Walking is the most inclusive, sociable and sustainable means of transport, the closest thing to perfect exercise and the best way to access the outdoors.
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These pages cover our work to promote everyday local walking for health, leisure and transport to everyone, of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, in towns and cities as well as in the countryside. To find out more, use the links on the left, read an overview of our work, or see what's new below.
| If you're looking for help, advice and support to do more walking yourself, try our First steps section aimed at people new to walking. |  |
What's new
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 | 90% of people who joined our pilot Get Walking Keep Walking programmes said they walked more as a result, according to a study by the University of Brighton. This Lottery-funded Ramblers project helps people in big cities do more regular local walking to improve their health and well-being and is now up and running in Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield and five London boroughs. |
| The project, aimed at people who aren't active enough for good health, provides free locally based 12-week walking programmes combining information and motivation with led walks and other activities. |  |
Get Walking Keep Walking website
More about the project
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Brisk walking can help you control your weight as it burns off calories without increasing your appetite, according to research at Loughborough University.
The research was published on 30 May 2008, the first ever Get Walking Day, an annual event to celebrate walking and raise awareness of its benefits. The date -- 30/5 -- was especially chosen to remind people to walk at least 30 minutes a day, five days a week.
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