Do you like to walk and are looking for a way to give back to your community? Help support more people in Nova Scotia enjoy the benefits of walking! NS Walks is starting local community-based walking groups. We are looking for people interested in leading gentle, fun, friendly regularly scheduled walks for others who are currently less active. We will provide free walk leader virtual training to give you the skills and confidence to lead these walks. Learn more about NS Walks here.
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Training Outline
In this live, online session, we'll cover the following:
Purpose of NS Walks
Aspects of health
Benefits of physical activity and walking
Encouraging people to become more active
Roles of a walk leader
Pace of a walk
Planning routes
Risk assessment
Gaining confidence
and more...
Included will be breaks and a real walk in your community!
Please help promote the September 12, 2022 NS Walks Leader Training. Please use this Word document with text to go along with these social media graphics for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to help promote the training. Here is a poster/flyer.