HEART&STROKE WALKABOUTTM ELECTION WALKING CHALLENGEThree weeks. Three candidates. 609 km. We held a three-week friendly walking challenge among Liberal, NDP and PC candidates to highlight the importance of walking and its presence in our daily lives. The participants were Gerry Walsh, Liberal candidate in Halifax Citadel– Sable Island; Linda Power, NDP candidate in Halifax Clayton Park; and Debbie Hum, PC candidate in Halifax Clayton Park. The winner of this friendly step counting contest is Debbie Hum with 318,276 steps. Together, the three candidates logged over 804,060 steps, which converts to 609 km. The number of steps is enough for a Nova Scotian to walk from Yarmouth in southwestern Nova Scotia to St. Peter’s on Cape Breton Island. Candidates on the moveMany other candidates took up the challenge in the last week of the campaign, logging their steps on the website to highlight the importance of walking. Read about them below! In the two challenges combined, six election candidates logged a combined total of 1047448 steps (804,060 + 243,388), which is more than enough steps for a Nova Scotian to walk from Yarmouth to Sydney. Thank you to all who participated! Election walking challenge participants (these participants tracked their steps for 3 weeks): Final results:
• Debbie Hum lead the step challenge with 318,276 steps.
• Combined, the candidates logged 804,060 steps – a distance equivalent to 609 km.
• Did you know that a healthy adult between ages 20-50 should accumulate an average of 7,000-11,000 steps per day? 
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