Walk yourself thin

Walking is good exercise but timing how you walk, when you walk or where you walk can power up those steps even further. Helen Foster shows how

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Is the 10,000 walking steps a day an arbitrary figure suggested by history and health professionals? Or is it based on scientific evidence? Dave Hamilton puts his walking boots on to discover the truth

This month, our fitness expert Annie Deadman reveals what you really need to do to stay fit and healthy during holiday season

Is the 10,000 walking steps a day an arbitrary figure suggested by history and health professionals? Or is it based on scientific evidence? Dave Hamilton puts his walking boots on to discover the truth

Love going for a stroll, but aren’t seeing results? Our stores of body fat are a massive source of energy. Any calories we’ve eaten (which the body doesn’t need) are stored in our fat cells as triglyc