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Walking is one of the best and most accessible ways of getting active for most people. Here at Healthy Shetland, the Scottish Walking Charity “Paths for All” have allowed us to train up walk leader volunteers and identify some fantastic routes to take you around. Walk Da Rock Shetland is a project that supports local walking groups to carry out “health walks” all over Shetland, and aims to support the inactive to become active.
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What are Health Walks?
Health walks are short, safe, social, fun and accessible low-level walks led by trained volunteers
- No longer than 1 hour long
- Completely free
- Open to anyone and in particular, inactive people who would benefit from doing more physical activity
- A chance to meet and socialise with new people in the local area
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Interested in taking part?
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Interested in setting up your own walk?
We are always looking for more volunteers to keep the walks going and grow the project. If you’d like to set up your own walk in your community and join our walk da rock project, get in touch with us. Paths for All deliver online Walk Leader training for anyone who wants to become a volunteer walk leader. It includes lots of resources and practical information to help you set up, advertise and lead walks for the community.
I love walking! The benefits of regular walking are endless, both mentally and physically. Becoming a walk leader brought me to realise the social benefits of walking and how important it can be for people to get out and about in their local communities. Walking should be free and accessible for everyone and as a walk leader I hope to share my love of walking with as many of you as possible
Laura Hughes, Health Walk Leader, Walk Scalloway
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Peerie Wanders
We are so lucky to live in a place that has great physical facilities and a beautiful landscape to walk around. There are plenty of walking routes you can try, or your local community may have a leisure centre, sports clubs or other groups that you may be interested in joining.
If you’re looking for some inspiration for walking routes, check out our Peerie Wanders. These leaflets have been designed by NHS Shetland Health Improvement Department in collaboration with Shetland Islands Council to help people be more active through walking. The booklets contain a number of walks to inspire you to get out and about and help you on your journey to become more active. You can download them as pdfs using the links below.