Welsh Icons News | Get walking, get healthy

Put your best foot forward and join a walk being arranged as part of Denbighshire’s Exercise Referral Scheme’s efforts to get people active and healthy.

A coastal walk on Saturday, 5 May takes place to mark the launch of the Welsh Coastal Path and starts at Hortons Nose, Rhyl at 10am, but people wanting to take a shorter walk can join participants at following points:

Café by the bowling green, Rhyl, between 10.30am-10.45am.
Ffrith bowling (NW bowling centre) meet between 11.30am -11.45am.
Nova Café (1/2 way) meet and eat between 12.15pm-1pm
Presthaven meet between 2pm-2.15pm

There are buses up and down the coast so clients will be able to get back to their cars.

Clients attending the exercise referral scheme have a range of conditions, ranging from mild medical conditions such as bone/joint problems, diabetes, anxiety, depression and stress right the way through to the management of chronic conditions, providing a service for cardiac rehab, respiratory rehab and falls prevention.

Physical Benefits of taking regular exercise

Reduce weight
Reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes or help to manage diabetes
Reduces LDL (bad) cholesterol and increases HDL (good) cholesterol
Helps reduce blood pressure
Improves stamina and strength
Improves quality of life
Reduces depression, stress and can improve self esteem
Extend life expectancy
Reduces cardiovascular disease (angina) and reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke – Active people are 1.9 times less likely to have a heart attack than inactive people
Reduces the risk of some cancers (colon by 40-50%)
Helps to alleviate pain from arthritis
Helps to prevent/slow down the process of osteoporosis