RED January Celebrates 10 Years

December 16, 2024

RED January is an exciting opportunity for everyone in Cumbria to get moving to support their friends, colleagues, and communities to beat the winter blues.

January is a time when being active is particularly challenging, with increased reports of lower mood and energy. 

It's also a time when, with the darker evenings, many women change or reduce their outdoor physical activity, as highlighted by This Girl Can's Lift The Curfew campaign.

For companies, groups, organisations, clubs, and teams in Cumbria though, there's an opportunity - through RED January - to use regular movement, physical activity, and sport to boost mood and mental wellbeing. 

Celebrating it’s 10th year, RED (Rise Every Day) January is a nationwide community initiative, open to all and completely free. REDs philosophy is to empower all of us to move to boost our mood in the winter.

Rise to your own challenge of walking, dance, stretching, running, cycling - whatever works for you.

More than half of participants who embrace RED January experience a significant improvement in happiness and a reduction in anxiety during the month. 

So move to boost your mood this January - make your first move and sign up for RED January 2025 join.redjanuary.com 

Some of the Active Cumbria team regularly participate in RED January - you can find out more about their motivations and challenges from previous years here

Travel Actively have a number of events and activites to get involved with throughout January - take a look here and kick start your Active Travel for 2025.

A personal message from Hannah Beecham - RED founder.