Walking Football4Health Global, Raffles Park (2026)

22/06/2026

We had a BALL OF A TIME!
at The World Nations Cup 2025 in Spain
Thank you Walking Football Spain

Mark these important dates:
The Walking Football Association's:

- World Nations Cup 2027 In France Association Française de Football en Marchant

- Inaugural Asian Nations Cup 2028 In Bali

See you soon!
Photograph of the Ball captured by the media at the World Nations Cup 2025 in Spain

About
Dr Dee Dee Mahmood
- President
Walking Football4Health Global

- Chief Global Strategist, Asia
- Director, International Development
& Research
- FIWFA Ambassador of the Year 2025
Federation of International Walking Football Federation Associations (FIWFA), England
Walking Football Association (WFA), England

- Regional Head (RAAN),
Academic Adjunct & Research Scientist
(International Collaborations)
School of Medical & Health Sciences
Edith Cowan University Australia

Tel: (65) 9180 7372
Email: [email protected]

22/06/2026

🏆 WALKING FOOTBALL FAMILY DAY – WAF4H STYLE! 🏆

👟 One pitch. One community. One BIG multigenerational and multiracial family! 👟

THERE'S NO GENERATION GAP.

If you can walk, you can play walking football.. and score goals for health! ⚽️❤️

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🤝 MORE THAN A GAME – IT'S A MOVEMENT! 🤝

Here’s the magic: walking football isn’t just about the sport – it’s about social health! 🧠💚

Generation gaps disappear.

Research shows that intergenerational physical activity programs deliver powerful psychosocial benefits – improving life satisfaction, reducing loneliness, and enhancing social connections for older adults as well as mentoring and wisdom- sharing with the younger generation. When generations move together, everyone wins! 🏅

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📊 THE SCIENCE SPEAKS! 📊

Studies confirm that walking football is a game-changer for health and happiness:

· ✅ 82.6% of participants report improved social connections
· ✅ 78.0% feel fitter and stronger
· ✅ 73.8% experience better mental well-being – with lower stress and loneliness
· ✅ It improves cardiovascular health, body composition, and quality of life
· ✅ It supports healthy ageing, balance, and social connection

The World Health Organization (WHO) confirms that walking football "creates a vital community bringing together different generations" – with participants reporting reduced stress, improved mood, and feeling younger!

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🌍 GLOBAL MOVEMENT – LOCAL HEART! 🌍

Walking Football4Health Global (WaF4H) isn’t just a program – it’s a global family reunion! 🫂

Founded in Singapore in 2016 by
Dr Dee Dee Mahmood (PhD), WaF4H has been spreading health, happiness and social inclusion with our Walking Football4Health families across the world.

Walking football is uniting communities, every step at a time! 🌏

Just Google "Dee Dee" and "walking football", and you will see how multi-award winning Dr Dee and Walking Football4Health has touched lives nationally, regionally and globally.

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🎉 SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? 🎉

Come for the football, stay for the community, better health and a full heart! ❤️

📅 Mark your calendars!
We train every Wednesday at 7-9pm
at Bishan Clubhouse SMRT Pitch

And every Sunday at 5-7pm
at Bedok Green Sec School

Tel: (65) 9180 7372
Email: [email protected]

📍 Bring the whole family!
👟 Wear your artificial turf soccer boots and your biggest smile!

Because at WaF4H – everyone plays, everyone belongs, everyone wins! 🏆✨

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SEE YOU ON THE PITCH, FAMILY! 🙌⚽️

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Scientific Citations:
+++++++++++++++
Price, A. G., Sprouse, B., Hennis, P. J., Hough, J., Ahmed, A., Hibberd, T., & Varley, I. (2026). Understanding the walking football population: sociodemographic, health, lifestyle, and participation insights from a national tournament cohort. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 7.

World Health Organization. (2024, August 29). Walking football in Portugal adds life to years. WHO/Europe.

The Walking Football Association
Walking Football Portugal
Saktiandi Supaat

17/06/2026

The WaF4Hs!

17/06/2026

Wednesday night 17 June 2026 - The Multigenerational Multiracial Walking Football Vibes! 🌟⚽

There's NO GENERATION GAP separating us.
👦 9 years old. 🧑 Teens. 👨 20s. 👩 30s. 👨 40s. 👩 50s. 👴 60s. 👵 70s.

⚽ One FOOTBALL. One rule: WALK. 👣
🏟️ On One Pitch.

