It’s now easier than ever for you to ride with young children:
- Good foot support makes the journey much more comfortable for children, and good padding protects young bottoms from bumps
- Straps and padded headrests are essential because children will sometimes fall asleep on a ride
- Look for seats that can grow with your child and are compatible with panniers.
Cycling solves so many problems at once: it keeps you fit, it’s fast, cheap, reliable and good for the environment too! Getting on your bike is one of the easiest ways to keep fit. It’s a lot cheaper than gym membership and much more useful.
Support and training: Volunteer Walk Leader
Would you like to become a Volunteer Walk Leader?
Training for volunteer walk leaders is a free one-day course for people willing and able to lead walks in the community. The training is a day of practical advice and is run locally in areas where there is a potential for new or existing walk groups. This is an accredited course run through Natural England’s national Walking for Health scheme (www.wfh.naturalengland.org.uk)
The Volunteer Walk Leaders’ role
- promote the health benefits of walking and motivate people to take up walking as a form of physical activity
- help people tailor health walking to meet their individual needs
- lead regular safe and enjoyable walk sessions in your own locality for adults of all ages and abilities
- help individuals to progress and become independent walkers
- signpost people onto other walking groups when they are confident and ready to progress on to more challenging/longer walks
During the training session, Volunteer Walk Leaders will:
1. Receive a comprehensive set of notes and advice on:
- The background to “Walking the Way to Health” (British Heart Foundation/Natural England)
- The benefits to be derived from a programme of regular walking
- Practical issues such as intensity (how hard the walkers have to work), frequency (how often), posture and clothing
- Consideration of specific health conditions
- Recognising potential hazards
- Using an Outdoor Health Questionnaire & keeping records
- How to keep yourself registered as a walk leader
2. Be involved in activities to discover more about:
- What is a Health Walk
- How to plan, organize and review a walk and a programme of walks
- Risk assessment
- What to do on a “Health Walk”
- Motivating & encouraging people with a wide range of walking needs
3. Go on a demonstration “Health Walk” during the day, and as a volunteer you will be introduced to what the Cornwall NHS Health Champion scheme can offer.
For more information please download our leaflet or contact us.
