Get Walking and Get Healthy!

Walking is an excellent natural exercise that can help you stay healthy and live longer; control your weight; keep happy; enjoy time with friends and family; learn more about your local area and even look after the environment.

Join one of our programmes of led walks in Birmingham, East London, South London, Manchester or Sheffield.

This website is your walking resource centre with everything you need to:

Apply for a Get Walking pack
Join a programme of led walks in your local area
Explore your community using our walking routes

Learn more about how walking can change your life – for good
Volunteer and share your enthusiasm for walking
Become a Get Walking Keep Walking partner

Apply for your Get Walking pack

Get Walking News

In a recent report experts from the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) have claimed that about 10,000 cases of cancer could be prevented each year in the UK if people did more brisk walking.

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Health benefits of walking

Walking regularly is an easy way to keep fit, lose weight, burn calories and stay healthy. It's also a great way to fight stress and protect your body against illnesses.

Walking route maps

Download free maps of all our best walking routes in Birmingham, East London, Manchester, Sheffield, South London and the rest of England.

They did it! - Success stories

Get Walking has helped lots of people to lose weight, improve their health, make friends and have fun. It can do the same for you!

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Apply for your Get Walking pack

The Get Walking pack contains a 12-week walking plan, logbook and free step counter. Register today to receive your pack so you too can Get Walking in your local area and start improving your health!

Join a local walking programme

Free programmes of short led walks designed specifically for beginners. Available in Birmingham, East London, Manchester, Sheffield and South London.

Become a walking volunteer

Already a regular walker? Help us to share the benefits of walking with your community by becoming a walking volunteer. Full training provided, and you can pick a role to suit you!

Become a partner

Are you based in South London, Sheffield, Manchester, East London or Birmingham? Work with us to help get your community organisation, health group or business walking.

Get in touch

Click here to find contact details for all our project offices in Birmingham, East London, Manchester, Sheffield, South London and the rest of England. We'd love to hear from you!

Get Walking Keep Walking is a Ramblers project funded by the Big Lottery Fund through the Active Travel Consortium of leading walking, cycling and health organisations, and supported by councils, NHS trusts and the Ramblers Holidays Charitable Trust. Copyright © 2009 Get Walking Keep Walking. All Rights Reserved.