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…Six out of ten men and seven out of ten women in England are not active enough to benefit their health…
(Health Survey for England)

…Sedentary lifestyle is one of the ten leading global causes of death and disability. More than two million deaths worldwide each year are attributable tophysical inactivity…
(World Health Organisation, Move for Health, 2002)

…Regular walking reduces the risk of coronary heart disease by up to 50%…
(Department of Health)

…Lack of exercise causes more illness than smoking in EU countries…
(World Health Organisation 2002)

…Walking to school is an ideal way to help reach the recommended hour a day of exercise recommended for children. More than a third of primary school children are not reaching this target…
(Department of Health)

…Parents drive an average of 600 miles annually to take their children to school and back on short, easily walkable journeys. This is two thirds of the way from Land’s End to John O’Groats…

…A brisk one-mile walk in 20 minutes burns around 100 calories - as much as swimming for 10 minutes, playing football for 12 minutes or doing aerobics for 16 minutes…

…More walking could save £7billion off the national health bill…
(Countryside Agency 2002)

…Car users regularly suffer up to three times as much pollution as pedestrians because they are sitting in traffic in the line of exhaust fumes from the car in front…
(Environmental Transport Association)

…An increase in walking pace from three to four miles per hour can lead to a doubling of improvements in fitness…
(Duncan et al, 1991)

…Even 10-minute brisk walks can increase fitness…

…“The health benefits of regular walking ... far outweigh the dangers”…
(Welsh Assembly Government Road Safety Strategy for Wales, 2002)

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