HEALTH ALL ROUND
go for green
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Our ‘Go for Green’ service helps, encourages and enables local folk to get out and about, exploring all that Edinburgh and its surroundings have to offer whilst improving their health and making new friendships and connections.
“Parks and greenspaces are amazing places at the heart of our communities. They give us breathing spaces where we can take time out from the stresses of our everyday lives, places where we can relax and spend time with family and friends, and spaces where nature can flourish in the heart of our towns and cities. Local greenspaces make a huge contribution to our health, our quality of life and our community spirit.” Greenspace Scotland 2023
Creative activities can help us in many ways:
Expressing and managing emotions
Distracting us from stress and anxiety
Giving a sense of meaning and purpose
Giving a sense of achievement and self worth
Relaxing and enjoying the here and now
Improving our awareness of the world around us
Improving our awareness of natural beauty
Learning new skills
Discovering abilities and potential
Making friends
What we offer:
Read On!
Books were a life saver for many people over lock down and reading can help us put aside our worries and escape to another world for a while. When you read a good book - isn't it great to talk about it with a friend - compare notes, share a laugh, or a tear? This monthly group will encourage you to try different kinds of books that you might not otherwise have thought of reading. If you are not currently a reader this is a great way to start. A small, friendly, on-line group, the books are provided by Health All Round so there is absolutely no cost attached.
Where: online
When: Every first Thursday of each month at 5:30pm - 7pm
Green Heart Park
A programme of outdoor activities for the summer months which includes Art in the Park, Yoga, History and Nature walks and talks as well as ecotherapy, music and dancing.
Where: keep checking for our calendar for updates
Winter Warmers
Winter Warmers is our popular series of walks and talks in and around Saughton Park which gets folk out and about again after the festive season - good company, interesting speakers and nice walks are all guaranteed.
Where: keep checking for our calendar for updates
Walk with a Doc
Walk with a Doc (WWAD) 2024 :
Improve your health and wellbeing, lose weight and make new friends.
This is our new series 6 week courses which aim to help people improve their health and wellbeing through making small changes to their lifestyle. The WWAD 2024 programme will focus on weight management and healthy lifestyles and there will also be one course looking at sleep.
Each session includes: health information and advice provided by a local GP, Pharmacist or other health professional followed by exercise or a walk and rounded off with a nice cuppa and a chat.
The courses comprise of six sessions of between 1.5 and 2 hours long and they will be run at the Engage gym at Napier University and other local venues.
Booking is essential for the WWAD 2024 programme.
Where: keep checking for our calendar for updates
Park & Stride
Park and Stride is our weekly gentle walking group for people with long term health conditions and disabilities. The group emerged from our successful Walk with a Doc pilot project and was designed by participants. We meet on Wednesday’s at 11am in Saughton Park for a wander, a blether and a cuppa.
Where: Saughton Park, Conservatory
When: Wednesdays at 11am - 12:30am
All Aboard
Canal boat trips (seasonal). These trips focus on social aspect and can include things like live music, ecotherapy and other activities to improve health and well-being.
Where: keep checking our calendar for updates
Men’s Green Shed
Men’s Green Shed is a social group that meets weekly on a Monday from 11am until 4pm and as we don't actually have a shed we get out and about exploring castles, galleries, islands, the countryside, industrial heritage sites and old railways as well the all that Edinburgh has to offer. This group has been described as a cross between ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ and the ‘Bash Street Kids’ – it’s all very friendly and great fun.”
Where: varies
When: Mondays at 11am - 4pm