Feel Good Walks

Lace up your shoes and join us on one of our friendly Feel Good Walks.

The Active Lives team aim to make walking an enjoyable activity for staff and students at the University of Edinburgh. Our walks are an opportunity to improve general fitness, make new friends and enjoy some headspace in the fresh air. The walks aim to encourage less sitting and more walking, especially during the working day! We believe walking is the gateway to living a happier and healthier lifestyle.

Walk for physical wellbeing

Even 10 minutes of brisk walking between meetings or on our lunch break can do wonders for our wellbeing and can be an instant mood booster. Walking can strengthen muscles, manage a healthy weight, improve cardiovascular fitness and reduce your risk of suffering from a serious health condition. It’s important we feel fit, strong and healthy whilst carrying out daily tasks, and walking can help us do just that!

Walk for mental wellbeing

Walk Leaders will talk about the positive benefits walking can have on our mental and physical health, and will encourage open and positive conversations amongst the group. 

Want some headspace? Let’s walk. Walking can boost feelings of self-esteem, improve mood and reduce anxiety and depression. Walking within local parks and along woodland trails can do wonders for clearing the head and in Edinburgh, we are fortunate to have an abundance of green space.

Walk for social wellbeing 

Fancy a chat? Come on down to our organised walks where you’ll be joined by like-minded people all wanting to achieve the same thing – to sit less and walk more! Walking as part of a small group can make you feel connected, build friendships and create a sense of belonging. Our walks can help combat social isolation and loneliness.

Walk for the environment

Want to play your part in reducing traffic congestion and pollution? Leave the car at home and walk to work! Less traffic on our roads will create a safer environment for others to walk and cycle within our city and hopefully encourage more people to become physically active.

Our colleagues at Moray House also offer lunchtime Feel Good Walks that meet outside the Nursery School Building, Student Experience and Support Office (opposite Charteris Land) (Moray House).

View details of Moray House Feel Good Walks

Walks are led by Paths for All trained walk leaders and all routes are risk assessed. The walks are inclusive and adaptive, aiming to encourage less sitting and more walking! We believe walking is the gateway to living a happier and healthier lifestyle.