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Age-friendly Barnsley's walking football

This is the story of how Wombwell Main FC in Barnsley is encouraging people to get active as a way of improving lifestyle.

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Being physically inactive is one of the top risk factors for developing health conditions, which can limit our quality of life.

Initiatives such as Wombell Main FC encourage people to get active as a way of improving their lifestyle.

The club, based in Barnsley, has launched a walking football club for the over 50s – find out more below:

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The Centre for Ageing Better is an independent centre of excellence on ageing and demographic change. We work with national and local government, industries, businesses and community organisations to improve how people experience ageing. Our work focuses on creating better workplaces, homes and communities, while tackling ageism and addressing inequality in later life. It is a charitable foundation funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and part of the government’s What Works Network.

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