Dunbar and East Linton are beautiful small towns. They are mostly flat and often the sun shines. Cycling is faster, but walking is more sociable. Walk with friends, stop to talk to neighbours, enjoy the world around you.
At a relaxed pace it takes about 20 minutes to walk one mile, and you’ll be using up as many calories as if you ran the same distance. Not only that, but for every 10 minute increase in your daily walk to work there is a 12% reduction in your likelihood of getting high blood pressure.
In this 10-minute clip Dr Mike Evans explains how a half-hour of exercise every day is like a magic pill to cure aches and pains. “There is clear evidence it will help with your arthritis, help with your depression, help with your anxiety, help with your obesity, help prevent cancer,” he said.
Local Maps
In March 2011 Sustaining Dunbar published a Pedestrian Street Map of Dunbar and East Linton. This map highlights paths instead of roads, and features bus-stops and bus routes, swing parks, post boxes and the best places to cross the road. These maps are available free of charge from the Sustaining Dunbar shop at 16 West Port.
Additionally, the Visit East Lothian website has a number of walking maps of the local area which you can download.
Personalised Travel Advice
Why not come along to our drop-in sessions at 16 West Port on Wednesday mornings to talk to one of our sustainable travel advisers, or phone Judy on 866920 to make an appointment at another time.
Local Walking Group
If you would like to walk more, but need a bit of motivation, why not join Walkin’ East Lothian and have fun while exercising gently on a led walk of around 30 minutes? Walks are organised in Dunbar most weeks. To find out more, phone Sue Broadway on 01620 827608 or visit this website.
