Walking. It’s just so good for you! Research reveals that walking keeps you young, both physically and mentally. It’s a highly accessible form of cardiovascular exercise and helps to tone your whole body, especially...
My new guest blogger is David McKay. Known to me as Cuptie (I’m not sure I know why!), he has been a journo colleague and friend for many years. Until recently I had no...
Guest blogger @MrIrvingClarke continues his “walking posts from Wales” series with this hike up the Welsh Matterhorn known as Cnicht. @MrIvingClarke is 36-year-old Yoric Irving-Clarke, who works in Supported Housing – and likes to...
The Lonely Planet is world-acclaimed as the smart travelling person’s series of bibles. I’ve been grateful for my own Lonely Planet books throughout decades of heading overseas – and I love how the dog-earred...
I’ve known Em for decades. (It’s scary but true as we met at uni.) But just because we are great friends, doesn’t mean that we share many of the same outdoors interests. We just...
@MrIrvingClarke chats on Twitter. The other day he tweeted about a walk he’d enjoyed to the highest peak in Wales. I tweeted back and said it sounded fab because it wasn’t the usual tourist...
Wispa the Wonder Whippet has been assisting me in the development of a new form of exercise. I’m not sure I really needed any more exercise in my life but this new, very fast-paced...
A new walking event in Perthshire is set to attract even more hikers to get outdoors this summer. Joining an already popular stable of hiking and cycling challenges in Scotland, The Cateran Yomp will...
I think I actually felt the first rays of spring sunshine today. No doubt there will be more snow to come before spring properly appears but the slight lift in temperatures got me thinking...
Ellen is a good friend and fellow freelance journalist. She plans to take part in the 26.2 Edinburgh Moonwalk this year. Last month she blogged about Zumba dancing and walking ‘n’ talking. Now she’s turning...
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