Amidst endless and sometimes overwhelming exercise advice, it can sometimes feel hard to keep our fitness goals in perspective.

While gym bunnies might obsess over whether to do cardio after weights , for instance, only 33% of men and 26% of women over 19 met the NHS’s full activity guidelines in 2021 (social deprivation was linked to less movement).

That’s partly why doctors are so keen on free, largely accessible, and unintimidating exercise, like “overlooked” walking .

The Lancet recently found that people who took 7,000 steps a day enjoyed a 47% risk reduction in all-cause mortality, with decreased likelihood of developing heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, dementia, and depression.

Brisk walking gives better health results than slower strolls. But what does “brisk”

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