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Top Mental Health Benefits of Walking

Written by Kim Hay | Jan 14, 2025 3:33:48 PM

In this episode of the Waytrails podcast, we dive into the powerful connection between walking and mental health. We share our top tips about:

How walking has helps clear our minds, reduce stress, cognitive restoration and creative thinking;

Explore how veterans are using the Western Front Way and Normandy Way for example as a therapeutic trail, and finding solace and healing through the act of walking in historically significant landscapes;

Communication with friends and children in the outdoors;

Finally, we offer practical tips for those looking to start their own walking journey—whether to meet similar people, find calm or simply to explore new trails.

Tune in to hear how walking can transform your well-being, one step at a time.

 

Who to follow and read to get started:

Waytrails Youtube

'Walk Yourself Happy' - Julia Bradbury

'Footnotes: A Journey Round Britain in the Company of Great Writers' - Peter Fiennes

@SaintJidz

The Ramblers

Long Distance Walking Association

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