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"Walking for everyday journeys is recognised as the easiest way for many people to get the regular physical activity they need, vital for a healthy lifestyle. People who are regularly active have significantly lower risk of heart disease, obesity, cancer, diabetes and mental health problems. Sustrans works with Living Streets on policy development, walking programmes and a range of measures to make the environment more walking-friendly, and we recognise the walking works website as a great resource to encourage and support people to get walking."
→ Sustrans |
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"Change4Life is a nationwide movement which aims to help us all, but especially our kids, eat better, move more and live longer. Visit our website for lots of tips, ideas and activities to help your family make small changes for a healthier future. Did you know that if we carry on as we are, 9 out of 10 of today's kids will grow up with dangerous levels of fat in their bodies? So it's really important that we all get together and do something about it, now."
→ Change for life website
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"The Royal Society for Public Health is concerned with the whole spectrum of public health, so we are focused upon social implications on health as well as many other factors. We support the Walking Works campaign because its purpose and vision encompasses both social and health improvement. Not only will the ideas and pledges encourage people to walk and improve their health, but hopefully the Living Streets philosophy will come alive, and our streets will become a friendly, vibrant place in which to get out and about."
→ Royal Society for Public Health |
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"At London Sustainability Exchange (LSx), we believe that walking is good for mind, soul, body and planet. We wholeheartedly support the promotion of walking across London. An increase in walking can produce unexpected positive wins, like reduced fear of crime and better community cohesion. LSx actively promotes walking as part of its projects, including Energise London and Well London."
→ London Sustainability Exchange |
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"Walking brings the street alive, it becomes a social space and this campaign will help us all feel more alive".
→ Streets Alive |
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"Asthma UK fully supports the Walking Works campaign. Around four out of ten people with asthma say their condition can stop them from exercising, yet research shows that people who take part in regular exercise, such as brisk walking, can control their asthma symptoms more effectively and enjoy a healthier lifestyle."
→ Asthma UK |
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"Walk England is a social enterprise that works in partnership with professionals across the country to create local opportunities for people to choose to walk, to walk more often, to walk to more places, and to feel safe while doing so. Our aim is to signpost people to the most useful and current websites and organisations, therefore we support Living Streets and the walking works website for their commitment in encouraging more people to walk to work.”
→ Walk England
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"Act TravelWise works with travel planners around the UK to increase the number of people who choose to a healthier trip to work. Although walking is the most basic of activities, it is also one of the most enjoyable and beneficial. The Walking Works website is an excellent resource to encourage staff to adopt walking as part of the every day commute."
→ Act TravelWise
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"Walking with a friend liberates you - from traffic jams, from concentrating on the road, from the isolation of travelling alone. And whilst it is the most environmentally-friendly form of transport, it also gives you the time and inclination to actually appreciate your environment at the same time."
→ WalkBUDi
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"The Civic Trust is committed to improving and caring for the places where people live and work and helps to improve public parks and green spaces through its Green Flag Award scheme. We support Living Streets as a natural extension of this, campaigning for a better environment for pedestrians."
→ The Civic Trust
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"The National Heart Forum is pleased to support the Walking Works campaign. Research shows that just 30 minutes of walking, three days a week, can help reduce blood pressure and benefit health. Walking is something almost everyone can do without costly equipment or facilities. Walking Works will help people incorporate walking into their daily routines, and improve their health - one step at a time!"
→ National Heart Forum |
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"Walking does work and walking in a group is a great way to start and to stay motivated. Make friends and discover new places to walk in your neighbourhood. Walking the way to Health (WHI) has more than 525 health walk groups across England meeting for weekly short walks. Turn up and join in - it's free and fun. WHI promotes and sets the standards for led health walks.”
→ Walking the way to Health
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"Moving house? Family problems? Divorce? Bereavement? Work-Stress problems? Excessive workload? Job security worries? All of these issues can be highly stressful and affect our health and well-being. Whilst we can address some of those issues personally and through actions taken by our employers, we also need to help ourselves to reduce stress and improve out health. Take a break and take a walk! Workstress.net is happy to support Walking Works".
→ Workstress.net
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