Health walks resume across Lanarkshire

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Health walks across Lanarkshire are resuming for 2023 with new participants invited to join to enjoy some gentle outdoor exercise, meet new people and help fend off the winter blues.The free Get Walking Lanarkshire sessions take place at 30 different venues and times across the county, each lasting no more than an hour and which are open to people of all levels of ability.A “big wee winter stroll” is also taking place at Strathclyde Park later this month, allowing participants to enjoy a gentle stroll followed by hot drinks and information stalls.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Some of the regular local health walks resuming over this week are those at Calderbank in Airdrie, which is held on the first, third and fifth Saturdays of each month; and the group at Sikeside, which meets on the second and fourth Saturdays – both groups meet at 11am.Weekly walks in the Monklands area start from St Andrew’s Hospice in Airdrie at 11am on Mondays, Drumpellier country park in Coatbridge at 10.30am each Tuesday, and Gartlea community centre at the same time on Thursdays.Among the other groups across Lanarkshire resuming this week include those in Carluke, Uddingston, Bellshill, Motherwell, Hamilton and Blantyre.Organisers say: “The winter months can often feel like a struggle, but it needn’t be that way –