Jess Bantleman

May is National Walking Month, so there’s no time like the present to lace up your trainers and take yourself for a lil’ stroll. The benefits cannot be over-extolled: one study found that a 12-week walking program significantly reduced anxiety and improved cardiorespiratory fitness and quality of life in middle-aged and older adults with depression, while another showed that high-intensity walking in midlife was associated with significantly improved episodic memory (recalling specific events).…