Walking at a comfortable speed improves heart-lung function and is good for general fitness.

If you walk regularly you tend to:

• Feel more confident, happy and relaxed
• Control your weight better
• Have healthier blood cholesterol level
• Have lower blood pressure
• Have stronger bones (less osteoporosis)
• Be less likely to have a heart attack
• Recover better from a heart attack
• Be less likely to have a stroke
• Be less likely to develop diabetes in middle age