Walking For Health

Take your first steps towards an active lifestyle

Walking is a wonderful form of natural exercise that can keep you healthy, living longer – and can put a smile on your face.

Walking can:

• Help your heart and lungs work
  better
• Lower your blood pressure
• Keep your weight down
• Lighten your mood
• Keep your joints, muscles and
  bones strong
• Increase ‘good’ cholesterol

Taking regular walks reduces the risk of a number of diseases and medical conditions too such as:

• Heart disease
• Type 2 diabetes
• Depression
• Osteoporosis
• Certain cancers

Walking for Health offers:

Free 30 minute walks on every day of the week except Saturdays. Led by trained volunteers these scenic walks are suitable for anyone who wants to get a little fitter with like-minded people. All walks end at a café where refreshments can be purchased.

New walkers please come a few minutes earlier and make yourself known to the leaders with red rucksacks and high vis vests.

Most walk routes are accessible by bus – see www.buses.gg or phone 700456.

Contact the Health Promotion Unit on 707311 Monday to Friday for more information or go to www.walkingforhealth.org.uk

https://www.gov.gg/article/182958/Public-Health-re-launch-Walking-for-Health-Programme-after-break-for-COVID