We recently commissioned a national opinion survey on walking and wheeling, the 'attitude survey', which examined the walking and wheeling behaviours and opinions of adults in Scotland. As well as identifying the population’s walking and wheeli

Mandy Williams: Autism inclusive walking

27 days ago 23m 3s

In this episode of Voices of the Walk, Valerie Carson from Paths for All’s Walking for Health team speaks with Mandy Williams, Volunteer Coordinator at SWAN Autism (Scotland), previously known as SWAN (Scottish Women’s Autism Network). SWAN Aut

Getting up, out and active with the Walk at Work Award

Mar 10th, 2023 21m 52s

Employers are facing new challenges and opportunities around how to reduce sedentary behaviour and prolonged periods of desk time. The Office for National Statistics found 44% of people reported home or hybrid working, with 56% travelling to t

Voices of the Walk Festive Special 2022

Dec 15th, 2022 10m 10s

This Christmas may feel a bit different for a lot of us, with the cost of living crisis and other pressures. So, we thought we’d ask some of the people we have worked with over the past year to reflect on how walking can help bring peace of min

Smarter Choices, Smarter Places – supporting active and sustainable travel in local communities

Jul 18th, 2022 19m 14s

Active and sustainable travel is gaining momentum in line with Scotland’s ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions to net-zero by 2045. We continue to improve our health, create safer communities, and reduce environmental impacts by support

The Step Count Challenge, counting steps to a happy, healthy workplace

May 17th, 2022 14m 19s

Every year, thousands of people from workplaces across Scotland take part in the Step Count Challenge, an online walking challenge where teams of five record their walking activity over eight weeks, compete on a virtual leader board and hopeful

Expert Lecture Series 2022: The Highlights

Feb 23rd, 2022 16m 16s

In this special episode of Voices of The Walk we revisit the highlights from our Expert Lecture Series for 2022. The lectures were held over three days in February, with each session exploring one of the key themes of our new Step It Up strateg

Walking for health, wellbeing and the environment

Jan 14th, 2022 11m 19s

In this episode we are joined by Orla and Jeff, who featured in our 2021 Humans of the Walk exhibition. They share their reflections on the huge impact walking has made to their health, work and everyday life. Our Humans of the Walk exhibition

Winter Walking

Dec 17th, 2021 6m 51s

In this special festive episode, we hear from members of the Paths for All team to hear why walking is so special to them at this time of year.Listen to the memories that have been made and the moments of peace and quiet that have happened than

Building transport services that work for everyone

Nov 12th, 2021 38m 33s

In this episode, we look at how walking and public transport can be safer, more accessible and more welcoming for people with disabilities, long-term conditions and those with dementia.Our Senior Development Officer Carl Greenwood and guests An

How social prescribing works

Sep 16th, 2021 31m 23s

In this episode we find out how our Smarter Choices, Smarter Places (SCSP) programme is supporting partnerships to deliver social prescribing projects.SCSP Manager Graham McQueen chats to three guests who have used our funding to deliver interv

Series highlights

May 7th, 2021 15m 48s

To mark National Walking Month, we take a listen back to some memorable moments from the first series of Voices of the Walk.Thank you to all our guests from the last 12 episodes who all believe so passionately in the power of walking.

Recognising the beauty of connecting with nature

Mar 24th, 2021 17m 13s

During our six-week Walking with Nature campaign, we encouraged everyone to appreciate their natural surroundings on daily walks.From listening to and observing birds to performing small acts of kindness that keep our walking routes safe and pl

Staying socially connected while physically distant

Dec 10th, 2020 21m 34s

Joyous, therapeutic, invaluable, connection - just some of the words used by our podcast guests to describe Health Walks.In this podcast episode, we hear from walkers and volunteer Walk Leaders who explain their relationship with walking during

Shane O'Mara: The new science behind walking and why it's good for us

Nov 23rd, 2020 14m 25s

Following on from his keynote at the Paths for All 2020 Expert Lecture, we caught up with renowned neuroscientist Shane O'Mara to revisit the highlights from his presentation and put the audience's questions to him.During this episode, Profess

Finding solace with walking during lockdown

Aug 28th, 2020 13m

We've all felt the effects of Covid-19. Our routines have been disrupted and restrictions have separated us from friends and family. Through our Humans of the Walk campaign, we have been able to shine a spotlight on what the wonder of walking h

Nanette Mutrie: New focus on "forgotten" Strength and Balance guidelines

May 7th, 2020 34m 7s

Thanks to video conferencing, we caught up with renowned physical activity champion, Professor Nanette Mutrie MBE.In this podcast episode, Nanette shares with us her how she likes to keep active, her career highlights so far and the new project

Elissa Wilson: How walking can support a dementia friendly community

Apr 29th, 2020 28m 33s

We caught up with Elissa Wilson over Zoom to find out about her role as Volunteer Walk Leader and committee member at Dementia Friendly Prestwick. In this episode of Voices of the Walk, Elissa discusses how Dementia Friendly Prestwick has estab

Senga McLeod and Heather Macleod: Coordinating Health Walks for 25 years

Nov 28th, 2019 27m 18s

With over 25 years’ experience of coordinating Health Walks between them, Senga McLeod and Heather Macleod have seen first-hand the difference walking makes to so many people.In this podcast episode, they chat to Walking for Health Development

Professor Jeff French: Social Marketing for an Active Nation

Nov 1st, 2019 20m 18s

In this episode of Voices of the Walk, Paths for All’s Communications and Marketing Officer, Deborah Fox, is joined by Professor Jeff French, thought leader in the fields of behavioural influence, Social Marketing, social communication and citi

Gillian Craig: Paths for All's Community Path Volunteer of the Year

Oct 4th, 2019 25m 59s

In this episode of Voices of the Walk, Paths for All’s Technical Officer Graeme Anderson talks with our Community Path Volunteer of the Year Gillian Craig. Gillian joined Ayrshire Coastal Path three years ago to carry out maintenance work on th

Alec Finlay: The art of going for a walk

Jun 26th, 2019 31m 31s

Alec Finlay is an internationally recognised artist and poet. Alec's work crosses over a range of media and forms including poetry, sculpture, print and digital media. We were lucky enough to have Alec run a workshop at our recent Scottish Heal

Jenny Lim: the first steps of the Big Fit Walk

Jun 7th, 2019 30m 18s

Dr Jenny Lim worked as a GP in Grangemouth, Falkirk, for over 20 years and developed a strong interest in working with young people to promote health and wellbeing.Working with 11-year-olds from local primary schools, colleagues and Falkirk Com

Mary Allison: researching the impact of the Step Count Challenge

Mar 31st, 2019 26m 3s

In this episode of Voices of the Walk, we talk to Mary Allison. Mary is currently half way through a PhD at The University of Edinburgh's Physical Activity for Health Research Centre looking at the impact of Paths for All's workplace Step Count

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