Cycle to Work Day is a national event held on 3 September 2015. It aims to encourage everyone to take to two wheels and cycle to work for at least one day. You can get involved as an individual or an organisation.

Why not take part in Cycle to Work Day? There are some really great benefits to cycling which include:

• Money Saving: It’s cheaper in the long term to get you’re your bike rather than drive
• It’s Healthy: By cycling we are exercising, exercise can help people avoid heart disease, certain types of cancer, type 2 diabetes and obesity. Cycling and exercise is also good for mental health and wellbeing.
• Cycling is a low impact exercise and it a lot easier going on your ankles, knees and joints.

Get involved and Sign up to Cycle to Work Day for a chance to win prizes: www.cycletoworkday.org

If pledge to ride on September 3 you could win some great prizes, for more see the page here.

There are some other ways to get you on your bike in Kent:

• Sky Rides: Sky Rides are running a series of free cycling events for all the family at all levels. Find your local Sky Rides here. www.goskyride.com
• Explore Kent: Explore Kent has some great ideas and tips as well as cucling routes all over Kent for you to be inspired explorekent.org
• Not into cycling? There are lots of other ways to Be Active in Kent.
• NHS Choices have listed some of the benefits of cycling to inspire you even more.