How exercising on Ireland's Greenways and Blueways can improve your health

Discover the restorative power of our blueways and greenways as you reset, re-energise, and expand your horizons through accessible outdoor adventures this summer

Ireland has been following the European trend of ditching the treadmill for green corridors

When it comes to travel trends, nature is very much the new wellness. The myriad benefits of unplugging from the helter-skelter of work, life, WhatsApp group dramas, and TikTok, and reconnecting with nature-based exercise are leading more and more of us to incorporate the great outdoors into our daily rituals like never before.

And fortunately, you don’t need to scale a mountain or run a marathon to achieve it either. In recent years, the advent of greenways and blueways across Ireland has been providing us with accessible, nature-based solutions for exercise, following the European trend of replacing the treadmill with green corridors, designed to recharge us emotionally and physically.