Walking Facts and Figures
On these pages you'll find useful facts and statistics about walking in Britain in easy and concise form. Although anyone interested in walking will find much to fascinate, the pages should be particularly useful for people working on or researching walking issues.
- Walking
is Britain's most popular outdoor recreation
Figures on the increasing popularity of recreational walking and the kinds of people that participate in it.
- Walking
is the nearest activity to perfect exercise
Information and statistics on the importance of physical activity, health problems caused by inactivity, why regular moderate exercise is best, why walking is the ideal way to exercise, physical and mental health benefits of walking.
- Walking
is the most sustainable means of transport
Information on walking as sustainable transport and why transport walking is important; transport walking statistics; walking to school and work; success of walking initiatives.
- Walking
makes money
Figures on the enormous contribution walking makes to the rural economy, including through popular walking trails; how it can also benefit urban areas economically; and save large sums for the health service.
- Provision
for walking
Current provision for walking: footpaths, promoted routes, open space; problems caused by lack of resources; the continuing problem of traffic safety for walkers
- References
Other useful pages
About the Ramblers
Walking for
health
Ramblers
publications
Contacts and links