Evaluation of the Ramblers family walking programme

The Furness Families Walk4Life pilot project was delivered by the Ramblers in partnership with Action for Children between May and August 2009. A formative evaluation of the Furness Families Walk4Life project was undertaken by researchers from the British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity and Health (BHFNC) based at Loughborough University and the British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group (BHFHPRG) based at the University of Oxford. The primary aim of the evaluation was to explore the feasibility of implementing the Walk4Life programme and to learn about the key elements for successful implementation of the programme to assess the transferability of the pilot and inform wider roll-out.