Walking Wellbeing and Dynamic Dialogue
Masterclasses and 121 coaching don't have to happen in a room or sitting down! Options include walking outdoors in nature and indoors in venues like art galleries. Our environment brings its own benefits and changes our inspiration! Many of my masterclass topics work well as a dynamic dialogue event for self-leadership, personal or professional development, or a walking wellbeing event.
Many of the masterclass topics translate well into a walking masterclass. Popular topics have included Working to Strengths, Train your Brain to be Confident, The Power of Positive, Breaking Bad Habits and Making Good Habits, Physical Wellbeing, Resilience/Mental & Emotional Wellbeing, and Personal Presence.
Some of the benefits of walking events:
- Getting out of your office, and especially getting outdoors encourages a different perspective and helps you let go of distractions and everything else on your ‘to do list’.
- Walking is conducive to more creative thinking, which persists even after your return to your desk. Walking outdoors adds further stimulation for higher quality creativity. There is a tight interdependence between body and mind, and walking benefits cognitive performance as well as mitigating physiological impacts of sitting and inactivity. (M Opezzo & V Schwarz. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition 2014, Vol. 40, No. 4, 1142–1152)
- Talking while walking side by side encourages a deeper level of conversation and sharing ideas. The shared experience helps to spark the sense of connection that is needed for getting to know each other better and can encourage more collaboration between staff.
- Encouraging walking meetings can support staff to be more effective in work, including building more positive habitual behaviours, for example, taking appropriate breaks such as getting away from the desk at lunchtime, and managing their time well. They can encourage staff to consider alternative and effective ways of holding meetings which can help you to be more innovative and creative, and experience ways you can easily add more activity into your working day.
