It is that time of year again where we will all be mince pie munching and generally over-indulging in the festive spirit. The bad news is over Christmas we put on an average of 5 lbs!

The maths is simple. Calories burned = mince pies earned.

Just plug in how long you have walked, type in your weight (to make our estimation more accurate), and click go...

Do it at work

For those of you who like to share, we have created a number of resources to help you use the calculator at work to get your colleagues walking more (and give you an excuse to bring in some mince pies).

We have a rough guide to running your own mince pie challenge: Mince Pie Employers Guide.pdf 3.98 Mb

As well as numerous back up resources:

• Template email to your colleagues about the calculator Template email.doc 91.00 Kb
• Branded template email header Email Header.gif 17.62 Kb
• Branded template email footer Email Footer.gif bytes
• Mince Pie challenge poster template Mince Pie Challenger Poster.jpg 2.24 Mb
• Mince Pie flyer (x1 on A6) Mince_Pie_Flyer.jpg 661.65 Kb
• Mince Pie flyer (x4 on A4) Mince_Pie_Flyer_x4.pdf  693.09 Kb
• Challenge record sheets Mince Pie Challenge Sheet.xls 626.00 Kb
• Mince Pie badge for your website Calculator Badge.jpg 29.71 Kb

You will need to ask your website administrator to add the above badge in the usual way for a banner, including the following link:

http://www.walkingworks.org.uk/index.php?option=com_walkingcalculator&Itemid=53

And to help you walk the talk, we've also added some mince pie and walking wisdom:

• See some Fun facts about mince pies
• Walking and health Facts about walking and health.pdf 167.53 Kb
• Famous walking quotes Famous quotes about walking.pdf 163.20 Kb

Also, if you'd like to use the mince pie or robin images (they are rather cute) then you can just This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for them.

If you do run a challenge (or at the very least eat some mince pies with your colleagues whilst walking) then This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it because we do like seeing people having a good time!

One additional point - you will need Flash Player 8 or a more recent version to view the calculator, so if you have any trouble viewing it you may need to upgrade your Flash Player version.

Remember - walking is not just for Christmas

For more motivation to keep you walking through the festive period and beyond, why not make your pledge to walk more? We will send you regular snippets to keep you going and all new sign-ups before the 31st December will be entered into our iPod Touch prize draw.