Find some new friends this February through walking

Many women are lonely. They may only have young children for company all week. They could work from home on their own and barely see another human being. They could be surrounded by a huge social or work network and yet still feel lonely. Their long term relationship might have ended or their partner just isn't as interested in doing stuff together anymore. Their kids may have left home, leaving that hole in their world.

On top of that, modern life with posts on social media, texts instead of calls and superficial rushed conversations means that even those people with a big group of friends can feel lonely and unheard. 

But there is a cure. Walking with other women. 

Walking is known to boost your mood, so feelings of loneliness will feel lessened after a good stomp in the fresh air. But, if you add other women to the walk, you get the chance to have deeper, longer conversations that you typically just don't have time for in normal rushed life. When you walk with women you don't really know, you can simply be yourself. You can leave your 'mum', 'co-worker', 'wife', 'school gate friend' persona behind. Your true self comes to the fore and you can talk about stuff far more freely without risk of judgement. And that gives us the sense of being heard and being less alone. 

Glamoraks was set up to get more women walking and connecting and in so doing, making them happier one step at a time. 

This February, we are inviting women to take part in Friendship February (#FebFriendship).  Join the Facebook group, choose a date and place that you want to go walking and invite others to join you. 

Here are just a few of the benefits:

• You'll get fitter
• You'll feel happier
• You'll boost your health and the colour in your cheeks
• You'll meet new people
• You'll feel less alone 
• You'll discover new places
• You'll grow in confidence

The picture at the top of this post was taken this week when a group of Glamoraks got together simply by using the Facebook group. At the start of the day, I was completely lacking in mojo and had a bad case of the blues. By the end of the walk, I felt completely rejuvenated and full of energy. And that feeling lasted all of the next day too. I got through more work in that day than I had in the preceding three days - all because I'd gone for a walk and met some lovely ladies. 

Don't feel lonely. Don't wait for someone to invite you to something. Join the group,  set up a walk and hopefully you will find some fabulous new walking friends. Use the hashtag #FebFriendship on your post.

While you're here, please help us reach our goal of doubling our number of members in a single month. Invite your friends to join you in the group. The bigger the group, the more likely women are to find someone to walk with. 

​Happy walking!