Get moving with others

You don't have to do this alone - there are plenty of exercise and activity groups in and around Stockton that you can join. Or if you can get a few friends together you might want to start a group of your own!

Here are a few ideas to get you moving.

Join a walking group
Walking in a group is a great way to start walking, make new friends and stay motivated. Walking for Health’s Walk Finder allows you to search for organised walks near you. Many of the walks are aimed at people who do little or no exercise, but who would like to become more active.

See the Walking for Health website here

The Ramblers' Get Walking Keep Walking website organises city walks for inactive people and those with health problems.

See the Ramblers' site here

Fit2Push
Local parks walks with an exercise session for mums wanting to get back in shape after having a baby. Each session consists of power walking and resistance exercises to tone those troublesome areas. No childcare needed – bring your baby in your buggy!

Download the leaflet.

Join the Ramblers
Ramblers promotes walking for health, leisure and as a means for getting around to people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, in towns and cities as well as in the countryside.

Its website has details of many locally organised walking groups, for all levels of fitness.

Set yourself a goal
You can walk 1,000 steps in around 10 minutes. Try building up gradually to walking 10,000 steps on five or more days a week. Pedometers are a fun way to keep track of your walking. Use a pedometer to work out your average daily steps and then start adding those extra steps.

Enjoy Outdoors
Are you over 50 and fancy increasing your levels of physical activity and improving your health and well-being?

This could be just the thing for you!

Enjoy outdoors leaflet

Silver Cyclists
Shouldn't your inner child get out more?

Sustrans Over 50s Cycling Leaflet