Contrary to popular beliefs that the younger runs when playing walking football - they walked. 😲👏

Side by side, stride for stride. The kids didn't sprint. The seniors didn't lag. They matched each other, step for step, for 120 minutes. 🤝💪

Science backs the sweat! 🔬📊

✅ Hits ~80% max heart rate – real cardio for stamina, zero joint shock 💓
✅ 12 weeks = leaner waist, better cholesterol, steadier blood sugar 🏋️‍♂️
✅ 82.6% report stronger social ties – loneliness drops, connection skyrockets 🤗📈

"On this pitch, your decade doesn't matter – your feet does." 👟

That's Walking Football4Health Global (WaF4H). 🌍
Not generic. Not theory. In action. 🔥

Come walk with us! 👟✨
📞 Tel: (65) 9180 7372
📧 Email: [email protected]

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🚢 Our Multigenerational Walking Football on Cruise Championship 2026
📅 4-7 August 2026
👉 Click to event: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1D8KWYTTCY/
⏰ We are closing anytime soon! 🏃‍♂️💨

Feel free to share this post! 🔄💬

If you like this post, please drop your motivations & encouragement in the Comments Section below. 👇
We appreciate your encouragement! 🙏❤️

Scientific Research Sources: 📚🔍

Salle, D. D. A. (Dr Dee Dee Mahmood) , Newton, R. U., & Heil, D. P. (2021). Metabolic Intensity And Stepping Cadence For Middle-aged And Older Adults During Competitive Walking Football. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 53(8S), 7.

Heil, D. P., & Salle, D. D. A. (2026). Tests of Walking Performance as Predictors of Physiological Work during Walking Football Tournament Match Play. International Journal of Physical Education, Fitness and Sports, 15(2), 38–46. https://doi.org/10.54392/ijpefs2624

Andersson, H., Caspers, A., Godhe, M., Helge, T., Eriksen, J., Fransson, D., Börjesson, M., & Ekblom-Bak, E. (2025). Walking football for Health – physiological response to playing and characteristics of the players. Science and Medicine in Football, 9(1), 68–75. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2023.2249426

Caspers, A., et al. (2025). Walking Football for Men and Women 60+: A 12-Week Non-Controlled Intervention Affects Health Parameters. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 96(3), 532–544. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2024.2448824

Price, A.G., Sprouse, B., Hennis, P.J., Hough, J., Ahmed, A., Hibberd, T., & Varley, I. (2025). Understanding the walking football population: sociodemographic, health, lifestyle, and participation insights from a national tournament cohort. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 7, 1744101. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2025.1744101

Barreira, J., Saia, M.E., Leme, R., & Gomes, M.S.P. (2025). Walking football for older adults: A scoping review of research and health benefits. Cogent Gerontology, 4(1), 2503176. https://doi.org/10.1080/28324897.2025.2503176

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🏃‍♂️ 🏆 ❤️
👶➡️👴 🚶 🇸🇬 🤝 🔢 🌏⚽

Saktiandi Supaat
The Walking Football Association
CNA Lifestyle
BERITAmediacorp
Berita Harian Singapura
The Straits Times

17/06/2026

Wishing you Walking Football4Health!

From Dr Dee Dee Mahmood

17/06/2026

Weight loss with walking football?

It’s in moments like these – the laughter, the camaraderie, the fresh air and chasing a ball without the knee pain – that you realize that Walking Football4Health is a total game-changer. ⚽️✨

The Benefits of Walking Football for Health:
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Take Iman, for example:
He has shed an incredible 15kg just by walking it out on the pitch with the ball! (What a role model Iman is to his family. He sends an important health message to his daughter, Safiah and son, Khayr who diligently comes for walking football too. And, an inspiration to all of us.
Keep up the good work Iman!
Keep on inspiring and being healthy.)

But the science behind it makes it even better:

🔥 For Weight Management:
Walking football keeps your heart rate in the optimal "fat-burning zone" without the joint-smashing impact of regular running. This steady, moderate intensity boosts your resting metabolism, maximizes fat oxidation, and improves insulin sensitivity – helping your body process sugars more efficiently so the weight stays off for good.

💪 The Physiological Wins BEYOND the Scales:
While the weight loss is amazing, your body reaps so much more:
❤️ Heart & Circulation: Lowers resting blood pressure and strengthens your cardiac output.
🦵 Joint & Bone Health: Builds muscle strength and bone density while being ultra-gentle on those aging knees and ankles.
🩸 Blood Sugar Control: Dramatically improves glucose regulation, reducing Type 2 diabetes risks.
🧠 Coordination & Balance: Sharpens your neuromuscular control, keeping you agile and preventing falls as you age.

Iman is just one of our many success stories, and we’d love for YOU to be the next.

Ready to feel the difference inside and out? Drop a "⚽" in the comments or
DM/email Dr Dee Dee Mahmood to join our next session.

Tel: (65) 9180 7372
Email: [email protected]

Your health journey starts with just one step (literally!) in Walking Football4Health Global.

Catch Iman and Safiah, with their family, who will be playing on the Cruise on 4-7 Aug 2026.

