WALX Leicester East is your local outdoor health and fitness provider – your gym, but wherever you want it! All of our activities are run by qualified instructors/leaders, providing you with the confidence to exercise outside in a supportive, sociable group, with like-minded individuals. Our aim is to help you improve your health, wellbeing and overall fitness with the benefits of doing so in the fabulous fresh air!
WALX are suitable for everyone – including those with health concerns. If you would like to discuss a health condition with us to check whether our activities are suitable for you, please get in touch.
WALX Leicester East is run by Amanda Howe and her experienced fun loving team! We walk all over Leicester and Leicestershire, so come with us to explore the parks, canals and open countryside, while becoming the fittest you have ever been!
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Take a peek at what you might get up to on one of our Walx
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If you have been following our Social Media accounts recently you will know we have been challenging ourselves to improve on the number of squats we do each day, and here are some of the reasons why! This simple exercise can do wonders for your overall health and well-being, including improving balance and flexibility, strengthening
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As the temperatures have plummeted, we are blessed with some beautiful frosty mornings, but also the risk of ice underfoot. In order to reduce the probability of falling (and the associated risk of a potentially serious injury) it is important to adjust the way we walk to minimise the chance of slipping. The wise advice […]
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Welcome to October! There has been a nip in the air and we even lit the woodburner at the weekend, but there has been some glorious walking weather over the last week or two. The trees may be starting to colour and the daylight fade, but it is great to be out in the fresh […]
Role: WALX Master
Amanda likes to be out and about in the fresh air. She loves the sociability of Explorer WALX and Nordic WALX and will help you find your inner calm and wellbeing with her Wellness WALX
Role: WALX Master
Jenny is a highly skilled fitness professional who is qualified to deliver Cardiac rehabilitation and Exercise referral sessions. Jenny combines those skills with a lot of fun to make sure that anyone who steps out with her, feels comfortable, motivated and healthier from day one! Join Jenny to for both your physical and mental health and wellbeing. She will be running a variety of sessions ranging from:Strength and Conditioning, Wellness WALX (this session is especially for those with health issues and will include exercises to include cardiovascular, strength, flexibility and balance), Mindful WALX, Power of Poles 1, Tips and Techniques, Power of Poles 2, Tips and Techniques, Energising cardiovascular WALX Gentle walk and talk.
Role: WALX Leader
Carolyn is a WALX Leader for WALX Leicester East. She earned her Freedom Passport by completing her Power of Poles training in 2021 and has never looked back! So much so, that when the opportunity to train as a WALX leader came up, she jumped at the chance! Getting out with her poles gives Carolyn the chance to switch off from her day-job which can be intense and quite stressful. She uses her walks to wind down and re-focus, and will help you to do the same by leading walks in the evenings and at weekends – ideal for those who are busy during the working day!
I joined WALX-Leicester East because I hate the gym and I thought the range of outdoor activities offered would help me to improve my core and upper body strength enough to cycle longer and faster on my road bike. I could feel the difference very quickly and after only 10 weeks membership I have now met that goal.Even better, I have also discovered that I hadn’t shrunk due to ageing, just poor posture! Better core strength and postural awareness since taking up Nordic Walking means I have regained the lost inch of my height!Two good results for me so far, but I will be continuing with WALX as I can see there are still advanced Nordic Walking techniques to master and so much more on offer from a fitness and well-being point of view through wide the range of WALX activities offered.Best of all, are the chats and laughter we all have while walking new places and the trying the variety of personal goal oriented exercises offered.Never has getting stronger and fitter been such a painless and fun experience.Thanks Amanda and your team!
I really enjoyed the session yesterday afternoon and went home on a real high from the exercise and the chat!
I just wanted to extend my thanks for today's session. I got home and walked the dog, and felt like I'd been to the gym for a full body workout which is exactly what I wanted.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Nordic Walking session and it has transformed the way I walk daily. It is the perfect way to de-stress and there were moments in the session where I was completely transfixed by the marching beat I was making with my poles. I could not recommend 'WALX' more highly to people of all ages!Amanda was engaging, able to answer every question I had during the walk and great with communication before the session. Thank you!
Great 121 session with Amanda this morning at Everards Meadows. Got my Freedom Passport, lots of motivation, and am raring to go!
I never came out of a gym session feeling like I did yesterday!
