Active Steps

22nd October 2008

Want to become more physically active, but finding it hard to fit into your daily routine? Active Steps could help you.

This free of charge programme aims to help improve people’s health and wellbeing and reduce traffic congestion at the same time.

Active Steps is a groundbreaking initiative focused on improving the health and well being of Sutton residents by helping them to change their travel habits. In partnership with the local NHS, Sutton Council and Transport for London (TfL), Active Steps is aimed at inspiring residents to leave their cars at home in favour of cycling and/or walking more often.

During the 12 week free of charge support programme, service users will meet a specially trained NHS Active Steps advisor who will help them to beat barriers to walking and/or cycling, create personal goals and provide them with step-counters, cycle and walking routes and access to free cycle training. They will receive 12 weeks of motivational support through a text message or postcard each week to keep them focused.

After the 12 week programme, service users get to meet their Active Steps advisor again, discuss how they got on, overcome any new barriers and set new goals. 

Patients who could benefit from this will be signposted to the scheme by health practitioners, such as a GP, pharmacist, smoking cessation advisor, dietician, or physical activity advisor.

If you would like more information on Active Steps, or you would like to join this free programme, please contact Abby Christie on 020 8254 8208 or abby.christie@smpct.nhs.uk.

We will organise a meeting in a GP surgery, pharmacist or public building at a convenient time and place for you.

If you are finding it hard to fit walking into your daily lifestyle then why not click on the lunch hour walking maps below.