Getting and staying active can be great for both your physical and mental health.
Local walks
There's a number of local walks in Dumbarton. You can go wander as you like, or you can follow some mapped popular routes. Find out more about local popular walks on the West Dunbartonshire Council website.
West Dunbartonshire CVS run a number of weekly Health Walks across West Dunbartonshire, including in Dumbarton. Walks are under an hour and start with a short warm up, followed by a brisk walk and then a short cool down at the end. Find out more about health walks on the Paths for All website.
Cycling
Dumbarton is a part of the National Route 7 cycle network which runs from Sunderland, England up to Inverness, Scotland.
The full route is 540 miles long and passes through stunning areas of beauty before reaching its end points.
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You can read more about the cycle route and access maps of the trail on the Sustrans website.
West Dunbartonshire Leisure
You can access local gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres run by West Dunbartonshire Leisure if you sign up as a member.
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Read more about West Dunbartonshire Leisure.
Access to Leisure Card
The Access to Leisure Card is a concessionary card that gives adults in receipt of certain benefits discounted access to the leisure facilities run by West Dunbartonshire Council.
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It costs £10 per adult to join the scheme (£3 for those over 60) and an application form can be found on the WDC Leisure website.
The Leisure Card
The Leisure Card is a concessionary card that gives school children in West Dunbartonshire discounted access to certain facilities.
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It doesn't cost anything to get your first Leisure Card, but a fee might be charged for any replacements. You can find an application form on the WDC Leisure website.
West Dunbartonshire Wellbeing
West Dunbartonshire Wellbeing is a resource where children, young people and their families can find information to support and improve wellbeing and emotional health.
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Read more about West Dunbartonshire Wellbeing.
West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership
West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership aims to improve the health and well-being of West Dunbartonshire residents.
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You can find more help and information on the WDHSPC website.
Healthy eating
Eating a healthy balanced diet can help to prevent diet-related illness and will give you all of the energy and nutrients you need keep active and maintain a healthy weight.
You might need help and guidance when it comes to eating healthily.
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There's help and information about food and nutrition on NHS inform.