Walking for Health (WfH)is a national scheme in England which encourages more people to become physically active in their local communities by supporting the development of health walks in local areas led by volunteers. The WfH model includes resources and structures to ensure the sustainability of schemes.
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Learning to Nordic Walk
There is a growing interest in Nordic Walking in the UK. We wanted to see if we could encourage people to take up the activity on the advice of their local GP. This involved 4 hours of training from a Nordic Walking UK instructor, then 2 walks on the Cleveland Way National Trail.
Nordic Walking in action
Pauline Straw instructs the class
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Tracker Packs for Family Fun
The Coast Alive Tracker Packs are an initiative aimed at families. The Packs are hired out from the coastal centres at Robin Hood’s Bay and Ravenscar. Each one has details of a walk with exciting games and activities to do along the way.
fish discovery on beach
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Mission 24 - Young Developers
Organisations and businesses give a group of students a mission to solve in 24 hours: “How can you get new groups of people more physically active using new techniques?” The basis was making more people physically active, thereby their tendency to use the car less frequently, to socialise more and become sick less often. Thus considerable cost savings could be made for the municipalities, the regional council and for business companies.
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Backpacks, what works and what is needed?
This initiative was aimed at developing different sets of backpack content for different types of visitors. By developing sets of equipent, it was hoped that visitors would rent or buy a backpack suited to their interests or plans for the family. The project worked, but showed very different results from those originally anticipated.
A night in the open, will it rain?
I don't care if it rains....
Snug and ready
Nordic walking
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CMI The Great Outdoor Activities Day
This activity was aimed at testing how best to attract the general public to a range of outdoor activities and ensure that as many as possible of them participated.
One of the advertisements to attract visitors
Some of the kayaks ready for action
Kayaking is for all ages
Fishing is always popular
Geocaching is great fun for all the family -
CMI Cafe Mermaids
This is one of many Community Mobilisation Initiatives developed by Coast Alive partners. This one was done by Kragerø Subpartner, Bamble, in Norway. It was aimed at activating local unemployed immigrant women, who were relatively inactive and who did little exercise, out into the local community as a means of facilitating increased integration, developing skills and increasing job employability.
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CMI Stimulating Walking, a programme for those normally inactive, Fryslan
This is one of many Community Mobilisation Initiatives developed by Coast Alive partners. This one was done by Fryslan in the Netherlands. It was aimed at activating those members of the local community who did not normally take much exercise. The activity was also to include measuring heart rate etc. -
CMI Circular walks in Great Yarmouth and nearby coastal villages
This is one of many Community Mobilisation Initiatives developed by Coast Alive partners. This one was done by Norfolk County Council, in UK. It was aimed at mobilising local people (particularly those with mental health issues) who were relatively inactive and who did little exercise, to regularly use the local footpaths and to walk more often as a free and easy way of including exercise as part of everyday life.
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