Routes
Walking is described as the perfect exercise by health professionals, to gain the benefits of being more physically active. Walking requires no special equipment or expense and is the ideal way for most people to become more active. Seven out of every ten people in Scotland are not physically active enough to benefit their health.
The
Paths to Health Project was jointly created by the
British Heart Foundation and the Paths for All Partnership and receives funding support from the
New Opportunities Fund,Scottish Natural Heritage, and
NHS Health Scotland.
The Project maintains close working links with the
Walking the Way to Health Initiative in England which was developed by the British Heart Foundation and the
Countryside Agency.
Useful Links within this site
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Active Travel Scotland has an overall aim to bring about an increase in the number of Scottish people improving their health through physically active modes of travel: walking and cycling.
The
Safer Routes to School report commissioned by The Scottish Executive Development Department in January 2003 presents findings from a seven-month study of the place of Safer Routes to School (SRTS) in the school curriculum in Scotland.
The
Safer Links to Schools Website which highlights the action to encourage and enable children to walk and cycle to school through a combined package of practical and educational measures