‘Walk On Hebrides’ walking project

Walking is a simple way to increase your physical activity. It’s an all round great activity for all ages and fitness levels, which can improve your health, help you lose weight, make you feel good and it’s free – you just need some comfy shoes!

The Walk on Hebrides project aims to provide opportunities for people across the Outer Hebrides to be physically active through walking.  The project hosts step count challenges, provides Health Walks and training; giving people the skills and confidence to be able to lead Health Walks in their local communities.


At-a-glance Walking Calendar

View our at-a-glance walking calendars to find out where your nearest walking group is being held.

We aim to increase the availability of Health Walks across the Outer Hebrides; allowing people to increase their physical activity within their local area.  A Health Walk is a short, social, local, low level led walk that can be adapted to suit the needs of the walkers. Health Walks are free and can be anything from 10-60 minutes.

Find a Health Walk near you by clicking on the following links:

 Cancer Friendly Health Walks

A cancer friendly Health Walk is a Macmillan Cancer Support approved cancer friendly walk, meaning our Walk Leaders are trained to support those attending who are affected by cancer; people living with cancer, their friends, family and carers.  We are currently expanding the availability of cancer friendly Health Walks across the islands. Find a cancer friendly Health Walk near you by clicking here.

Cancer Friendly Macmillan Walks are part of a wider project called ‘Move More Western Isles’.  Move More Western Isles is a Macmillan Cancer Support approved project that aims to provide opportunities for people affected by cancer and people living with long term conditions to increase their physical activity through support and activities such as gentle movement classes, cancer friendly Macmillan Walks, circuit classes and community gardening projects.  For information on the Move More Western Isles project, please contact:

Strength and Balance Exercises

The project provides training to Walk Leaders, allowing them to undertake simple strength and balance exercises with walkers, which can help to promote independence and reduce the risk of falls.  View our Health Walk and Strength and Balance training poster by clicking here.

Further information

If you are interested in leading Health Walks in your local community please contact:

Lewis and Harris – Karen Peteranna, NHSWI Health Improvement Practitioner, tel. (01851) 762015 or email: karen.peteranna@nhs.net

Uist & Barra – Marion Matheson, NHSWI Health Improvement Practitioner, tel. (01870) 602 588 or email: marion.matheson1@nhs.net

Join in.  Get Active!

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