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Fridays at Woburn! Join Emma for a 'Feel Good Friday' Walk.

A Gentle/Moderate pace walk with time to 'Look', take a photo, immerse yourself in your surroundings with the emphasis on enjoying your surroundings and company. Learn something new, take time to appreciate the seasons. Allow up to 90mins as you never know what we'll find...

GENTLE/ADVENTURE pace: 4-5 km / 2-3 miles p/hr

TERRAIN: Grass land, fields, woodland paths with some gentle hills

DISTANCE: up to 5km

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Enjoy sociable Nordic walking at an easy gentle pace.

Delivered in partnership with THREE RIVERS DISTRICT COUNCIL, these gentle paced easy adventure walks are designed for people who haven’t exercise for a while, and those who are recovering from, or living with, illness or injury.  

Mostly gear 1 with some gear 2 where appropriate over mixed terrain and lasting 45 minutes

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A moderately paced ADVENTURE walk of approximately 3 miles with a pace of 17-18 min/mile.

Mostly a Gear 2 walk with occasional short bursts of gear 3 where appropriate and on mixed terrain.

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This walk follows the disused railway line (Harland Way) from Wetherby to Spofforth, loops off to Kirk Deighton and then re-joins the Harland Way and back to Wetherby. At around 4.7 miles, the walk takes just under two hours.

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This is the perfect session to start to build on your health and fitness. 

This session is suitable for those who want to build up to the longer or more vigorous walks or may have concerns about their health. Many of our members are seeing the benefits of participating in the wellness sessions. 

Results have included a reduction in blood pressure, improvements in breathing, better balance and a general feeling of wellbeing. We have a lot of fun as we exercise in the fresh air. This is a very social session.

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A lovely walk up onto Hergest Ridge.  Starting from the lane just beyond Hergest Croft Gardens, a steady but very manageable climbs brings us up onto the top of the ridge.  From there, it's an easy walk along the top before looping down and round to return to the start.  Fantastic views, good terrain underfoot.  

Bring snacks/drinks/lunch for the walk.  Optional cafe in Kington at the end.  

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A 1 hour walk around Durlston Country park with stunning views of the Jurassic Coast. 

At this time of year and with the recent weather we will be sticking to limited routes in order to get our fitness walk, avoiding the mud but the chat and the cheery company will make it fell sunny! 

Join us for coffee in the cafe afterwards if you can. 

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Choose the pre-paid option and get 20% off - this walk costs £6

Pay by monthly direct debit and this walk is included in the package

The wellbeing walk is suitable for those who have completed the Power of Poles Introductory course/Learn to Nordic walk course and/or haven`t attended a class for a while.

This walk is also suitable for anyone coming back from an injury/illness or has medical conditions that prevent them from walking at a faster pace.

By regularly attending, you will be able to focus on increasing the intensity of your walking as fitness levels improve.

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Come and Try... these WALX make every step count! Total Body Walking™ is a unique mix of walking drills with strength, balance and postural exercises. Enthusiasm required; no equipment needed.

This is a moderate walking pace class incorporating strength and balance exercises outdoors, ideal for those wanting to progressively build their aerobic fitness, and improve strength and balance.

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Note 10.20am meet up for a prompt 10.30am start. Led this  month by Walk Leader, Ruth Evans  The '2024 Ice Cream Friday Tour' is a series of monthly walks of moderate pace, of between 5 & 7 miles, ideal for those who love ice-cream and great countryside walking locations around Lancashire & Cheshire!  They will be led by our walk leaders Ruth Evans & Miriam Kletz & run monthly on a Friday between April & September 2024. Get some great Nordic Walking exercise, fresh air and chat! 

THIS MONTH - Join Ruth for the first 2024 Ice Cream Tour walk of the year, this month starting from Dunham Massey Ice Cream Farm. This five and a half mile walk starts and ends at Dunham Massey Ice Cream Farm, and is on mostly flat terrain. It takes in the Transpennine Trail, the Bridgewater Canal, Dunham Town, and Dunham Massey. The Ice Cream Farm will be open post-walk for their delicious ice cream, and/or a light lunch. Visit https://www.dunhammasseyicecream.com/ for more information. There are no toilets at the start point, but there are toilet facilities at Dunham Massey Hall, partway round the walk. Maybe sneak in an extra ice cream too at the Snugbury's Ice Cream Parlour at Dunham Massey!

Meeting point: Dunham Massey Ice Cream Farm, 34 Station Road, Dunham Massey, WA14 5SG. Leave the M56 at junction 7 & follow signs for A56 Lymm. At the Bowdon Interchange roundabout, take the A56 Dunham Road towards Altrincham. Turn left at the traffic lights onto the B5160 Charcoal Road, which becomes Woodhouse Lane. Follow the B5160 for approx 2 miles going pastthe entrance for NT Dunham Massey. After a sharp right hand bend look for the signpost for Ash Farm & turn into the Farm car park where the Ice Cream Farm shop is. The official Dunham Massey Ice Cream Farm address on Google Maps is 34 Station Road, Dunham Massey WA14 5SG but it is a continuation of the B5160 Woodhouse Lane before it becomes Dunham Road.

