write an article on the benefits of exercising and walking to school . you are Ram . write in (100-120 words)
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Children, adults and school staff all know that walking or cycling to school is far better for health and for the planet than taking the couch potato option of jumping into a car. The question is: how do we translate this awareness into practice?
The key is to make journeys to and from school as safe and easy as possible. Getting more children walking and cycling to school is one of the objectives of the government's sustainable schools programme. Local authorities receive up to £7.5m a year to employ 250 school travel advisers and more than 300 schools now have community paths, some of which use National Cycle Network routes. More than 70% of schools now have a travel plan, which promotes pupil's physical activity, reduces school traffic and helps the environment. It is hoped that the rest will have one in place by 2010.
The charity Sustrans, which devised the National Cycle Network, has received £10m of government funding towards initiatives to improve school travel.
"It's really important to link healthy engagement with environmental issues with promoting wellbeing in children," says Paul Osborne, project director of the Sustrans school travel project.
Parents can also get involved through initiatives such as Walk To School week and cycle training courses.
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