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Walking

Benefits of walking

• It is free and available on your doorstep
• It allows you to explore the richness of our open spaces
• It is sustainable transport, reducing traffic on roads
• Short journeys by car are harmful to the environment. Walking on these short trips improves the quality of the air we breathe
• Using parks increases community safety and links parks and town centres
• it provides easy travel
• We don’t have to join a gym or club
• We can chose where we go and how far we go
• We can walk with friends, family, or do it alone
• We can walk in the town, in the park, or in the country

Health benefits

• We exercise and tone the biggest muscles in our body
• We increase the blood flow and nutrients around the body
• We burn up calories and aid weight management
• We increase our heart-rate and make it stronger
• We help manage diabetic conditions
• We think well as more blood is taken around the brain
• We can see things that surround us
• We strengthen our bones and joints
• We expand our lung capacity and increase our stamina
• We reduce blood pressure
• We help deal with Arthritis and Osteoporosis
• We increase life expectancy

Guidelines

Green routes to Walks in Hounslow

Key map ( PDF Help, size 72kb)

Bedfont Lakes Country Park ( PDF Help, size 1761kb)

Chiswick Cemetery & Duke's Meadows Promenade ( PDF Help, size 2772kb)

Chiswick House Grounds ( PDF Help, size 1031kb)

Gunnersbury Park ( PDF Help, size 1532kb)

Hounslow Heath ( PDF Help, size 438kb)

Lampton Park ( PDF Help, size 144kb)

Capital Ring Walk ( PDF Help, size 548kb)

Useful contacts

• Hounslow Primary Care Trust
• Thames Path - National Trails
• Transport for London