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Walking For Health
Jessica Lindohf
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Paths For All
• Paths for All is a national charity promoting walking for health and the development of multi-use path networks across Scotland
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Walking for Health
• The Walking for Health programme was established in 2001 as a PFA project with limited funding
• Significant growth of the programme since 2005
• 91% of PFA funding from Scottish Government for increasing physical activity participation
• 9% of PFA funding from SNH for Path Network Development
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Walking for Health
Long-term outcome
To contribute to the long term and sustained increase in physical activity participation among the Scottish population
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Health in Scotland
• More than 60% of the population is overweight or obese.
• 1 in 5 adults suffer from arthritis.
• 1 in 3 women have osteoporosis.
• 1 in 6 suffers from ongoing mental health problems
• Half of all deaths in the UK are related to Cardio Vascular Disease.
• Cancer is the major cause of death in women and breast cancer is most common
• 4.5% of the population suffer from diabetes
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63% of the adult population does are not active enough
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Walking for Health Outcomes
Relative proportion of Work per Outcome
10%
10%
10%
70%
Outcome 1: Increase in awarenessin the benefits of physical activity
Outcome 2: Increase in awarenessof the opportunities to be physicallyactive
Outcome 3: Increase in commitment(motivation) to become physicallyactive
Outcome 4 & 5: Increase inopportunities to become and stayregularly physically active –through better environments,better facilities, better projects
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Target Groups and activity levels
• Women 45-65• Women and Men 65+
Sex Age Active
Female 45-54 38%
Female 55-64 30%
Female 65-74 17%
Female 75+ 6%
Male 65-74 22%
Male 75+ 11%
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Two main strands to the walking for health programme
• Community walking
• Workplace walking
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Community Walking
• 200 community schemes supported• 20,000 people participating in the community
programme• 450 walks delivered in Scotland regularly• 19% walkers live in the 15% poorest areas• 30% of the population is within 2km of a PFA
walk 55% within 5 km of a PFA walk
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Workplace Walking
• Over 100 workplaces supported to develop walks
• 500 teams entered the workplace step challenge (2500 people)
• Workplace walking scheme improves activity out of work
• Workplace walking as a benefit to business
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The sum of the whole is this: walk and be happy; walk and be healthy. The best way to lengthen out our days is to walk steadily and with a
purpose. C Dickens