Paul Goggins MP Gets Walking

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On Friday 26 February Paul Goggins MP joined the Get Walking Keep Walking team for a scenic stroll around Wythenshawe to discover these steps to health and happiness and encourage even more people, no matter their age, background, ability or fitness level, to Get Walking and Keep Walking.

With over 90,000 obese adults in Manchester – a figure predicted to rise to 137,000 by 2015 – we all need to get moving. But, for many people the prospect of starting exercising is a daunting task. That’s where the Ramblers BIG lottery funded “Get Walking Keep Walking” team comes in. The free walking programme helps people to take those first steps out of the front door. By offering friendly group support and interesting routes around your local area, they show how anyone can build walking into part of their regular routine and get healthier and happier as a result.

Paul Goggins MP comments: “I am pleased to have joined the ‘Get Walking Keep Walking’ team for a walk around Woodhouse Park in Wythenshawe this Friday. Taking a regular walk is something that so many people, regardless of age, can do to stay fit and healthy. Whether you are strolling to the shops or out for a ramble in the countryside, walking is also a good social activity which keeps you in touch with the wider world.”

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