The joys and rewards of urban walking

February 2024

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February 2024

Urban walking helped Lindsay Smith recover from heart surgery. Photo: Lindsay Smith
The Walk1200km challenge doesn’t have to be done in the wilderness. Urban walks can be just as refreshing for your body and mind. By Diana Ward What’s the attraction of urban walking? Surely, it’s a poor second to rural or wilderness walking? Not everyone would agree, least of all some Walk1200km participants, who’ve discovered, often […]

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