You haven't registered yourself to play in this iconic event?
Don't miss being ICONIC!
We are closing any day now.
Join us for the Walking Football Cruise Championship – 4-7 August 2026.
👉 Click here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1D8KWYTTCY/
– don’t miss it!
FOMO..

16/06/2026

Some of the Waf4hs captured on camera.

Moments in training.

We train every
Wed 7-9pm, Bishan Clubhouse Pitch
Sun 5-7pm, Bedok Green Sec School

Want to join us?
Tel: (65) 9180 7372
Email: [email protected]

By Our Official Photgrapher
Matin Haiqal of

14/06/2026

🔥 SUNDAY = FAMILY DAY at WaF4h weekend training! 🔥

From the young to the young-at-heart,
we’ve got MULTIGENERATIONAL VIBES 🌟
ALL INCLUSIVE. NO EXCEPTIONS. 🙌

Want social kicks? ✅
Want competitive fire? ✅
We’ve got BOTH.
The field is packed with support, camaraderie, and LAUGHTER echoing everywhere 😂⚽

Huge Shoutout to our Refs today – RushD & Mamu – for blowing the whistles and keeping it real! 👏

And please give a LOUD WaF4h WELCOME to our newest family members:
Ashraff, Hakim, Hamid, Noris & Faizal 🎉🙌
Also, Zaini & Boy Bard – back for RoundTwo! Let’s gooo! 💪

Together.
That’s the WaF4h way. ❤️🔥

Want to be a part of our family?
Tel: (65) 9180 7372
Email: [email protected]

13/06/2026

🔥 HYPE TRAIN: WAF4H WEDNESDAY NIGHT EDITION 🔥

You think you know training? Nah. You haven't felt it until you've stepped into our WEDNESDAY NIGHT SESSION. 💨

The lights. The energy. The different vibe that hits different. 🌙⚡ This isn't your regular training — this is where focus meets fire, and the night brings out a whole new level of hunger.

As we train for our upcoming iconic Cruise International Walking Football Championship 🏆 2026 on 4-7 Aug 2026
Have u signed up for this yet?
Walking football on the high seas 🚢 ⚓

👉 Link to event: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1D8KWYTTCY/

🦺 SPECIAL SHOUTOUT to Coach, Mamu & Muzz who locked it down as REFEREES. Whistles, calls, control — that's how you did it. Let's build fairplay at its best. 🗣️👏

This is WAF4H. Where the grind doesn't stop and the brotherhood keeps growing.

🆕 Happy to WELCOME our newest family members — Boy Bard, Ken, Zaini, Eric & Nizam.

The enjoyment is real. 🤝💪

💥 You see the vibe? You feel the energy?
Then stop watching from the sidelines. Come through. Bring your boots (AND shin pads - which is compulsory). Bring your heart. Let's walk the talk. 🏃‍♂️🔥

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS = DIFFERENT.
Be there. Or be the one who missed out. 🎤⬇️

We train every
Wed 7-9pm, Bishan Clubhouse Pitch
Sun 5-7pm, Bedok Green Sec School

Want to join us?
Tel: (65) 9180 7372
Email: [email protected]

12/06/2026

Filming for NTUC Health.

Background:
NTUC Health Agency for Integrated Care & NTUC Health Active Ageing Centres (AACs) Partners with Dr Dee Dee Mahmood and Walking Football4Health Global (WaF4H)
in a NATIONWIDE annual program featuring Walking Football Physiological Training for Seniors in their 60s to 90s.

Championing walking football for seniors across Singapore, offering a low-impact, minimum contact, no-tackles, no-running sport designed to improve cardiovascular health, mobility, and community engagement.

Benefits of walking football for Seniors: Gentle on joints, improves balance and coordination, prevents falls, and builds mental acuity.

Championships: Held annually, including a national finals event with participants from North, South, East, West and Central Clusters all over Singapore, involving more than 19+ centers.

Our 2025 NTUC Health's 1st Seniors Championship was a great success!

Wait for the Championship 🏆 this year, and it's bigger than before!

Dr Dee Dee Mahmood
- President, Walking Football4Health Global
- Chief Global Strategist, Asia
- Director, International Development & Research
- WFA Referee Assessor & Educator Federation of International Walking Football Federation Associations (FIWFA), England & Walking Football Association (WFA) England
- Regional Head, Academic Adjunct (International Collaborations) & Research Scientist, Edith Cowan University Australia

*Walking Football4Health Global*
has been awarded
- The International Organisation of the Year because of its impact on community health in the region and
- The prestigious SingHealth Publish! Award on its walking football research
- 1st to launch multigenerational walking football in the world in 2019

Tel: +65 91807372
Email: [email protected]

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