Where To Walk And Exercise

Where to Walk and Exercise in the Area

Brisk walking and exercise on a regular basis can help you:

Maintain a healthy weight and lose body fat
Prevent or manage various conditions, including heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, cancer and type 2 diabetes
Improve cardiovascular fitness
Strengthen your bones and muscles
Improve muscle endurance
Increase energy levels
Improve your mood, cognition, memory and sleep
Improve your balance and coordination
Strengthen immune system
Reduce stress and tension

INDOOR WALKING AND EXERCISE

Ideal for chilly winter months, these are free or inexpensive activities in the immediate area. For events outside the area, go to the THRIVE! Calendar here.

First United Methodist Church – SilverSneakers Therapeutic Exercise, Free to SS members. 127 Park Place, Wellington; tel. 440-387-9445. Hours: Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. in Church gym. Targets older individuals aged 50 and older. Call Amy Sasack, SilverSneakers contact person, at above number, for membership and fees.

LaGrange Village Hall - Free Walking. 301 Liberty Street, LaGrange; tel. 440-355-5555. Hours: every Monday and Wednesday, 9 to 10:30 a.m.

SilverSneakers workout

Keystone Elementary School – Free Walking. 531 Opportunity Way, Lagrange; tel. 440-355-2300 Hours: every Tuesday and Thursday, 6 to 8 p.m. Enter through Keystone Elementary School’s front doors and sign in at the indoor walking table. Call for school closings.

Splash Zone – Walking; rates below. 95 West Hamilton Road, Oberlin; tel. 440-774-5059. Every Monday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. https://www.loraincountymetroparks.com/splash-zone
Rates: $8 for a day pass, $74 for 3-month pass; $270 for annual membership

Playing pickleball at Westwood

Village of Wellington Town Hall (Gymnasium) – Free Walking. 115 Willard Memorial Square, Wellington; tel. 440-647-4626. Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Westwood Elementary School – Free Walking and Pickleball. 305 Union Street, Wellington. (Park in the lot off Jones Street, and enter the door closest to the cafeteria.) Every Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. (depending on school openings/closings). Pickleball paddles and balls are available for free in the gym office, but they must be returned.

OUTDOORS

Findley State Park Leininger Park

Findley State Park, 25381 State Route 58, Wellington; tel. 440-647-0534 Hours: 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., 7 days a week.
Approximately 16 miles of trails traverse the park. Hiking and Mountain Biking are allowed on all park trails as long as conditions permit.
https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/findley-state-park

Leininger Park, State Route 58 just south of State Route 162, Huntington Township; tel. 440-647-0040. Hours: Dawn to dusk (daylight hours), 7 days a week http://www.huntingtontwp.org/leininger-park.html

Lorain County Fairgrounds

Lorain County Fairgrounds, 23000 Fairgrounds Road, Wellington; tel. 440-647-2781.
Hours: Dawn to dusk (daylight hours), 7 days a week https://loraincountyfair.com/

Lorain County Metro Parks

▪ Carlisle Reservation,12882 Diagonal Road, LaGrange; tel. 440-458-5121. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 7 days a week https://www.google.com/maps/place/Carlisle+Reservation/@41.299879,-82.1382308,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8830a184ff5b25c1:0x2f21a9b3771a075e!8m2!3d41.299879!4d-82.1360421

▪ Caley Reservation, 18207 West Road, Pittsfield Township; tel. 440-458-5121. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 7 days a week https://www.google.com/maps/place/Caley+Reservation/@41.2188697,-82.1766237,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8830a6556d9521eb:0x1aeb80a09cf807cd!8m2!3d41.2193688!4d-82.1806346

Wellington Reservation

▪ Wellington Reservation, 535 Jones Road, Wellington; tel. 440-458-5121. Note: You can walk on the first paved loop, which is snow shoveled. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 7 days a week
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wellington+Reservation/@41.1471581,-82.2335397,17z/data=!3m1-1