Make a Difference!
Become a Volunteer Walk Leader 
Would you like to:
- learn new skills
- meet new people
- boost confidence
- have fun
- make new friends
- make a difference
If you answered yes to all of the above then you are half-way there!
Swindon Health Walks is looking for volunteers to become walk leaders to support and lead current walks and/or establish new walks in new areas. The long-term aim is to have a wide range of walks available in a wide selection of areas across the Borough.
Are you:
- Enthusiastic
- A good organiser
- Observant
- Patient and approachable
- A good communicator
- Punctual and reliable
If you answered yes to all of the above then you would make a great Walk Leader, so read on!
Health Walks are intended to help anyone who would like to increase their current levels of physical activity on a regular basis. Undertaken regularly, Health Walks will assist the walker achieve the benefit of increased fitness, improved health, a sense of well-being and help maintain mobility, independence and quality of life.
What does it take to become a Walk Leader?
The volunteer walk leader training is a full day course and is a participatory training day which covers:
- The benefits of physical activity
- Identifying barriers to physical activity
- Motivating people to walk
- A demonstration health walk
- Components of a health walk
- Monitoring safety
- How to lead a walk
Please email Cheryl Heyne or Carole Jones or call either on 01793 511033 if you are interested in becoming a walk leader.