Walking groups improve cardiovascular and general health, study shows

Regular walking outdoors as part of a group significantly improves cardiovascular risk factors as well as physical functioning and mental health, a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies has found.1

Despite evidence for the health benefits of regular physical activity many people take much less exercise than guidelines recommend. Recent figures showed that 29% of adults in England take less than 30 minutes of moderate physical activity each week.2 …