Sutton United

Walking Football

We continue to provide a twice-weekly session on Wednesday mornings at Goals Soccer Centre in North Cheam. The session is for both men and women.

With an established group of over 30 men taking part, with all ages over 55 being represented up to and including those in their 80’s, strong bonds and friendships have been made, as well as the obvious health benefits being achieved through participation.

Almost all the players said they thought their personal fitness had improved since attending the sessions and all stated that their general health and social interaction continues to improve.

In general, the sessions have greatly improved their fitness, made them happier in their retirement and helped them remember how much they enjoyed playing football when they were younger.  

We are always looking to grow this activity further and ideally we would like to increase the number of participants to around 60.

We have also considered opening up walking football exclusively for women, should there be an interest in forming such groups within the community.

Contact foundation@suttonunited.net for further details.