus on a key theme or area and will change on a regular basis.
We also want to get local people to inspire others and celebrate what is going on in Merton by sharing any photos of yourself, your friends or family being active in Merton. Either share on social media using the
#MertonCan or send them to
public.health@merton.gov.uk and we will share them for you.
