There are two editions of the full Led Healthwalks Programme each year, one for Autumn/Winter, and one for Spring/Summer. There are walks every day of the week and of varying length and difficulty.

You can download the Healthwalks Programme in Brighton & Hove or if you prefer, request a hard copy by contacting Healthwalks at: 01273 292564 / healthwalks@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Walking is probably the most accessible and effective forms of exercise there is, and can lead to a range of physical and mental health benefits including:

• Starting moderate exercise from nothing halves your risk of a heart attack and Stroke.
• Regular walking can improve bone density and flexibility.  It can also help with co-ordination and balance.
• Walking in open spaces, especially in the countryside, has a measurable effect on people’s sense of wellbeing.  It even has its own word: ‘Biophillia’!
• Research suggests that obesity is on the rise in this country because of decreasing rates of exercise, not because of diet: our calorie intake has not changed in the last 50 years.
  Walking for one mile burns exactly as many calories as jogging for one mile, it just takes longer.
• Walking is as effective in helping those with mild depression as anti-depressant medication.
• It costs £49 per month to treat one person for high blood pressure and cholesterol and therefore prevent a heart attack or stroke. It costs as little as £5 to support a person to walk regularly