Our Walking Business


One of my favourite things to do is go for a long walk with my husband or with a friend and have a deep meaningful chat. I think there's something about walking that makes people open up and be vulnerable. 

Back when my husband and I were dating (some time in 2021) my business minded husband Andy came up with the idea of starting a walking business. Andy did a business degree, so is always coming up with business ideas and somehow he's got me into it as well! 

We decided to connect with an existing walking company called Walx, which have over 35,000 members across the country. Walx is an organisation that trains people up to lead their own walks in their local area and run their own business, with their own members. They deal with the booking systems and equip us to lead what I think is a pretty wonderful business.

At the moment Andy and I are in training with the hope of launching our walking business in 2025. So what will this look like?

It will look like Andy and I spending a couple evenings a week leading a 1 hour walk (using poles for extra exercise and calorie burning) and encouraging people to get outdoors, get fit and make friends. Andy and I believe that everyone (including ourselves) spends way too much time on our phones, watching TV and not moving. The outdoors to us is a place where you can decompress and get healthy (physically & mentally). 

As we are only just getting started we haven't had much practical experience and are definitely learning as we go along. But if you stick around we hope we can impart some knowledge of starting your own business, the time and money that's required and the benefits of having a job that's in your hands to manage. I may even get my business minded husband on here to share some of his top business tips! I'd have to ask him first though...

Want to learn more about Walx? Visit https://walx.co.uk/ 



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