National Walking Month 2026
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National Walking Month 2026
May is National Walking Month 2026, a campaign to encourage people across all ages and backgrounds to get outside and embrace the simple, yet profound health benefits of walking. This month-long event is the perfect opportunity to explore the great outdoors, improve fitness, and connect with others in a healthy, enjoyable way.
What is National Walking Month?
National Walking Month is an annual initiative that promotes walking as a free, easy, and accessible form of exercise and transportation. The event encourages individuals, communities, and organizations to host walking challenges, share walking routes, and raise awareness about the health benefits associated with regular walking.
Ways to get involved:
- Participate in Walking Challenges:Keep your eyes peeled for our "Step into Spring" step challenge.
- Organise Group Walks: Set up walking groups with friends, family, or coworkers to explore local parks, nature trails, or urban walks together.
- Share Your Walks on Social Media: Use social media to post pictures, routes, and stories from your walks to inspire others to join in.
- Encourage Walking Meetings: Suggest walking meetings to combine work with physical activity.
Walking is one of the easiest ways to improve our health and stay connected to our community, helping us feel less lonely and isolated. There are so many benefits to getting out and walking including those for our physical and mental wellbeing.
We are blessed in Carmarthenshire to have so many beautiful walking routes, views and nature reserves. There are six Local Nature Reserves in Carmarthenshire: Pembrey Burrows and Saltings, Ashpits Pond and Pwll Lagoon, North Dock Dunes, Carreg Cennen, Glan-yr-Afon, Kidwelly, and Morfa Berwig, Bynea. There are also a number of Nature reserves throughout the County managed by other organisations.
For more details click here Get out and about! (gov.wales) or visit Walking in Carmarthenshire - Discover Carmarthenshire for more ideas.
Article submitted by: Health & Wellbeing Team