What to expect

Whether you ride, run or walk set your Kilometre Challenge goal and use our free health and wellness resources to help you get closer to your goals. 

Ride for Heart

Set your distance goal and ride to reach it! You can also hop on your stationary bike and feel great getting active while supporting life-saving research.

Walk for Heart

Enjoy an energizing walk in your neighbourhood with friends and family or on your trusty treadmill while funding research that saves lives.

Run for Heart

Whether you run outside or on a treadmill, you are helping beat heart disease and stroke with every step you take.

How Ride 2025 works

1.  Get started

Sign up for free and commit to your Kilometre Challenge.

2. Get ready

Explore all our great Ride resources and start training.

3. Get fundraising

Reach out to your family, friends and colleagues.


4.  Get moving

Ride, run or walk to achieve your kilometre challenge goal.


 Tip: Use the Strava fitness app to automatically transfer your results to your Ride Kilometre Challenge. Set goals, measure progress, track your kilometres and see the results directly in your Participant Centre. 

FAQs

We’ve tried to answer many common questions below, but if you need additional help, please get in touch.

  • What is the 2025 Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart going to look like this year?

    In 2025, Ride for Heart will continue as a national, digital-first fundraising event, offering flexibility and inclusivity to participants across Canada. We look forward to welcoming thousands of supporters who will come together to challenge themselves by getting active and raising funds to beat heart disease and stroke. 


    We're so grateful for your continued support. Because of your commitment and generosity, we raised $6.6 million between 2020 and 2024.  


    We can’t wait for you to join us again this year and work together to beat heart disease and stroke. 

  • Why should I participate in and fundraise for the Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart?

    It has never been more urgent to accelerate research breakthroughs. Many people don’t realize that shockingly, one person dies in Canada every 5 minutes from heart disease, stroke or vascular cognitive impairment.


    We need your help now more than ever. With your support, we will beat heart disease and stroke. 


  • When can I do my ride, walk or run?

    Get moving anytime during the month of June to beat heart disease and stroke. Join us from anywhere in Canada to make every beat count.  Participation is flexible, so if June is busy, you can flex and set your own 4-weeks that work best for you. 

  • Why is Heart & Stroke continuing with a digital event format?

    Heart & Stroke made the business decision to pivot Ride for Heart to a digital-first event experience to further drive mission impact. This format reaches more people across the country and reduces event costs, allowing us to allocate more funds toward breakthrough research and health promotion. We put the constituent at the center of everything we do, and we are excited to continue to connect with constituents across Canada.

  • Who is CrowdChange?

    CrowdChange is a Heart & Stroke partner and the fundraising platform for the Ride for Heart. CrowdChange provides an easy and safe way to raise funds online for Heart & Stroke. They assist Heart & Stroke in everything from developing the site to providing technical customer service support to our participants and donors.  

  • What does June (Event month) look like for Ride for Heart this year?

    For all of our participants, we are excited to offer a flexible and fun event experience.  You can pick when you want to do your ride, run or walk during the month of June. You can pick one specific day in June or maybe you want to pick a bunch of days to get active.  You can use our event day resources and ideas here where you can create your own virtual event experience that suits you best.  And most importantly, you will strive to hit your individual fundraising goals to help beat heart disease and stroke!


    For our Corporate Challenges, they will complete their Ride for Heart Corporate Health and Wellness Challenge during the month of June. They will compete to see who can reach their team fundraising goals and  earn the most kilometres. The Fundraising & Fitness planner will outline their weekly challenges. Check it out here! 



  • Do you have any suggestions of how I can celebrate event month?

    We have lots of suggestions on how to personalize your event month celebrations.  Check out our event month resources here!  


    If you are a team captain, we have even more ideas for how you and your team can get active and have fun together.  Check it out here. 


    Don’t forget to share photos with us on social media and tag #HeartAndStrokeRideAsOne.