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52 Ways to Walk – Five

Week 3 – Walk, Smile, Greet, Repeat

A couple of weeks ago my school reader volunteering didn’t go according to plan. It was careers day and the flow of children dried up so I called it a day. The weather was gorgeous and sunny so I chose to walk the long way home.

Surprisingly I met very [...]

No Comments CherryPie on Apr 1st 2026

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52 Ways to Walk – Four

Week 14 – Walk With Your Ears

Due to other commitments and unfavourable weather it took me a while to get around to a walk after my Tuesday afternoon volunteering shift at Attingham Park. My first walk of the year was a perfect opportunity for a ‘Listening’  walk. This time of year is filled with birdsong [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Mar 31st 2026

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52 Ways to Walk – Three

Week 43 – Walk With Others

Fitting my walks around commitments means I often walk alone. Walking alone is good for thinking and clearing my head but walking with others gives me a greater sense of wellbeing.
My most recent walk with others was to check out a route for a group-led walk for visitors to Attingham [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 29th 2025

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52 Ways to Walk – Two

Week 25 – Walk With Purpose

This chapter discusses the benefits of walking with purpose as opposed to walking for leisure. Studies have found that when walking for a purpose people tend to walk faster. Some of the studies concluded this led to better health and wellbeing.
I don’t know about the conclusions to the studies I [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 20th 2025

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52 Ways to Walk – One

Week 48 – Walk Hungry

This chapter discusses the potential benefits of going for a short-measured walk (not a hike) before breakfast. It talks about recent scientific studies that have concluded a walk before breakfast whilst the body is still in fasting mode burns off more fat and improves the way the body reacts to insulin.
I [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 15th 2025

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52 Ways to Walk by Annabel Streets

I picked this book up in 2024 with the intention of using it for weekly walks during 2025. With mum becoming ill again at the end of 2024 and not returning to her normal self I was so focused on her health that I totally forgot about my intention to do the walks one week [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 10th 2025