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1. Welcome! Walk leader training day

2. Volunteer walk leader training Aims of the day Understand the role of a walk leader Gain confidence and knowledge needed to lead a health walk Discuss why walking is so great! Understand the importance of and how to complete the paperwork Meet each other, share ideas, and trouble- shoot concerns about walks Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

3. Overview of the day 09:30Registration 09:45Icebreaker 10:00Overview - What is Walking for Health all about? 11:00 Coffee break 11:15Walking, and the role of a walk leader 12:20Lunch 13:00 Demo walk – practical demonstration 13:45 Routes and managing walks 14:30 Practicalities - Paperwork, insurance and the database 15:00Coffee break 15:15 Making walks inclusive 15:40 Next steps 16:00Close Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

4. Ice breaker Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

5. Our partnership • The Ramblers Working for walkers from 1935.... ....to today Helping people to go walking... ...and protecting the places where you walk Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

6. Our partnership • Macmillan Cancer Support One in three of us will get cancer 2 million 2 million of us are living with it 1.6million “Cheryl, my walk leader, encouraged me to walk, which greatly improved my mind set and fitness when I was recovering from cancer.” Catherine, walker 1.6 million cancer survivors aren’t active enough Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

7. 400 schemes1000’s of walks a weekOver 9,000 volunteers Walking for Health Overview Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

8. Who we are • The Walking for Health team Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

9. Who we are • Support for you Scheme coordinators Fellow leaders Walking for Health website Newsletters Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

10. Your local scheme (edit here) Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

11. What is a health walk? • Activity Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

12. Accreditation • A National Quality Standard • Helps us to maintain some common standards across our schemes, creating a strong, consistent offer. It also helps us to keep our brand strong, raise our profile and secure added confidence from funders, partners, volunteers and participants. Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

13. Coffee break Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

14. Walking & Leading Walks Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

15. Physical activity • How much do you know? • How much physical activity does the government recommend we should be doing every week? • What proportion of men and women currently don’t meet the government’s physical activity guidelines? • By how much can being inactive shorten our lifespan? • 0 years b) 1-2 years c) 3-5 years d) 5-7 years • Once someone receives a cancer diagnosis we know activity levels decline significantly. What number of people are living with and beyond cancer in the UK? • Which of these health conditions does keeping active reduce the risk of? a) coronary heart disease b) stroke c) type 2 diabetes d) depression e) colon cancer f) Alzheimer’s g) all of them • What’s better for you? a) ironing for 30 minutes a day? b) walking briskly for 30 minutes a day? c) running for 15 minutes a day Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

16. Physical activity • Benefits and barriers It makes me happier I don’t have time Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

17. Why not walk? • Common barriers You can find responses to these in your manual... I haven’t got time Exercise isn’t safe – I might get injured Exercise is boring I can’t afford it I’m overweight and don’t have the confidence You have to be fit to exercise I don’t know how or where to get active Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

18. What makes an ideal walk leader? • Activity Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

19. Components of a health walk • Activity Before you arrive At the start During the walk At the end Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

20. Managing a group of walkers • The practicalities If a group of strangers turned up at the same place, at the same time, in unfamiliar surroundings and decided to go on a walk without a leader, what would happen? Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

21. Dealing with difficult scenarios • Activity I don’t want to fill out the health questionnaire I’m going to shout at people if we don’t do what I want to do I’m wearing flip flops Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

22. Conversation Cycle Relax Adopt an open body posture Signpost Listen Give contact details of relevant organisations Avoid judgement Nod and smile Allow them to finish Human Present Be in the moment Avoid rehearsing a response Connect as a person “That must have been difficult” Reflect Summarise and repeat back to show you have listened Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

23. Looking after yourself • Because your health is important too! Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

24. Lunch Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

25. Demo walk Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

26. 23 ½ hours • Another view point ‘right click, open hyperlink’ Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

27. Routes & Walk Planning Walking for Health cascade trainer training

28. Route planning Walking for Health cascade trainer training

29. Leading a safe walk • Risk Assessments & Recces Risk Assessments - For safety, access and insurance Recces - Gives knowledge and confidence Walking for Health cascade trainer training 29

30. Some Practicalities Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

31. Paperwork • What we all need to know Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

32. In brief… The Database Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

33. Insurance • What it is and what it covers Walking is one of the safest outdoor activities Civil liability NOT personal accident • Required: • Trained walk leaders • Completed walker registration form • Completed register for each walker • Completed risk assessment • Accident report form as required

34. First aid • Our advice We recommend walk leaders receive training It’s not an insurance requirement for us Individual schemes will have their own policies British Red Cross provides ‘Heart Start’ as well as advice

35. Coffee break Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

36. Inclusive Walking Walking for Health cascade trainer training

37. What is inclusion? • …and who are we including? Everyone has access to a short, free and friendly health walk, within easy reach of where they live, to help them become and stay active Walking for Health cascade trainer training

38. Let’s hear from our walkers… Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

39. Your next steps • Working towards your certificate Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

40. Your manual • Let’s take a look Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

41. Volunteer walk leader training Aims of the day Meet each other, share ideas, and trouble- shoot concerns about walks Understand the benefits and perceived barriers of walking Get to know the role of a walk leader Gain confidence and knowledge needed to lead a health walk and complete the required paperwork Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

42. Any Questions? Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training

43. Thank you! Walking for Health volunteer walk leader training