Listen below to hear about the benefits of being active and resources available for Staff
B Active and B well – Donna Rooney: https://youtu.be/z7G2dJ4sOhE
Find out more about the role of Sustrans – the walking, wheeling and cycling charity
Fuel Your Journey – Sustrans: https://youtu.be/UvS7c5sG07U
Maps to explore green spaces in East and West Belfast
Leading the Way with Workplace Active Travel
Our FREE award-winning programme called Leading the Way is funded by the Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland. We engage with workplace partners in Belfast and the North West helping employees to make small, sustainable changes to daily travel habits and leave the car behind more.
Woman commuter cycling across Sam Thompson Bridge in east Belfast Credit: Brian Morrison/ Walk Wheel Cycle Trust
Our two-person team co-ordinate and deliver a wide range of activities, training and personal support to motivate and enable a shift towards active travel to work and for everyday journeys.
What we offer
- cycle training (all abilities: beginners, returners, commuters)
- Women into Cycling programmes
- bike maintenance workshops
- FREE bike checks
- try an e-bike
- Borrow a Bicycle scheme
- led walks, cycles and buddy rides
- journey planning and travel advice
- Cycle to Work Day events
- workplace challenges and competitions
- active travel and wellbeing ambassador training
- Policy guidance and resources
- Walk Wheel Cycle Trust annual Active Travel Challenge
- guidance on achieving the PHA’s 5 steps to wellbeing
- incentives and much more.
Leading the way with active travel – Belfast
You can avail of these services for free if you work for one of the following:
- Public Health Agency (Belfast)
- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
- Belfast City Council
- Business Services Organisation
- Department for Infrastructure
- Ulster University (Belfast campus)
Annette works at Musgrave Park Hospital and engaged with the programme. Read her story.
Contact Dianne Whyte to kick start your Active Travel journey
Other workplaces
If your workplace doesn’t fall into one of the groups above, don’t worry check out the Get Active and For Professionals sections of our website for a wide range of advice and downloadable resources.
You can also follow us in Northern Ireland on Facebook and X
Kick Start your journey towards a fitter, healthier you by using some of these great tools.
Diabetes Type2 Physical Activity Referral Programme is a free 12 week programme of physical activity delivered in a range of leisure and community facilities across Belfast.
Cardiac Rehab Phase IV Programme is a 12 week circuit based program.
Health & wellbeing for those that champion ours 
The DoingOurBit platform is shining a light on prevention by championing health and wellness for the NHS and social care’s most precious commodity; its employees. Through the use of best-in-class technology combined with empathetic and thoughtfully curated content, the multi award-winning DoingOurBit platform is a free to participate, 24-7 one-stop shop for fitness, health & wellness, providing:
- On-demand video workouts
- In-person exercise & wellness classes
- Group activities, training buddies & community events
The workouts are suitable for all abilities and have been externally verified to ensure the highest level of safety, integrity and quality. They are made for you, by people like you. Dive in and take a look!
Get Started
Check out #DoingOurBit and enjoy free workouts at home
HERE4U ACTIVITIES ADVERTISEMENT Jan Apr 2022
Our staff are our greatest asset and we want to support them to stay active, feel good and have fun with their family.
We know that getting to the gym and enjoying regular exercise has been more difficult due to the lockdown and ongoing public health regulations. That’s why we’re delighted to announce that our staff can now access DoingOurBit – a free online fitness platform which offers an exclusive range of workouts from yoga to HIIT training, family fitness to relaxation sessions. Every workout has been donated by a qualified instructor exclusively for health and social care staff.
Not only is the #DoingOurBit platform an ideal way to get active, it carries no cost to staff. There is a variety of options so everyone is bound to find something they enjoy from their comfort of their own home.
To find out more watch our video about the initiative.
Staff can access #DoingOurBit by registering with their Belfast Trust email address at https://www.fit4thefight.org/nhs-members-area
Live workout sessions with PT Stephen Breenan for people with autism and their families. To access these workouts please click here: Autism NI | Facebook
Workouts are saved under video section and can revisit them in your own time.