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Weekly health walks with NHS Manchester
Posted Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
NHS Manchester’s Physical Activity Referral Service (PARS) run weekly health walks across Manchester to help you get more active more often.
Walk a Mile for Mental Wellbeing
Posted Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
Join Get Walking Keep Walking Sheffield on the 29th July for a one mile walk through the city centre to promote walking as an effective way to improve mood and reduce anxiety.
Get Walking for the 2012 Games in Sheffield
Posted Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Take part in the London 2012 inspired event “By Any Means: 2012″ in Tudor Square on the 22nd – 24th July.
A Country Stroll
Posted Friday, May 27th, 2011
The City of Birmingham Ramblers have just started a new programme of walks called “An Introduction to Country Walking”. The walks are 5 – 6 miles long and specifically designed for people who are new to walking in the countryside.
Get Volunteering
Posted Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Volunteer Vaughan Davidson tells us how he enjoys both planning and leading the walks for Get Walking Keep Walking
Why not go the extra mile?
Posted Thursday, May 26th, 2011
The Manchester and Salford Ramblers are running some great 5 to 6 mile walks around Manchester in June and July. The walks are perfect for those who have enjoyed the Get Walking Keep Walking 12 week programme and/or are looking to increase the amount they walk.
Getting People Walking in Durham
Posted Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Get Walking Keep Walking participant, Dorothy explains how the 12 week programme in Durham helped her take the first steps to better health and fitness.
Take a walk on London’s wild side
Posted Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
This month the London Wetland Centre is running short walks to show just how much there is to see in London.
Brisk walking fights prostate cancer
Posted Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
According to a report by the BBC brisk walking fights prostate cancer. In the report it is claimed that men who walk briskly for at least three hours a week can half the growth of the cancer.
