Activities for older people

Walking for Health

Walking for Health is a free scheme aimed at encouraging people to take up walking as a way of improving physical health and mental wellbeing.

It is a series of free guided walks for all ages and abilities, aimed at anyone who has an interest in walking or wants to slowly introduce exercise into their daily routine as part of rehabilitation from illness.

There are a number of weekly walks in all areas of the East Riding.

Walking for Health 2022 (pdf 196kb)

Healthy Lifestyle programmes

All East Riding Leisure Centres offer a range of healthy lifestyle programmes for older adults, some are aimed at people with a variety of medical problems such as Exercise Referral and the Health Plus programme.

Visit the  East Riding Leisure Centres page for more information.

Let's Get Moving

The Health and Wellbeing service's mobile health programme, funded through Adult Services aims to promote independence, increase activity levels and reduce isolation by offering quality fun informal activity sessions for adults 50+ or adults with a disability.

The activities can be offered to a group/village as a one-off taster session and can then be delivered as a 6-week block. All activities offered are designed to be relaxed and to suit all ability levels.

The sessions are run in a variety of locations such as community/village hall, sheltered housing/independent living schemes and residential/care homes.

If you have a group of older people who may be interested in this project, please download our Let's Get Moving leaflet:

Let's Get Moving leaflet (pdf 355kb)

Or alternatively, contact Sarah Johnson on (01482) 392526 or email: healthandwellbeing@eastriding.gov.uk

Walking football

As part of the Let's Get Moving mobile health programme, the Health and Wellbeing service has set up several walking football sessions at East Riding Leisure Centres.

There are a number of walking football sessions available within the East Riding. For details please see details on the East Riding FA website:

East Riding FA - Walking football (external website)

Walking netball

As part of the Let's Get Moving mobile health programme, the Health and Wellbeing team have set up several walking netball sessions at East Riding Leisure Centres.