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Information => Outdoor News and Events => Topic started by: admin on October 07, 2013
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Tens of thousands of lives could be saved each year in the UK if people got off the sofa and stretched their legs more, say charities.
The "Walking Works" report by the Ramblers and Macmillan Cancer Support said walking was a free activity which could transform people's health.
Being physically active decreases the odds of heart problems and stroke.
But it also makes a difference in other conditions such as type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and many cancers.
Last week a British Medical Journal study showed that exercise was as good a medicine as pills for some conditions including heart diseases and another study showed walking at least an hour a day significantly cut the risk of breast cancer.
Read more >> (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24396352)
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Amazing! I would never of believed that simply getting off my hole would be good and healthy for me instead of taking countless drugs. Gotta love it when someone in a suit somewhere spends thousands on a pointless report to garner a few votes.
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Free and easy no gear required just clothing and footwear fot the terrain and weather our wee country throws at us and some beautiful spots on our doorstep ie for me Redburn country park me and the son spent two hours dandering about it yesterday before a big roast Sunday dinner. But hay we earned it ;D
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I was reading up on budget cardio exercise equipment and the top answer was "shoes" every time. People get too hung up on complex training when they could just go for a dander.