The walkit.com web site:

• gives you a map and directions on the best route to take
• calculates the distance of your journey
• includes routes you can take through parks and along canal towpaths
• calculates your calorie burn and carbon saved by walking.

Why not walk?
For most people walking is the easiest mode of travel for shorter journeys.

Walking brings you so many benefits that it really is the smartest choice. It is accessible to all ages and all levels of fitness. You don't need to spend any money doing it and you know that you are being good to the environment.

It is also great way to stay fit and healthy, reducing stress, aiding sleep and reducing the risk from diseases associated with lack of exercise.

You will also meet more people on your walk and see much more of your community. It hasgot to be more fun than sitting in traffic!

So if you are going off to school, heading to the shops or making that journey into work why don't you walkit.com and make a step in the right direction.

Walkit available in Greater Manchester
Walkit.com is already available for many cities in the UK. Local authorities and health care providers are working with Walkit to develop the website so you can plan your walking journeys in and around Greater Manchester.

Visit Walkit.com now to plan your walking routes in Manchester, Wigan, Oldham and Bolton.

Coming soon! Salford, Stockport and Trafford will all be available on the Walkit website later on in 2009. You will be able to plan your walking journeys using Walkit.com in Bury and Tameside early next year.

Plan your journey now! Visit Walkit.com.