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This World Heart Day, help Keep the Beat by creating your own heart-shaped route to walk, bike, or run. Share your route here to add it to our challenge wall, and don’t forget to share it on social media using the hashtag #DontMissABeat #WorldHeartDay to inspire others to create their own or try your route.

Step 1
Plan your route

Plan out a route to create your best heart shape route where you are

Step 2
Walk, run or cycle

Whether you prefer to walk, run or cycle, complete your heart shape

Step 3
Share your story

Simply upload your route with a photo and route details to be added to our challenge wall

Create Your Route

Upload Your Route

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Challenge Wall

Challenge Year:

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Bhubaneswar, India

Walk

0.0km

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Walk

1 KMm

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Cranbury, United States

Walk

1.2km

Walk

0.85 kmm

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Walk

1.0km

Copper Canyon, United States

Walk

3.2km

Hobart, Australia

Walk

4.0m

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Eersel, Nederland

Run

93.0km

Havana, Cuba

Walk

12.0km

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Run

1m

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Cycle

1.0km

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Guatemala City, Guatemala

Run

6m

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Imphal, India

Run

9.7km

London, United Kingdom

Walk

3.1km

Cycle

22.0km

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This September marks 25 years of #WorldHeartDay… and you can take part in the celebration 🎉 Resources are now live at the link in our bio! Let’s take action together and make every heartbeat count this World Heart Day ❤️ #DontMissABeat

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Every year, over 20 million lives are lost to cardiovascular disease. This #WorldHeartDay on 29 September, we’re turning up the volume with this year’s theme: “Don’t Miss a Beat.” 🫀 A powerful reminder to prioritize what truly matters: our health, our loved ones, and the moments that bring us together.Join us for the 25th World Heart Day and make sure no one misses their beat 🤝Learn more at the link in our bio! #DontMissABeat

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