Why Walking Tours Are a Step in Right Direction Walkers See Other Side of City and Boost Their Fitness It's the Simplest Form of Exercise and It Can Also Be the Most Effective. Barry Mcdonald Finds Out Why Hundreds of People Are Pounding the Streets in an Effort to Improve Their Health, and How a Series of Organised Walks Are Helping Them On Their Way

Evening Times › June 06, 2005

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IT IS estimated the average Scot walks for only 12 minutes a day - that's less than half the minimum exercise recommended for an adult.

With the Scottish Executive having set a target for 50-per cent of adults and 80-per cent of children to take between 30 and 60 minutes of moderate activity each day, walking could prove a major step to improving the nation's health.

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Why Walking Tours Are a Step in Right Direction Walkers See Other Side of City and Boost Their Fitness It's the Simplest Form of Exercise and It Can Also Be the Most Effective. Barry Mcdonald Finds Out Why Hundreds of People Are Pounding the Streets in an Effort to Improve Their Health, and How a Series of Organised Walks Are Helping Them On Their Way

Now, a series of organised walks ranging from the city's parks to the streets of the Gorbals, Easterhouse and Drumchapel is attempting to do just that.

Each Wednesday evening, a group of around 25 walkers assembles at the St Francis ...

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