Move more
May is National Walking Month
Where will you wander?
Walking is a great way to help manage your weight, tone your muscles, improve your cardiovascular fitness, increase energy levels, and improve your mood. Even a brisk 10-minute walk every day can offer significant health benefits and contribute to the recommended 150 minutes of weekly exercise as advised by the Chief Medical Officer.
Here in Barnet, we’re lucky to have plenty of opportunities and green spaces to enjoy walking. Check out our Guide to Walking in Barnet and explore our pages for many opportunities to move more this May!
Fit and Active Barnet
Get active and give it a go - visit the Fit and Active Barnet Hub for tips to help you keep active in Barnet and physical activity opportunities for all ages and abilities.
Health walks and active trails
Barnet's green spaces offer loads of opportunities to walk for your health. Anyone can join an organised group, or you can go it alone by following one of the many trails in the borough.
NHS Weight Loss Plan
NHS 12-week Weight Loss Plan to guide you through a healthy weight-loss programme.
Movement classes for older people
Age UK Barnet run fun and affordable fitness and exercise activities throughout Barnet. These include indoor and outdoor classes for all levels and abilities, aimed at people aged 55 and above.
Couch to 5K
The NHS Couch to 5K is a running programme for absolute beginners that has helped millions of people to keep active, start running and take positive steps for their health and fitness.
It is a free and easy away of getting fitter and healthier and will help you gradually work up towards running 5km in as little as 9 weeks.
Move more - for families, children and young people
For more tips and support for families, visit the children, families and young people pages.