This revolution in movement is good for you—and the world. Extract taken from - National Geographic - article by By Eric Weiner. "The benefits of a stroll Our mind is at its most creative at three miles per hour, the speed of a moderately paced stroll. In one study, Stanford University psychologists Marily Oppezzo and Daniel Schwartz divided participants into...

Your daily walk may be more beneficial than you think.Read in Stylist: https://www.stylist.co.uk/fitness-health/benefits-of-walking-more-moderate-daily-exercise/401682Posted by Miranda Larbi for Strong WomenDon’t throw in the towel once the gyms reopen – walking has more benefits than you think. Raise your hand if you’re one of the many that found themselves walking a lot more during lockdown? Us too. With the gyms shut, pubs closed...

Now that we can tentatively step outside again and meet one other person from a different household outdoors - following social distancing guidelines, please find below some free resources and maps to some socially distancing walks...(please follow the latest government social distancing guidelines)Benson and Ewelme - 4 different walks from 2.miles to 4.5 milesLittle Marlow Walk - 3 or 6 mile...

Britons are missing out on daily doses of nature, the National Trust has warned - as it called for people to "actively experience" the outdoors.More than 70% of children say they rarely or never watch clouds, butterflies and bees, a survey said.It also found that most adults had rarely or never listened to birdsong or smelled wild flowers in the...

Walking. Most of us do it, but very few of us do it enough.In the Don’t Tell Me the Score podcast, neuroscientist Prof Shane O’Mara tells Simon Mundie how walking benefits our muscles and posture, helps to protect and repair organs, aids digestion and can even turn back the aging of our brains.As well as encouraging us to think more...

To stay healthy you don’t have to hit the 10,000 mark, but you may need to speed up.Walking was once considered a poor excuse for a workout. Yet that was before exercise scientists published enough research to convince us that putting one foot in front of the other often enough will improve fitness and health, boost the mood and shrink...