Awareness raising steps that promote Walking
Raising awareness of walking can go a long way to creating a culture of walking in the workplace.
Highlight the health benefits
Raise awareness of the health benefits of walking for all or part of the journey to work through promotional material.
Paths to Health provide information packs on how to promote walking within the workplace, including the health benefits.
Provide maps of walking routes
Produce a map showing safer walking routes, indicating distances (and times) to the most common destinations near your workplace.
Include handy details like shops, places of interest and local amenities as well as nearby bus stops and railway stations.
Walk-in days
Designated walk-in days can help to raise awareness, stimulate discussion and get more people walking.
Ask your staff about walking
Canvassing staff as to what would encourage them to walk and what barriers they face can also prompt debate and conversation about walking, as well as being a valuable source of ideas.
