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Making everyday active in Maidstone
We're currently seeking an Everyday Active Champion for Maidstone. If you'd like to help increase awareness of local opportunities and help encourage more people to become active in Maidstone, we’d love to hear from you. Please reach out to Yasmin via the link. In the meantime, here are a selection of opportunities to help you and your family get active in and around Maidstone.
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Benefits of…Active Travel
Active travel is an approach to travel and transport that focuses on physical activity (walking and cycling) as opposed to motorised and carbon-dependent means. We all rely heavily on cars...
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Always on the look out for new members to join their friendly and growing club, Maidstone Canoe Club run regular introduction to paddling courses. Find out more about this family friendly club.
Maidstone Canoe Club
Find out how to join family friendly Maidstone Canoe Club.
What's going on in Maidstone
Hope in the Park
See and hold the Baton of Hope, explore charity stalls and more!
Maidstone Canoe Club
Find out how to join family friendly Maidstone Canoe Club.
Headcorn Health Walks
A friendly group offering regular, free walks in Headcorn and nearby villages.
Mamma Social Co Walks
Weekly talk and walk sessions for parents and their children to connect and share with others.
Women’s Walking Football
Women’s Walking Football - Physical and mental fitness for women, aged 35 and over.
Pickleball – YMCA Maidstone
Easy to pick up and a great way to exercise, pickleball is fast becoming one of the most popular racket sports in the world.
Zumba Gold – A Chance to Dance!
A gentle dance based exercise to Latin rhythms, focussing on movement, coordination and balance.
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MJ Outdoor Adventures
Walking on national trails, discover hidden woodlands, lunch by lakes, meet wildlife and share stories as we walk.
Walking Cricket (Maidstone)
Walking Cricket is a great way to enjoy the sport at a more relaxed pace.
Move & Groove
A relaxed social group offering Badminton, Table Tennis, laughter, company and a lovely cuppa!
Mote Park Indoor Bowls Club
Mote Park Indoor Bowls Club caters for all levels of bowling and welcomes both experienced bowlers and those new to the sport.
Ramblers Wellbeing Walks at Fusion
Ramblers wellbeing walks with Fusion, Maidstone.
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New Chair Exercise Group
Chair Exercise Group Join Fusion Healthy Living Centre for a new drop-in, gentle chair workout. Starting 7 August 2024 Where: Rosemary Graham Day Centre When: Mondays at 2.30pm- 3.30pm Cost:...
Escape-pain Courses
A six-week programme to help people aged over 45, experiencing long-term hip or knee pain, due to osteoarthritis, lead a more active lifestyle.
Explore Kent’s Junior Cycle Challenge
Our friends at Explore Kent are introducing a new Junior Cycling Challenge for summer 2024!
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Wellbeing Walks – Maidstone
We provide easy and short group walks around the borough of Maidstone. The walks are open to all age groups and abilities and are friendly, safe and free. Currently our...
Football to support men’s mental fitness
MindSTONES is a free football scheme for men aged 18+ who wish to improve their mental and physical fitness in a friendly, open and safe environment.
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Maidstone parkrun and junior parkrun
We are now fortunate to have three Park Runs in the Borough! You can run, jog or walk, it is not a race. Enjoy socialising with others and benefit healthwise from the activity.
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Maidstone Warriors Basketball Club
Girls and Women’s basketball programme providing the opportunities to play in a fun, competitive but nurturing environment.
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Kent Sitting Volleyball
Come join us! All welcome – disabled and able bodied. Fast, fun and open to all! Where: Snowfields Academy, Popesfield Way, Weavering, Maidstone ME14 5GA When: Every Wednesday, 7-8pm Contact:...
Getting active and staying safe
Are you thinking about getting active or looking for a new activity to add to your daily or weekly routine? How do you make sure a club or activity provider...
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Benefits of…walking
The benefits of walking are almost endless, and whether you used to walk regularly, have no experience of walking for exercise, or even if you're living with mobility issues, walking can provide real benefits for your health and welbeing.
Couch to walking 5k
If you want to get more active in your everyday life, but don’t know where to start, go for a walk! From starting with just 10 steps to working up...
Active 10 Walking Routes – Maidstone
Maidstone has the benefit of having the beautiful River Medway right in its town centre, and it is there where this Active 10 walking route leads us.
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Stile free walking trails
Stile free walking trails are suitable for a wide range of users including those in mobility scooters and families with younger children or for those who prefer flatter surfaces with...
Get fit for free – parkrun
Have you made a promise to yourself be more active? Lots of us join a gym and plan to get fit, but after a few months we lose interest. There...
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parkwalk has arrived!
For 18 years parkruns have been taking place all over the world on a Saturday morning, with the idea that you can turn up and run, jog or walk 5km...
Jo Fraser WiseEvent Director Mote Park parkrun and proud parkwalker
Family walks in Kent
Our friends at Explore Kent have put together their top walks around the county to enjoy as a family. Give one a try - you might just create a new family favourite activity!
Kent Country Parks
Discover and explore the natural outdoor space of 9 stunning Kent Country Parks, each with its own unique character.
This Girl Can Swim
This Girl Can is a celebration of women who are getting active and doing their thing, no matter how well they do it, how they look or even how red...
Age is no barrier to improving your life
In 2001, I went to see my doctor, as I was constantly coming down with colds. I was originally told it was ‘normal’. I was also tired all the time,...
Karen Tucker
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Mental health matters – changing the conversation around getting active
It’s easy to say ‘becoming physically active will help your mental health and wellbeing’. What if just getting out of bed and motivating yourself to do anything is a struggle?...
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Medway Towpath walking & cycling route
The Medway Towpath provides a long and peaceful stretch of riverside pathway, which is ideal for walking and cycling. The towpath can be cycled between Aylesford and Barming Bridge, with...
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One You Kent
‘Healthy changes start with little changes’ – that’s the message from the Better Health campaign, which is being supported by One You Kent services to help people to lose weight...
Every Body Moves
A fresh campaign to connect disabled people with more opportunities to get active than ever before.
Benefits of…swimming
This all-round form of exercise brings many benefits, and provides something for all levels of confidence and experience, including those with mobility issues.
Only show me:
Our Everyday Active Summer Challenge is taking place throughout June, with an active travel theme. Read our blog about the benefits of active travel.