Walking is widely known as a great form of exercise for all age groups. But where are the facts to back this up? We compiled some of the most interesting walking facts you may or may not know.

As the world gets more complex and demanding, people experience more and more stress in their lives. This article explains how a good walk can help you deal with your problems.

This gentle six-mile walk through arable land on the outskirts of Cardiff starts from the small village of St Nicholas - known as Sain Nicolas in Welsh - and passes two of Wales' greatest prehistoric monuments.

According to an ICM research survey in February 2000, 77% of UK adults say they walk for pleasure at least once a month and 62% say that walking is their main form of exercise. 62% was also the percentage of those who said they walked more than two miles when they walk for pleasure.

In the past few years serious footpath erosion has occurred in a small number of popular hill and mountain areas of Britain. Proportionately, the amount of eroded ground is quite small, but where it occurs it is often acute.

Hadrian's Wall stretches from Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, to Bowness-on-Solway in Cumbria, and was built under the orders of Emperor Hadrian in AD 122 to mark the northern limit of the Roman empire.

The Coast to Coast Walk is one of the most popular long-distance walks in the country. It was devised by the late Alfred Wainwright in the early 1970s, and links the Irish Sea to the North Sea via the hills, moors and valleys of northern England.

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Medical research strongly suggests that the mental demands of making muscles function actually pumps up your brain, blood vessels and denser nerve connections. So, the simple act of walking keeps your brain in shape and a healthy, well-tuned brain helps you deal with all the various complexities of life.