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A WALK A DAY COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE!

Everyone knows that walking is good for you and keeps you fit, but I never knew that it was this good for you! According to this article posted today by Express, “a gentle stroll every day could save your life”. If this is true, then why isn’t everyone out there walking! Just a little light exercise can stave off heart failure, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and even Alzheimer’s! To me this sounds too good to be true - surely a little walking or exercise a day couldn’t benefit your health this much?

According to a study, people who increase their fitness by just 20 per cent in middle age lowered their chances of developing the chronic diseases even decades later by 20 per cent. This is a great incentive to encourage people to get out and go walking as it could help you in more ways than you think! This is definitely enough to motivate me to get out and do some gentle exercise every day; does it do the same for you? It would be great to hear your views on this subject.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/342405/Take-a-walk-to-save-your-life

The Cotswold residents are the fittest in the south west!

Cotswold residents have been named as the fittest in the south west! A recent national survey, conducted by Sport England’s Active People, has revealed that over 28% of Cotswold residents participate in a regular sporting activity. This figure has risen by 3.5% and is the highest in the south west. In addition, 42.1% of adults (16+) took part in sport for 30 minutes every week.  The area is full of sporting facilities such as the large Cotswolds Sports Centre, South Cerney outdoor education centre and Cirencester Open Air Swimming Pool- perfect for the upcoming (and hopefully summery!) months. Not only does the beautiful area have great facilities, but it also has great opportunities for outdoor exercise too. These include cycling/walking routes, diving, hose riding, paragliding and many, many more...

The area has great facilities along with a great community of walkers and cyclists and with countryside like this at our doorstep; it’s not surprising the results are so high! Hopefully these numbers will continue to rise as the Olympics becomes ever closer! Maybe you’re canoeing at South Cerney, playing tennis at Cotswold Leisure centre at Chipping Campden or maybe you’re simply walking the Cotswold way. Whatever you’re doing, keep up the good sporting efforts!