Benefits

Walking is good for your heart and lungs, improving cardiovascular fitness.

You can get major health benefits from relatively mild exercise, as long as you do enough and do it regularly.

Regular walking can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, cancer, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis.

Walking will increase your muscle tone and increase the efficiency of your heart and lungs. It will help reduce cholesterol, boost metabolism, and improve the health of bones. Ease stress, raise your energy levels and improve sleep. Combined this can also help you reduce body fat and lose weight.

Timetable

We publish our walks timetable twice a year, one timetable covering April to September the other covering September to April. The start point for the walks (and the timing of the Saturday afternoon walk) change depending on the time of year.

The walks take place every day of the year, except for Bank Holidays and two weeks around Christmas & New Year, see timetable for exact dates.

Click here for advice on Footwear and our policy on Dogs.

Current Timetable
Monday 7th June to Sunday 5th September 2010

The current timetable is available in hard copy format from any of the Health Walk Leaders, from Sonning Common Health Centre, Sonning Common Library and The Herb Farm in Sonning Common. To download the printable version (pdf) click here.

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