A HEALTH hub in Glasgow has launched a series of walks over the summer.
Volunteers at Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland's Maryhill base will take participants on hikes to promote walking as a form of exercise.
Anyone interested can join the strolls alongside the Forth and Clyde Canal, between the Firhill and Applecross basins.
The first event will take place on Friday, May 26, in the last week of National Walking Month and subsequent walks will take place on the last Friday of June, July and August.
The gently paced wanders will be led by trained walk leaders and will last around an hour with tea and coffee provided at the end.
Those interested should meet at the Applecross entrance to the nature reserve at 11am (1 Applecross Street, Glasgow G4 9SP).
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Jacqueline Kent, walking for health coordinator at Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland, said: “We are really excited to offer this series of summer walks at the beautiful Hamiltonhill Nature Reserve.
“Walking is such a great way to improve our health and it’s also a free and accessible way to exercise. It is particularly good for those who are looking for a gentle way to exercise following a stroke or heart attack.
“We look forward to welcoming as many people as possible along to our series of walks, benefiting our physical and mental health by getting out and about in nature."
Bob Alston, walk leader and member of the Hamiltonhill Claypits LNR Management Group, commented: "We are proud to work with Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland on the health walks within our community on the Claypits.
“We hope that people join in, not only in a walk that makes you feel good, but being in and around nature in beautiful greenspace."
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