Good news!

The news media were full of the latest research this week:
These were the headlines on the Daily Mail and the Daily Express:...

...while this was smaller, but on the front of the Daily Telegraph

If you want to read more, you can read the MailOnline here
or the Guardian here

In summary, a daily walk of just 20 minutes a day reduces your risk of premature death by even more than cutting obesity.

Come on, you can walk 20 minutes a day! It's only 10 minutes out, 10 minutes back.

And this blog shows some lovely places to walk and to give you inspiration. 

But if you want further encouragement, the Guardian article mentions waist size, so I've just measured mine. I've lost 2 inches off my waist since the summer, without dieting - or losing any weight! The walking must have just redistributed it. 

Anyway, go for it! You know you can do it.