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Got a question about the 400,000 Step Challenge 2025? You might just find your answer here.
You can also email us at events@breakthrought1d.org.uk and we’ll be happy to help.
No. While you can sign up via our Facebook Fundraiser, you can also register through JustGiving if you prefer not to use Facebook.
From Monday 6 October to Friday 14 November 2025, counting down to World Diabetes Day.
No – it’s completely free to join.
Yes – it’s a virtual challenge, so you can join from anywhere in the world.
Use whatever works best for you – a phone app, smartwatch, fitness tracker, or pedometer. We’ll send you a step tracker to jot your daily total on.
Walking, running, hiking, dancing in your kitchen — any movement that gets your steps up counts.
400,000 steps is your personal goal over the 40-day challenge. But it’s just a guide, take it at your own pace, in your own time.
Miss a day? That’s fine. You can keep going after 14 November. Every step still makes a difference.
Absolutely. 10,000 steps is roughly equal to five miles – aim for that each day if it works for you, or adjust to a distance that’s right for your routine.
Yes. Even a few hundred steps here and there add up. Walk to the shop, pace while on a call, or take the long way round – you can fit this into your day however it works for you.
Definitely. Take a stroll before you start work, move around during calls, or fit in steps on your breaks. Small bursts of movement can make a big difference.
There’s no minimum fundraising target – every pound helps fund life-changing research. Just raise what you can and know that every bit makes a difference.
Every pound raised helps funds vital research to cure, treat, and prevent type 1 diabetes and supports the type 1 community across the UK and the world.
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Still got a question? Email us at events@breakthrought1d.org.uk and we’ll be happy to help.
Take on 10,000 steps a day for 40 days – that’s 400,000 steps to represent the 400,000 people in the UK living with type 1 diabetes. From 6 October to World Diabetes Day on 14 November, join a nationwide movement of walkers, runners, and movers raising vital funds to cure, treat and prevent T1D.
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