Change4Life
Change4Life in Dartford
Change4Life is a national intiative which aims to help England eat well, move more, drink less and live longer.
Dartford Borough Council supports this intiative through developing projects and intiatives related to the Change4Life ethos. On this page you will find information about all activities happening locally related to Change4Life.
Healthy Passport Club
Healthy Passport Club is a project for all residents of West Kent.
We all want to feel healthy but without depriving ourselves of all the things we love drinking, eating and doing. In fact, cutting out the things we love often means we don’t keep up the changes we make - so any good work we do is easily undone.
One of the best ways to be healthy is to make some swaps and build them into our lives for the long term. The more you do, the better you’ll feel - and you won’t have to say ’no’ to everything. The aim of the Healthy Passport Club is to encourage everyone to improve their health and help members get active and eat a healthier diet. You can join the club as an individual, family, school or even workplace.
With the Healthy Passport Club you can take a look at your current lifestyle, set destination goals and measure each small step of success. The club will support and encourage you throughout your journey. The club also includes a treasure chest which contains rewards for when you achieve your goals – these include free activities such as swimming and badminton are avaliable at local Health Heroes Acacia Fitness and Fairfield Pool.
Visit the Healthy Passport Club website (www.healthyclub.nhs.uk) to find out more and get access to all the online tools designed to help you reach your destination.
Walk4Life
Walking is a brilliant way of fitting in daily activity, Walk4Life will help get you on your feet and up and about.
Walk4Life is all about helping people move and walking is a great way to start. Almost everyone can do it, anywhere, at any time, and it’s free - you can just get out there and start walking. The Walk4Life website has thousands of walking routes from across the country including many in the Dartford area. You can use the website to track your progress, find walking events and even create your own walking routes too.
Walk4Life Miles
Walk4Life Miles are 1 mile long walking routes that have been waymarked so you know exactly what route to walk and you can even use them in test your fitness. In Dartford a Walk4Life Mile has been waymarked around Brooklands Lakes, why not visit the lakes and find out how fit you are.
For more information about Walk4Life and Walk4Life Miles visit the Walk4Life website (www.walk4life.info).
