May is national walking month and we are encouraging people to take part in a walking challenge for the month challenge, to step out for 20 minutes every day.
The benefits of walking are plenty, just to name a few:
- Walking 20 minutes to the shops or work and back four days a week can help you lose one pound a month. It also reduces the risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
- Walking can help boost self-esteem, mood, self-perception, sleep quality and energy
- Walking journeys of under two miles would significantly reduce carbon emissions, congestion and improve air quality.
Why try these this month:
- Take part in one of the listed walks below
- Go for a stroll with a friend, rather than a coffee
- Every time your walk instead of get the bus or drive a car, put the money you have saved into a jar and treat yourself at the end of the month.
Whatever you do #WalkThisMay.
| Walking Event | Date | Location |
| Lloyd Park Women’s Walk | Mondays at 10am
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Lloyd Park café, Aveling Centre, Forest Road, Walthamstow, E17 |
| YMCA community Walk | Mondays at 1.30pm
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YMCA Café, 642 Forest Rd, Walthamstow, London E17 3EF |
| Feel Good Walk Chingford | Tuesdays at 11am
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Ridgeway Park Tennis Hub, Chingford, E4 6XU |
| Feel Good Walk Leyton | Wednesdays at 11am
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KukooLaLa Cafe, Leyton Jubilee park E10 7BL |
| Feel Good Walk Leytonstone | Thursdays at 11am
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Lakeside Diner, Hollow Ponds E11 1NP |
