Health professionals can have a huge impact on their patients’ health through the Heart Foundation’s Walking program.
North Rocks Stratford Road Family Medical Practice continues to run their Walking Group nearly 7 years after their first community walk.
Members of the practice went to initial training and joined the first handful of walks with interested participants.
Walkers were encouraged to join but didn’t have to ‘commit’ to the weekly walk, just whenever suited them. This key consideration was well received and is a key reason why people were initially comfortable to join.
Taking place every Wednesday, the Walking Group has quickly developed a regular crowd of participants and has expanded over the past 7 years with 2 walk leaders now leading the group.
With 84 people registered to walk in the group and a total walk number of 2450 and counting, this initiative has become an important group to the North Rocks area.
The Heart Foundation
The Heart Foundation wants to support more people to walk more often, as it’s one of the simplest yet best things we can do for a healthy mind, body and heart.
This is made possible by building and supporting a community of walkers all over Australia. More than 300,000 participants across the country have stepped up with Heart Foundation Walking.
Free and easy to join, Heart Foundation Walking offers support and motivation to those wanting to be more physically active or get more out of walking.
Why Should I Join?
With Heart Foundation Walking you can:
- Reduce your risk of Heart Disease
- Connect with your community
- Improve your energy and wellbeing
- Get active at your own pace
Learn more about Heart Foundation Walking here
View a list of current Heart Foundation Walking groups in Western Sydney here
In Case Health Professionals Missed It
The recent Primary Care CVD Virtual Roadshow delivered in partnership with the Heart Foundation was an incredible event!
If you missed it, you can view the recording now to catch up! Local issues were addressed throughout, and we had fantastic case-based discussion presented by local Cardiologist and GP on how they are adopting CVD risk assessment and Heart Health Checks in practice.
Are you interested in localised Cardiac information? Gain access to the Western Sydney Cardiology initiative today to maximise CQI tools and enablers like HealthPathways, Kardia, HeartBug, GoShare, and more — sign up your practice here
Information is correct as of 2 August 2025.