Winter Walk Challenge 2025

Every year, NASS supporters from around the globe come together to stay active and move more for their axial SpA to raise funds for people living with the condition. Join us from January 7 - February 28!

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Join our NASS Winter Walkers this January and February to keep warm, stay active and raise funds for people living with axial SpA.

Set yourself a goal to try and achieve this winter – it can be as gentle as a daily 5 minute walk, or a specific distance or step count target. You can even ask a friend  to come along for the challenge or take along your furry companion! This is about coming together and doing whatever feels right for you.

 

 Getting started is simple:

  • Set yourself a walking target to reach by 28 February
  • Create your fundraising page by clicking ‘Start Fundraising’ on the NASS Winter Walk Challenge 2025 page linked below
  • Our fundraising team will then be in touch to send you a NASS T-shirt
  • Share your page and your story on your social media, send it to family friends and colleagues and encourage them to support you
  • Become an offical #NASSWinterWalker!

Sign up now!

Create your fundraising page today and start sharing your journey to get active this winter and raise vital funds to support people with axial SpA.

Become a #NASSWinterWalker

Axial SpA & Walking

Get in touch

If you have any questions or would like to learn more about our Winter Walks Challenge 2025, please contact fundraising@nass.co.uk, or call NASS on 020 8741 1515 and press option 2.

Contact the fundraising team

Your Stories

Winter Walk Challenge

Simon's story

Simon was diagnosed with AS 20 years ago, but it has only been over the course of the last couple of years that he has truly been able to learn more about the condition. Last winter, he joined the Winter Walk Challenge and walked 100 miles, raising £425 for NASS.

Read Simon's Story

Other ways to fundraise

  • 220k

    Adults in the UK

    1 in 200 of the adult population in the UK have axial SpA (AS). That's twice as many as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.

  • 26

    Average age

    Axial SpA (AS) is a condition that affects young people. Symptoms start late teens to early twenties, with the average age of onset being 26.

  • 8.5

    Years to diagnosis

    The current average delay to diagnosis from when symptoms start is 8.5 years, by which irreversible damage to the spine may have occurred.

  • 59%

    Mental health

    59% of people with axial SpA (AS) report experiencing mental health problems compared to 25% of those with musculoskeletal conditions overall.