WALK 1000 supplement

#WALK1000MILES2019
‘All thanks to
the NHS and
#walk1000miles’
In 2016 I was diagnosed with bowel
and liver cancer. After surgery and
chemotherapy I could hardly walk to the
end of the garden without taking a rest.
Two years later I now walk non-stop a
minimum of six miles each and every day.
On longer days I am happy to walk 15-20
miles and will enjoy every step. I am now
in my 70th year and my life has never
been happier or healthier. None of this
would have been possible without the
marvellous NHS, Country Walking
magazine and the #walk1000miles
challenge. So it’s a big thank you from me and to all those doubters, I say,
“Give it a try – onwards and upwards, and it needn’t cost you a penny”.
David Endersby, 69, Bedford
‘Completely changed my life’
‘Walking has completely changed my life.
I battle with endometriosis nearly every day
but I was determined this horrible disease
wasn’t going to stop me achieving this. So
happy! The challenge has brought
Last year I used
a four-wheeled
walker to walk due
to fibromyalgia.
This year I walked
1000 miles on my
own two feet by the
end of August, by
building up from
regular mini walks.
The furthest I ended
up doing was just
over 20 miles. It felt
like such a massive
achievement!
Caroline Towler,
Isle of Man
a new lease of life to my marriage too. After
18 years we had no interests in common until
we started our #walk1000miles... Now we
spend Sundays together on great big walks.
Jen Mcloughlin, 45, Widnes
The walking cure
Walk an hour a day and you’ll walk
1000 miles in 12 months. You’ll also do all this!
HEAD
Boost memory, creativity,
self-esteem and sociability,
and reduce your risk of
stroke by a third.
LUNGS
Reverse decades
of aerobic capacity
decline.
CANCER
Cut the risk of
dying from cancer
by 40%-50%.
BONES
Boost bone density –
reducing the chance of
hip fracture by 40%.
JOINTS
Supercharge your joints with
synovial fluid and your body’s
own anti-inflammatory
compounds.
DO IT FOR HEALTH
JUST 2.74
MILES
A DAY = 1000
Free ✔ Fun ✔
Flexible ✔
HEART
Cut your risk of
heart attack in
your fifties and
sixties by half.
WEIGHT
Cut your risk of
obesity in half and
Type 2 diabetes
by 60%.
DIGESTION
Heighten gastric motility
and the elimination of toxins,
protecting your colon.
MUSCLES
Prevent muscle wastage,
trigger cells’ anti-aging
processes and repair DNA.
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