BBC Radio 4 - Don’t Tell Me The Score - 8 reasons why we should all walk more

BBC Radio 4 - Don’t Tell Me The Score - 8 reasons why we should all walk more: Walking. Most of us do it, but very few of us do it enough. In the Don’t Tell Me the Score podcast, neuroscientist Prof. Shane O’Mara tells Simon Mundie how walking benefits our muscles and posture, helps to protect and repair organs, aids digestion and can even turn back the aging of our brains. (It seems Hippocrates was right when he said “walking is the best medicine.”) As well as encouraging us to think more creatively, walking also helps our mood to improve and our stress levels to fall. Here are eight compelling reasons why it’s time to up the daily step count.