Walking for Health

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Walking isn’t just about getting from A to B – it’s a chance to improve your health in so many ways, embrace nature and explore your community, or connect with others.

And it’s free! Sometimes overlooked as a form of exercise, you don’t have to walk for hours. A brisk ten-minute daily walk can also do the job.

You could:

  • Walk to your local shops instead.
  • Walk to school or work, even if only part of the way.
  • Use the stairs instead of the lift.
  • Get off the bus one stop earlier and walk the rest.
  • Enjoy the lighter evenings with a stroll.
  • Take a lunchtime meander.
  • Try a walking meeting.
  • Go on a weekend adventure with loved ones.

To celebrate this year’s national campaign, on the right of this page you’ll find a range of resources, links and advice which you can read on here or download as PDFs or JPEGs:

  • Parish council maps across the Royal Borough showing public rights of way and suggested walking routes.
  • Other local maps, routes and resources.
  • Local walking groups with NHS Frimley/ Royal Borough Innovation Funding.

You can also share your favourite ‘walking adventures’ - routes and photos – on this page. We’d love to hear from you. Simply scroll down and add them to the section below.

‘Every journey begins with a single step,’ is a well known Chinese proverb. The same can also be said for the start of every adventure.

How Walking Benefits Your Health

NHS Live Well offers advice on how to walk, including if you’re not as mobile, plus motivation tips and other ideas.

NHS Frimley Walking for Health offers health tips plus links to walks and maps across the whole NHS Frimley area.

NHS Why We Should Sit Less and what to do about it.

NHS Fitness Advice for wheelchair users to help you benefit from the key benefits of walking.

Handy video links

NHS Get Fit For Free shows the health benefits of walking and cycling along with handy tips to make the most of both.

NHS Walking Exercises shows how to improve your mobility at home to strengthen your legs.

Dr Steven Hulme shows five surprising health benefits of walking.

Wheelchair Adaptive Yoga from WheelPower British Wheelchair Sport, if you're in a wheelchair and cannot stand for long.

Body Coach Joe Wicks and Ade Adepitan OBE share an upper body workout if you use a wheelchair.

The 10,000 steps a day debate

Gov UK media release saying we should focus more on brisk walking and less so on the number of steps.

BBC News article featuring the late Dr Michael Mosley examining the 10,000 steps a day advice.

Nuffield Health website looking at the fact and fiction of walking 10,000 steps a day.

We cannot be held responsible for any material contained on these external websites or accept any liability in connection with any information or services they provide.

Walking isn’t just about getting from A to B – it’s a chance to improve your health in so many ways, embrace nature and explore your community, or connect with others.

And it’s free! Sometimes overlooked as a form of exercise, you don’t have to walk for hours. A brisk ten-minute daily walk can also do the job.

You could:

  • Walk to your local shops instead.
  • Walk to school or work, even if only part of the way.
  • Use the stairs instead of the lift.
  • Get off the bus one stop earlier and walk the rest.
  • Enjoy the lighter evenings with a stroll.
  • Take a lunchtime meander.
  • Try a walking meeting.
  • Go on a weekend adventure with loved ones.

To celebrate this year’s national campaign, on the right of this page you’ll find a range of resources, links and advice which you can read on here or download as PDFs or JPEGs:

  • Parish council maps across the Royal Borough showing public rights of way and suggested walking routes.
  • Other local maps, routes and resources.
  • Local walking groups with NHS Frimley/ Royal Borough Innovation Funding.

You can also share your favourite ‘walking adventures’ - routes and photos – on this page. We’d love to hear from you. Simply scroll down and add them to the section below.

‘Every journey begins with a single step,’ is a well known Chinese proverb. The same can also be said for the start of every adventure.

How Walking Benefits Your Health

NHS Live Well offers advice on how to walk, including if you’re not as mobile, plus motivation tips and other ideas.

NHS Frimley Walking for Health offers health tips plus links to walks and maps across the whole NHS Frimley area.

NHS Why We Should Sit Less and what to do about it.

NHS Fitness Advice for wheelchair users to help you benefit from the key benefits of walking.

Handy video links

NHS Get Fit For Free shows the health benefits of walking and cycling along with handy tips to make the most of both.

NHS Walking Exercises shows how to improve your mobility at home to strengthen your legs.

Dr Steven Hulme shows five surprising health benefits of walking.

Wheelchair Adaptive Yoga from WheelPower British Wheelchair Sport, if you're in a wheelchair and cannot stand for long.

Body Coach Joe Wicks and Ade Adepitan OBE share an upper body workout if you use a wheelchair.

The 10,000 steps a day debate

Gov UK media release saying we should focus more on brisk walking and less so on the number of steps.

BBC News article featuring the late Dr Michael Mosley examining the 10,000 steps a day advice.

Nuffield Health website looking at the fact and fiction of walking 10,000 steps a day.

We cannot be held responsible for any material contained on these external websites or accept any liability in connection with any information or services they provide.

Page published: 29 Apr 2025, 08:53 AM