Six-Week Step Challenge

Challenge starts Monday 29 May and runs for 6 weeks to Sunday 9 July. 

To sign up for the challenge all you will need to do is simply register with 10,000 Steps and if your postcode is within the City of Onkaparinga, your steps/activity will automatically be added to the challenge tally.  

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Partnering with the 10,000 Steps program, Onkaparinga’s challenge allows you to track your steps and activity, view step stats over time, connect with friends, and have the opportunity to win prizes directly from 10,000 Steps. But you don’t have to focus on walking.

The challenge is open to anyone—regardless of age, ability, or fitness. Activities such as competitive sport, horse riding, dancing and aerobics can also count towards your steps tally. 10,000 Steps has created a fantastic steps conversion document if walking/running is not for you. If walking/running is for you and you do not own a pedometer/step app, no worries, use the step conversion document to convert your moderate or vigorous walking/running/activity minutes to steps. Download the Steps Conversion document and as a guide:

10 minutes of moderate intensity activity = 1,000 steps
10 minutes of vigorous intensity activity = 2,000 steps

Although you are signing up as an individual, you are a part of the City of Onkaparinga Team. Once you register with 10,000 Steps you will be able to access the total step tally when you open the challenge card on your dashboard when logged into your 10,000 Steps account. 

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Other ways to get moving

Come and Try

Opportunity to try a recreational activities

Community directory

Looking for a local community or sporting group / organisation?

Heart Foundation Walking

Local walking groups run by volunteers

Heritage walks

Heritage walks are small groups guided history leisure walks

Move It

Move It is a new regional partnership program between the Cities of Marion, Onkaparinga and Holdfast Bay created to help our local communities discover new places, spaces and ways to 'move it', locally.

OUTFIT Onkaparinga

FREE group exercise sessions with a personal trainer, providing an introduction on how to exercise outdoors safely and effectively

Parkrun

Parkrun, a weekly 5km timed community group run or walk. Co-ordinated by volunteers, it's open to everyone and is FREE to participate.

Recreation centres

There are four council-owned recreation centres in our city.

Thalassa Park

Sitting atop rolling green hills, Thalassa Park is home to our Storybook Walk - an art trail based on popular storybook characters. There is also a playground, bbqs and garden to explore.

Trails

Our city is blessed with wonderful natural landscapes such as our coastline, hills and our creeks and river systems. These are wonderful natural assets to which we have established and are continuing to develop a significant network of recreational trails.

Wilfred Taylor Reserve

Bring the family to Wilfred Taylor Reserve for a relaxing day. Playground, train rides, dog agility course, bike and walking trails, BMX track and BBQs.