Why not join us on our health walks?
Stepping Out in Suffolk is a programme of free health walks
offered across the county by
Livewell Suffolk (new window). These are low
impact, guided walks that enable you to increase or maintain your
levels of physical activity in a supportive, sociable
environment.
You walk with trained leaders and at your own pace. Children are
very welcome when accompanied by a responsible adult. Buggys and
wheelchairs are welcome where stated.
Well behaved dogs are welcome on short leads unless otherwise
stated.
You will find details of walks near you in the leaflets
below:
If you would like more information, or to be added to our
mailing list for future copies of the walks programme, please
contact the health walks team on 01473 229292 or
email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Health walks grading system
Health walks are graded 1 to 5 to give you an indication of
which ones are easy or a bit more challenging - a key to the
grading system is given below:
- Grade 1 - on easy flat good surfaces.
- Grade 2 - mostly on the level but can be muddy in places.
- Grade 3 - some moderate slopes but good surfaces.
- Grade 4 - more challenging - may include steeper slopes, rough
ground and mud in wet weather.
- Grade 5 - as for grade 4 but may include one or two
stiles.
Please complete a health questionnaire before you walk with
us
The national Walking For Health scheme requires us to
ensure every person who comes on a health walk has completed a
health questionnaire. This is for insurance purposes and to help
each local scheme evaluate their health walks and show funders that
they offer value for money.
To save time, if you have not completed this
questionnaire or are walking with us for the first time, please
could you print a copy off, complete and sign it, and give it to a
walk leader on your next walk.
Local bus services and community transport
The suffolkonboard website has comprehensive
information about bus services and community transport in Suffolk -
you may find it useful if you don't have access to your own
transport:
Volunteer health walk leaders wanted
We are keen to expand the programme to many more areas in
Suffolk but we need more volunteers to lead walks or act as
back marker to make sure no one gets lost.
If you like walking, have a little bit of free time, like
meeting people and want to be part of a supportive network then
please come and join us. Free training and insurance is available
to all walk leaders.
If you are interested please contact the health walks team on
01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
