Walking
- Walking groups
- Weekly health walks
- Volunteer to be a walk leader
- Benefits of walking
- Walk4Life
- Walk your way to health with NHS Haringey
- Further information
Walking groups
Want to meet people and make new friends?
Why not try one of the many walking groups across Haringey! They get you moving and active and you will see parts of Haringey in peaceful and enjoyable surroundings.
For additional information on the Walking for Health walks, such as walk leader details or walk leader training, please contact Walking for Health:
- Tel: 07971 113 463
- Email: get.active@haringey.gov.uk
Weekly health walks
Search the Ramblers website (external link) for information on other Haringey walking groups.
Important: the walking groups are subject to change - please check the website for the latest details.
Volunteer to be a walk leader
Walk Leaders are trained volunteers who lead Health Walks in Haringey. Free training is available if you want to become a volunteer walk leader or helper on a Health Walk.
For more information:
- Email: get.active@haringey.gov.uk or call 07971 113 463
- Walk Leader Programme email: pamela.harbige@fusion-lifestyles.com
Benefits of walking
- It's quick and reliable
- It's good for your health
- It makes a greener planet
- It's good for our economy
Taking a frequent walk is one of the most effective ways of improving your health.
Just 30 minutes of brisk walking a day can improve your physical health, increase your fitness and help manage your weight by burning off those excess calories. .
If 30 minutes exercise at one time is inconvenient, shorter bouts of 10-15 minutes exercise spread over the day can be just as good.
Walking is the ideal exercise to build into your daily routine and is easy to do. You could leave the car behind for a short journey or think about getting off the bus one or two stops earlier and walking to work or school.
Walk 4 Life
Find new routes, upload your own routes and record your progress on the Walk 4 Life website (external link). You can also use the website to find out about your local walking groups and take a charity challenge.
Walk your way to health with NHS Haringey
Join one of our regular local led walks. Walking as a group can be beneficial and more encouraging, giving you an opportunity to meet and chat with other people while you get fitter. These walks are led by trained leaders - you can find out more about walks and other ways you can keep healthy on our Active for Life page.
Burning calories
Walking for 20 minutes will use approximately 100 calories for someone weighing 62kg (9st 11lbs). And walking a mile in 20 minutes burns approximately the same amount of energy as:
- Running a mile in 10 minutes
- Swimming breast stoke for 10 minutes
- Doing aerobics for 16 minutes
- Playing football for 12 minutes
- Cycling for 16 minutes
- Weight training for 17 minutes…and walking is considerably easier to achieve
Walking is virtually injury-free and has the lowest drop-out rate of any form of exercise, making it a highly effective work-out.
Further information
Search our website for more Haringey Walk Resources.
If you require travel information, please visit TfL's Journey Planner (external link) or call London travel information on 020 7222 1234.