Health and Wellbeing
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Walk everywhere!
When you first make a commitment to get fit through Sport Walking, one of the most impactful and valuable things you can do is to adopt the mindset of walking everywhere. This is not a literal pledge however, we understand it’s not practical or realistic to literally walk everywhere but it is a mindset change…
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The mental health benefits of Sport Walking
In our increasingly digital and fast-paced world, it’s easy to overlook the profound impact that simple activities like walking can have on our mental wellbeing. Sport Walking, particularly on trails and in inspiring landscapes, offers a unique blend of physical, emotional, and psychological benefits. More than just a form of exercise, it’s a practice that…
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Stay safe this summer
Stay safe out on the trails this summer by being tuned into some of the natural hazards around you, so you can see them coming and adapt. Think – Heat, Hydration, Ticks and Plants. Heat is an obvious one and sadly it’s been front and centre recently with some high profile and well publicised deaths.…
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‘Get Fit Walking’ in Development
Work has started on a new strand of content here at Sport Walk, designed to create a tangible link between Sport Walking and walking purely for fitness. The strand is called ‘Get Fit Walking’ and it will become a series of shows on Youtube, a podcast and (in the future) an online course/fitness plan. “If…
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Sport Walk partners with Sport In Mind
Sport In Mind is an award winning mental health charity with a mission to improve the lives of people experiencing mental health problems, through sport and physical activity. They are the UK’s leading mental health sports charity and deliver physical activity projects in partnership with the NHS in order to aid recovery, promote mental wellbeing,…
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Covid Walker to Sport Walker in 5 Easy Steps
If you’re not a serious walker but are one of the thousands, maybe even millions of people who’ve taken to the streets to go walking during the various Covid lockdowns, chances are you’ve not just been doing it because you’ve been granted the right to exercise once a day and you’re damned if you’re going…
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Health, wellbeing & Sport Walking
With inactivity and obesity arguably being the most pressing and serious public health issues any nation faces today, it’s not surprising that the promotion of walking has come to the fore.
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Is it time to retire your shoes?
If you’re naturally sceptical of ‘best before dates’, advice by bedroom furniture retailers to “buy a new mattress every eight years” or other guidance that involves parting company with a beloved product earlier than you might feel is necessary, then you might need to steal yourself because it really is a good idea to make…