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Rhino Play Daily Mile Tracks To Keep Children Active

December 21, 2021 Playground Surfacing

Rhino Play’s Daily Mile Track is a fantastic product that can be enjoyed by both children and adults in all seasons, as well as encouraging students to get their daily steps in, improve their physical fitness, and aid in their mental well-being.

Our Rhino Play Daily Mile Track has already proven incredibly popular with customers, Widey Court Primary added the track to their sloping playing field. One loop of the track equates to 1/6th of a mile, so students have been able to cater their walks to their desired length. The track was installed on weed proof membrane to ensure the track can be enjoyed by children for many years to come.

What Is A Daily Mile Track?

Here at Rhino Play, we are incredibly excited about our new Rubber Mulch Daily Mile Track. This weather-resistant surface is manufactured using only recycled rubber materials, for a slip-resistant surface that can be used throughout the seasons. The rubber allows you to enjoy walking in the outdoors without having to worry about muddy feet being trekked back into the classroom!

Our Daily Mile Track can be installed around your school field, playground, and buildings in a variety of colours and your chosen gradient, depending on your preferences.

Our Daily Mile Track can be installed as a separate singular activity, or it can be used to link different aspects of your playground equipment together. You could encourage children to do a mile lap around or between different aspects of your playgrounds such as between their Trim Trails, Adventure Climbers, or Play Panels. Find out more about our brand new Daily Mile Track, and see how it can be included in your playground design by getting in touch with a member of our team today.

Widey Court - Daily Mile Track

Why Should Schools Install A Daily Mile Track?

The University of Stirling recently conducted a study looking if a simple solution could improve school pupils’ fitness. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends that children should get at least 60 minutes of exercise a day. Helping to improve children’s fitness levels and their physical and mental health. However, it was deduced that less than 40% of the UK’s children were achieving this aim.

The University of Stirling worked with 391 school-aged children to see if implementing a daily mile into their school day would improve their overall performance. They observed that after the students completed the daily mile (at their own pace) they were more attentive, improved their moods and physical fitness.

Here at Rhino Play, we believe in helping to improve children’s overall physical and mental health through engaging play and physical activity. This is why we have developed our very own Daily Mile product.

Benefits Of A Daily Mile Track

There are many proven benefits of adding physical activity into your daily routine, including increased fitness abilities, improved mental health, better attention spans, and boosting moods.

So why wouldn’t you want to encourage students and staff to incorporate a mile a day into their daily routine? By installing a Daily Mile Track in your school, park, or community center you can easily encourage this healthy habit.

Benefits include:

  • Can be used as a teaching tool
  • Can be used as a physical break between lessons, where students can converse with one another about what they have just learned.
  • Teachers and staff can get involved, taking phone calls or encouraging students to walk with them
  • Support staff can help children work through any issues and moods by encouraging the child to walk the mile with them
  • Can be used to link different areas of your school and playgrounds together
  • Thanks to the recycled rubber materials, the Mile can be used in any weather with a reduced risk of children slipping and falling
  • P.E lessons can use it as a high-quality piece of equipment
  • An alternative way to increase staff and children daily step count and to achieve the recommended 60 minutes of exercise a day.

Contact Rhino Play For A Free Quote

We have been installing and designing playgrounds and commercial playground equipment for almost a decade, and have built up a large knowledge base to help ensure your school, park, or community center builds the best playground for your children.

To enjoy the full range of benefits of our new Daily Mile Track, contact our friendly team and get a quote today on 01803 873711 or email us at info@rhinoplay.co.uk.

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