Is it true that … you need to take 10,000 steps a day to be healthy?
The idea that we need to walk 10,000 steps a day originated not in medical research but in a 1960s
Category: walking
A moment that changed me: My mother fell off a mountain – and my life began again
To steal a well-known line, 2023 is not a year on which I shall look back with undiluted pleasure. My
Solo autumn walks for women in the UK and Europe: ‘it should be fun, not daunting’
I did my first solo hike during a sunny September, seven years ago. After a summer of feeding and ferrying
Man in his 70s dies after being injured by cattle on Norfolk estate
A man in his 70s has died after being injured by cattle on a National Trust estate in Norfolk. Police
Dutch children are unusually happy and healthy. Is it because of the Avondvierdaagse?
I shouldn’t have been surprised that the rain didn’t stop the Dutch kids. All day it had been thunderstorming, and
My rookie era: In my 40s I attempted my first multi-day hike – and became a walking cliche
I was 43, unfit and burnt out at the end of 2025, when my phone pinged from an old friend:
The Workout That Changed My Life Forever: Real Transformations and Lasting Motivation
Written & Supervised By Preventive Medicine and Public Health Specialist | 40+ Years Experience Medically Reviewed Dr. Jose Rossello, MD,
The unlikely appeal of barefoot hiking: ‘It makes you feel quite primal’
When Gen Blades set out to hike South Korea’s Namsan Dulle-gil trail, she didn’t expect to be slipping her boots
Five minutes more exercise and 30 minutes less sitting could help millions live longer
Just five extra minutes of exercise and half an hour less sitting time each day could help millions of people
A local’s guide to Queenstown and Arrowtown: ‘Like walking on to a film set’
I’ve lived in Arrowtown/Kā-muriwai for 13 years. It’s beautifully preserved – like walking on to a film set in the