World Heart Day Challenge - World Heart Day

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This World Heart Day get involved with our global challenge, create your own heart shape route to walk, bike or run. Share you route here to add it to our challenge wall and share on social media using the hashtag #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

Take a look at the heart shape routes created around the world, get involved by adding your own.

Dr Rakesh Banoth

Warangal, India

Run

5.0km

Blakeney Heart Walk

Charlotte, United States

Walk

7.1km

Blakeney Heart Walk

Charlotte, United States

Walk

7.1km

Arc of Pines

Sydney Olympic Park, Australia

Walk

3.0km

UNM College of Pharmacy

Albuquerque, United States

Walk

435m

UNM College of Pharmacy

Albuquerque, United States

Walk

480m

UNM College of Pharmacy

Albuquerque, Estados Unidos

Walk

450m

UNM College of Pharmacy

Albuquerque, United States

Walk

450m

UNM College of Pharmacy

Albuquerque, United States

Walk

480m

UNM Heart Day

Walk

467m

UNM Heart Day

Walk

467m

UNM Heart Day

Walk

467m

UNM College Of Pharmacy Heart Day

Albuquerque, United States

Walk

660m

UNM College Of Pharmacy Heart Day

Albuquerque, United States

Walk

660m

Imperfect Hearts

Albuquerque, United States

Walk

0m

Create your own USE heart t-shirt

Create your own USE heart t-shirt

Taking part in the World Heart Day Challenge? Why not create your own #UseHeart t-shirt to wear whilst taking part!

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CREATE YOUR POSTER

Create and share your own #UseHeart poster and social posts.

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WHD SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS

Tune into our heart theme playlists on Spotify and get in the mood for World Heart Day. New playlists coming soon!

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