Worcestershire Health walks

Worcestershire Health walks

Joining a health walk is a great way to improve your health and make new friends.

A health walk is a short, purposeful walk undertaken on a regular basis.

As well as improving physical wellbeing our walks can help with mental wellbeing by providing an opportunity to socialise with other walkers.

Walkers are encouraged to walk at their own pace so they able to enjoy the walk.

Walk groups offer alternate routes and distances to allow this to happen.

Worcestershire Health Walks aim to improve the county’s health and well-being by encouraging more people to become active through the simplest form of exercise, walking.

Our Health Walks are: 

  • free    
  • accessible, sociable and welcoming to all
  • at least 10 minutes long and no longer than 90 minutes
  • local and easily accessible by foot or local public transport

Some walking groups have a selection of walks from various locations, details of which can be provided by the walk leader. 

Finding a Health Walk

Find a Health Walk near you

Alternatively, you can download the following documents:

Please note: for new walkers there is no need to book, but are asked to complete a Worcestershire Health Walks Registration Form.

Become a Worcestershire Health Walk Leader

All our volunteer health walk leaders are specifically trained to lead health walks in Worcestershire. Our training sessions help you to: 

  • understand the role of a walk leader
  • be clear about some parts of running a safe and enjoyable walk
  • know that walking is good for us all
  • how to help others overcome barriers to joining a walk
  • gain the confidence needed to lead a health walk
  • meet each other, share ideas and concerns about walks

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer walk leader or considering setting up a new health walks group in your area, contact our Health Walks Officer.

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