Bump, Buggy, and Beyond: Walking Your Way into the ‘New Normal’

Bump, Buggy and Beyond began as a simple idea: a gentle way for parents to get outside, meet one another and find a little rhythm in a season when everything feels new.

Becoming a parent can be wonderful and overwhelming at the same time. The days can feel long, routines change, and loneliness can creep in. It can help to have a reason to get dressed, a route to follow and other parents who understand why the buggy is packed with so much stuff.

Walking is accessible, flexible and can be adapted to the day you’re having. Research has also explored how time in green spaces relates to wellbeing. You don’t need to turn a walk into another task or hit a step target: fresh air and company are enough.

Bump, Buggy and Beyond was created alongside Birth Be to make a welcoming local space for parents. Come as you are, take things at your own pace, and remember that you don’t have to do the ‘new normal’ on your own.