Help and support
For more information, call our friendly helpline team on 0300 222 5800. They can answer your questions and help you find PR services or exercise classes in your area.
You might want to connect with other people living with a lung condition to share your experiences. You could join our web community or get involved with your local Breathe Easy support group.
On this page:
- Walking groups
- Mobility and disability organisations
- Walking sport
- Local events
- Exercise referral schemes
Walking groups
Walking groups are an enjoyable, social way to become active. There are free group health walks across the UK which are aimed at supporting people to become active.
England
Walking for Health
020 7339 8541
Northern Ireland
Walk NI
028 9030 3930
Scotland
Paths for All
01786 641851
Wales
Let’s Walk Cymru
02920 644308
Walk Unlimited has information on how to get active through walking, plus links to lots of different local opportunities.
Mobility and disability organisations
There are organisations that can help if you have mobility problems or a disability.
England
Activity Alliance
01509 227750
Northern Ireland
Disability Sports Northern Ireland
028 9046 9925
Scotland
Scottish Disability Sport
0131 317 1130
Wales
Disability Sports Wales
0300 300 3115
Walking sport
Walking sports are a fun and sociable way to become more active at the right level for you. Below are some links that you may find helpful, but walking sports are often organised locally, so keep an eye out in your local area for details of walking sport sessions.
Walking football
Find your nearest walking football club at Walking Football United. If you live in Scotland, you can find out more about local groups on the Paths for All website.
Walking netball
If you live in England, you can find your nearest walking netball session on the England Netball website. There may be sessions in other areas of the UK. Get in touch with your regional governing body for more information: Welsh Netball, Netball NI, Netball Scotland.
Walking cricket
Get in touch with your local cricket board or union to find out if they arrange walking cricket sessions in your area. Find your local cricket board or union via the England and Wales Cricket Board, Cricket Ireland or Cricket Scotland.
Walking hockey
Walking hockey is a fairly new walking sport. To find out if there are any sessions in your area, get in touch with your national hockey association: England Hockey, Ulster Hockey, Scottish Hockey or Hockey Wales.
Bowls
Find out about bowls in your area at Bowls England, the Northern Ireland Bowling Association, Bowls Scotland or Bowls in Wales.
Local events
You might like to try out these events in your local area:
- Park run is an opportunity to exercise with others – and you don’t have to run, you can walk if you want to!
- Green Gyms are free outdoor sessions where you can get involved with conservation projects such as planting trees and sowing meadows.
Exercise referral schemes
Exercise referral schemes are designed to help people who need to become more active for health reasons.
If you live in Wales, you can find out more about the Welsh National Exercise Referral Scheme. If you live in England, Northern Ireland or Scotland, ask your GP whether there are exercise referral schemes available in your area.
Last medically reviewed: August 2020. Due for review: August 2023
This information uses the best available medical evidence and was produced with the support of people living with lung conditions. Find out how we produce our information. If you’d like to see our references get in touch.