70 steps, laps, minutes, hours or even days – take part in IA’s 70th anniversary #70for70 activity challenge.

To mark IA’s platinum anniversary in April 2026, we invite you to help us raise awareness of the charity by undertaking 70 activities of your choice, and sharing your efforts on social media using the hashtag #70for70. Don’t forget to tag us in about how your activity challenge is going @IASupport on X, @iasupport on Facebook and @ia.support on Instagram.

Here’s our #70for70 ideas list for inspiration. Do keep us posted – please send us footage and/or photos for us to share to inspire others.

1. Walk for 70 minutes over the course of a week
2. Walk 70 laps of your garden across the year
3. Take 70 short walks
4. Walk 70 miles across the year
5. Do 70 gentle stretches
6. Spend 70 minutes doing Pilates
7. Spend 70 minutes doing yoga
8. Spend 70 minutes walking in nature
9. Try 70 minutes of chair-based exercises
10. Spend 70 minutes gardening
11. Walk around your local park 70 times
12. Walk with a friend 70 times
13. Walk your dog 70 times
14. Walk along the seafront or beach 70 times
15. Walk 70 different routes in your area
16. Walk 70,000 steps in total
17. Walk to your favourite café 70 times
18. Watch 70 sunrises or sunsets while out walking
19. Walk 70 miles gradually across the year
20. Take 70 mindful walks

    

     

21. Swim 70 lengths
22. Swim for 70 minutes across the year
23. Try 70 minutes of aqua aerobics
24. Visit the pool 70 times
25. Swim 70 gentle laps over several months
26. Attend 70 minutes of Pilates classes
27. Attend 70 minutes of yoga classes
28. Try 70 minutes of tai chi
29. Try 70 minutes of dance fitness
30. Spend 70 minutes stretching
31. Cycle 70 miles across the year
32. Cycle for 70 minutes
33. Take 70 short bike rides
34. Cycle around a park 70 times
35. Cycle to visit friends or family
36. Do 70 squats across the year
37. Do 70 wall push-ups
38. Spend 70 minutes doing core exercises
39. Spend 70 minutes practising balance exercises
40. Spend 70 minutes doing physiotherapy exercises

    

     

41. Go on 70 walks with friends
42. Walk 70 times with a support group
43. Organise a 70-minute group walk
44. Join 70 minutes of a community fitness class
45. Walk 70 minutes with family members
46. Visit 70 parks or green spaces
47. Walk 70 nature trails
48. Spend 70 minutes bird watching while walking
49. Walk 70 woodland paths
50. Take 70 nature photographs while out walking
51. Dance to 70 songs
52. Spend 70 minutes gardening
53. Do 70 minutes of gentle stretching while watching television
54. Walk 70 laps of your street
55. Do 70 minutes of housework with music on
56. Run 70 miles gradually across the year
57. Walk 70 miles in a month
58. Cycle 70 miles in a weekend
59. Climb 70 flights of stairs
60. Walk 70 hills

    

     

61. Volunteer for 70 minutes for a local group
62. Walk 70 miles to raise awareness for something you care about
63. Organise a 70-minute community walk
64. Walk 70 miles with friends or family over the year
65. Join a local fitness challenge and aim for 70 minutes of activity
66. Move for 70 minutes a week for a month
67. Take 70 gentle walks throughout the year
68. Spend 70 minutes doing an activity you enjoy
69. Try 70 minutes of a new activity you have never done before
70. Create your own personal challenge that adds up to 70 in a way that suits you.

Help us show other people facing ileostomy or internal pouch surgery, that bowel conditions needn’t hold you back from doing what you love, or trying something new.