What3Words: ///threaten.tougher.brownish will take you to the Ice Cream Farm.

Google Maps:search for Dunham Massey Farm Ice Cream, 34 Station Road, Dunham Massey. This should take you to the Ice Cream Farm.

PLEASE NOTE, you need to have your own poles to attend this walk as no poles will be available for hire unless by prior arrangement. 

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A steady paced 2.6 mile walk where you can enjoy the beauty of Sywell reservoir with or without poles.

The all weather, undulating track allows for a few opportunities to get the heart rate lifted which will help towards improving your fitness over time.

Enjoy seeing the seasonal changes of this local gem, pause to enjoy the visiting birds and take a moment in nature .

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Enjoy a moderate walk in the beautiful Essex Countryside.

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From one hour WALX in your local country park to a half day in the hills, our Explorer WALX capture the variety of scenery, themes and types of WALX that suit your lifestyle. If you love WALX to the pub or WALX with the dog or simply WALX in wild locations we have them all! Whether long, short, tough or gentle we welcome all ages and all levels.

On Fridays we like to start and end at a local cafe.

Today we have a special walk at Burford at gateway to the Cotswolds. This is the last walk on our 3 day trip and is open to all (subject to maximum numbers) 

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Gentle WALX that incorporate balance work, flexibility and strength exercises and maybe a bit of relaxation too.

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Join us for this 5-6km leaving from Th'Owd Tithebarn in Garstang. We may take a route along the canal or by the river and we will cover pavements and tracks. With option to stop for lunch on completion we will need to book a table so please let Di know if you intend dining

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A gentle safe way to walk yourself fitter! These walks include exercises that help with flexibility, balance and strength whilst using poles to improve general fitness and increase joint mobility. Suitable for those who want to build up to the longer or more vigorous walks or may have concerns about their health.

Open to Non nordic walkers but you will be using poles that you can borrow if you do not have your own.

Sometimes this session will be in a field depending on weather conditions and other factors such as new clients joining the group for the furst time.

Ian 07939 175505

Carol 07545 779474

All our walks are inclusive and assistance dogs might be on a walk if required.

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Total Bdoy WALX sessions are all about improving fitness. This session is a walk with drills, using the terrain and distance stamina and endurance will  mprove.

Some resistance work will be included using resistance bands. Technique is also worked on, good technique will provide an excellent cardio and overall body workout. 

This session is a mix of everything to get you stronger and fitter.          

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Our new Yoga WALX are gentle, mindful walks incorporating Nordic Walking and standing Hatha Yoga asanas (poses).  These sessions help improve balance, flexibility and strength alongside mindfulness and relaxation too.

All sessions are suitable for complete beginners to yoga as well as more experienced yogis.

Sessions are held at the beautiful woodland of Evanton Community Wood which provides a fantastic way of connecting with nature.

Yoga WALX can be a great way for those getting back into exercise, have a health condition or simply want to move well and be fit for life!

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We will meet at the top end of the Crow Point car park at 11.00am and then take a gentle stroll out onto the beach. Depending on wind direction and strength, we will either walk around the point or cut through the middle. We might walk back along the Board Walk if we get that far, otherwise we will just return along the shoreline.

If open, we will have a coffee back at 51 Degrees North, on the side of Tesco's.

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This is a 2 mile approx circular walk along footpaths and country lanes.

Suitable for Gear 1 walkers, but also anyone who would like a social at the end! 

Gear 1 - A nice, easy and natural pace that you can do for extended periods with recovery periods where appropriate. Short hills might be introduced. 

Gear 2 - A faster pace gained through technique. There will be less recovery time.  

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A walk from Dryhill Country Park that follows the public footpaths in the area. There is some road walking along country lanes.

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Nordic Walking is an enhancement of ordinary walking – it makes something we can all do… twice as effective! 

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A sociable Nordic walk at an easy gentle pace for all those with LONG TERM HEALTH CONDITIONS and their carers.

Delivered in partnership with WATFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL, these gentle paced easy adventure walks are designed for people who are living with long term health conditions (and their carers) and who have completed either a POWER OF POLES INTRODUCTION course or our ARMCHAIR TO ACTIVE programme.

Mostly gear 1 with some gear 2 where appropriate over mixed terrain and lasting 45 minutes.

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Total Bdoy WALX sessions are all about improving fitness. This session is a walk with drills, using the terrain and distance stamina and endurance will  mprove.

Some resistance work will be included using resistance bands. Technique is also worked on, good technique will provide an excellent cardio and overall body workout. 

This session is a mix of everything to get you stronger and fitter.