Want to get more active?
Active Steps at Health All Round
Contact Alan from Active Steps at Health All Round to discuss how they can help.
Active Steps aims to support people living in South West Edinburgh to become more physically active and maintain a healthy diet long term. We will help you to make small changes in your everyday routines that will set you on track for a healthier lifestyle. We offer some gentle exercise classes suitable for people with mobility issues and those new or returning to exercise. Classes include chair-based exercise, indoor and outdoor circuits, a walking group and seated yoga. We can offer support in a gym environment as well as 1:1 advice on diet and goal-setting. We also run regular healthy lifestyle groups which have the added benefit of peer support.
https://www.healthallround.org.uk/active-steps
Walking groups
- Canal Trust walking group: they walk every Thursday from the Union canal. This is open to all and they provide free refreshments https://www.fcct.scot/2022/12/21/walking-group/
- The Grassmarket Project: they have a regular walking group and also go away on Saturdays for bigger walks to the Pentlands or further afield – https://grassmarket.org/
- Paths for all: they have many community walks on offer, from easy to moderate depending on the pace you are looking for. https://www.pathsforall.org.uk/walking-for-health/health-walks/health-walk/meadows-walk
- Jog Scotland : To help you find local running groups https://jogscotland.org.uk/
Gym based activities and exercise classes
- Edinburgh leisure: Offer a variety of activities including swimming, fitness classes, sports pitches and climbing. https://www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/
- Street Fit: exercise groups and support for vulnerably housed or homeless individuals. https://www.streetfitscotland.org/ Street Soccer: free group football and exercise sessions. You do not need to have played football before – it’s just for fun! https://streetsoccerscotland.org/
- North Merchiston Club : a variety of exercise classes including yoga, Pilates and HIIT workout groups https://www.northmerchiston.co.uk/
- Eric Liddell Centre Seated exercise class: Wednesdays 2:30 – 4pm, £5 fee. Patients can self-refer or contact the facilitator Dawn on 0131 332 0669
- Thistle Foundation: help to support those with long term conditions or disabilities. They can offer remote support on video call and also have their own gym in Craigmillar https://www.thistle.org.uk/looking-for-support/hwb-support
- The Welcoming: they can offer cycling, walking and swimming groups. Their services and activities support asylum seekers, refugees and migrants in Edinburgh https://www.thewelcoming.org/timetable/