If you’re on a caravan trip this weekend (May 26th-27th) and looking for a nice way to enjoy the countryside, The Ramblers’ Get Walking Weekend could be just the ticket.
With the Olympics on the horizon and many people looking to get outdoors and improve their fitness, the UK’s walking charity is once again organising an annual weekend of free family walking events.
Under the theme of ‘Get Walking for the Games’, the Ramblers will lead a range of beginner-friendly guided walks across the country on Saturday May 26th and Sunday May 27th.
The organisation is hoping that the events will help encourage more people to get active and help combat the rising obesity problems blighting the nation – with just one-third of Brits doing enough exercise every week.
Sticking his oar in in support of the event, double Olympic Gold Medal rower and London 2012’s sustainability ambassador, James Cracknell, said that doing more exercise is essential to avoid the obesity time bomb.
“People need to be more physically active, more into their health,” he said.
“Exercise is not about people running around in lycra: the bigger picture is to make us a healthier society, so that we get more out of our lives, more out of our families.”
Visit The Ramblers website to find a list of the walks taking place in your area.
