Walking Information

ONE OF THE EASIEST WAYS TO START BECOMING MORE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE!

An active way of life is important for everyone and becomes more important as we grow older. The research tells us what we need to do…GET MOVING, MORE OFTEN.

Click here for a database of walking groups in Waitakere

Walking is good for you, and if done regularly can significantly improve your health.

The benefits include:

• Weight control
• Increased muscle strength
• Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke
• Improve mental health 
• Stress reduction 
• Improved flexibility and joint mobility 
• Decrease blood pressure 
• Reduced risk of Osteoporosis

Here are some suggestions for you to ‘walk the walk’:

• Channel flick without the remote
• Walk during your lunch break
• Get a friend involved 
• Take the stairs 
• Get off the bus one stop sooner 
• Walk the kids to school 
• Bring the shopping in from the car one bag at a time 
• Walk briskly around the supermarket
• Check out the Walking group’s there’s one near you! 

Walking applications and programmes


Keen to know how walkable your area is? Head to www.walkscore.com and enter in your address. Gain your score out of 100 and see what exciting things are within walking distance near your home.

The most advanced iPhone application for exercise walking – the walkmeter 5.0. Tracks your walks as you go. Download it from iTunes App Store www.abvio.com/walkmeter/

Need a pedometer? Head to http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/steptraklite/id289521481?mt=8