This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week theme is Action. The Mental Health Foundation is asking people to find their one thing – one positive action to look after their mental health. At BetterPoints, we’d love that one thing to be getting outside. A walk, a cycle, a wheel through the park. Nothing fancy – just moving.…
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Walk This May “Walking is the man’s best medicine.” “If you are in a bad mood, go for a walk. If you are still in a bad mood, go for anotherwalk.” Hippocrates, 460 BC Hippocrates offered these ideas nearly 2,500 years ago. He’s believed to have lived to around 96 remarkably long for ancient Greece…
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Uzma Mukhtar – Programme Administration and Support Officer at BetterPoints A huge ‘THANK YOU’ to Uzma for an incredible 10-year journey with BetterPoints! Your unwavering dedication has been the foundation of our team, keeping us on track and running smoothly while co-ordinating programme management activity and championing customer services, retailer activity, and our charity partnerships.…
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Together for Health. Stand with Science. How behaviour change science is helping people build healthier lives through everyday journeys A global call to stand with science World Health Day 2026, observed on 7 April, calls on people everywhere to stand with science. Under the theme “Together for health. Stand with science”, this year’s observance launches…
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Your responses to our Random Act of Kindness challenge has blown us away. On Tuesday 17th February, an incredible wave of kindness came flooding in from you across the country and the stories really were pure magic. From supporting family members when they needed it, to paying it forward in local cafes, to helping those sleeping rough on…
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February 17th is Random Acts of Kindness Day. For local authorities and companies working to increase active travel uptake, kindness isn’t just a nice gesture – it’s essential community and colleague infrastructure that makes sustainable transport accessible and welcoming. Why Kindness Matters for Active Travel Research shows that acts of kindness can help improve mental…
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New rewards app encourages walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport use across the region BetterPoints has launched in West Yorkshire to encourage people to walk, wheel, cycle and use public transport more often. Funded by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority as a pilot, the BetterPoints app is free to download, and scheme is open to…
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Huge congratulations to our amazing partners at Southwark Council and all the Cycling Partners involved in the BetterPoints challenge. Thank you Team Modeshift for this recognition! #ModeshiftAwards #SustainableTravel #ActiveTravel
The most powerful gestures are free. At BetterPoints, our mission is to enhance lives by promoting positive behavioural change. While we’re passionate about encouraging physical activity and sustainable transport choices, we also believe in the power of kindness to strengthen communities and improve wellbeing. World Kindness Day, celebrated today, on 13th November, provides the perfect…
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We’re incredibly proud to announce that we’ve achieved three significant ISO accreditations, marking a major milestone in our commitment to excellence and continuous improvement: – ISO 9001 – International standard for Quality Management Systems (QMS) – ISO 27001 – International standard for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) – ISO 22301 – International standard for Business…
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October 10, 2025 “I am concerned about mental health in our communities. In my early career, mental health was a taboo subject – stress wasn’t even a word you heard, and any sign of struggling was seen as weakness. I celebrate this year’s World Mental Health Day theme because it recognises that we all face…
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25 August 2010 – 25 August 2025 Fifteen years ago, we started BetterPoints with a simple idea: to use technology to helppeople make better choices for their health and the planet. Today, BetterPoints has grown into a purpose-led behaviour change company that helpspeople travel greener, live healthier, and help the climate. We’re B Corp certified…
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We have put together two case studies for you that show how BetterPoints behaviour change programmes are more than paying for themselves, delivering high value and real change for local authorities in both public health and active/sustainable travel.
