Sport Canterbury-based Green Prescription team designs series of winter walks

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Sport Canterbury-based Green Prescription team designs series of winter walks

May 12, 2021

Environment / Fitness / Wellness /

The Sport Canterbury-based Green Prescription team – together with the Adventure Specialties Trust – have designed four winter walks for ‘beginner explorers’ to encourage people to step up their fitness by gradually move from a wetland wander to a more challenging hill climb.

The first walk on Thursday 20th May traverses the Travis Wetland, with the series culminating with a walk to the top of the Port Hills on Thursday 1st July. The other walks include a coastal walk from Spencer Park on 3rd June and along the Mount Vernon Track on 17th June.

Green Prescription team lead Abby Wilson notes “there are four bush walks in the series and they start flat and progress, so that by the fourth walk, participants may be prepared for a gentle gradient.

“For some people, it may be their first time heading into the Port Hills.”

Wilson hopes that people will “explore the benefits of being in nature and walking with a group – the sense of community, connection and enjoying new scenery with like-minded people”.

The Green Prescription programme provides support and motivation for people wanting to increase or maintain their physical activity. Registrations via email

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