Walk to WHITTLE YOUR WAIST

AS WELL AS GIVING your overall mental and physical health a boost, walking the ideal way to keep a healthy weight. This means you can explore beautiful routes around the country (or world!) – either for some precious alone time or with family and friends – and see your waistline shrink without it even feeling like exercise! ‘Whether you want to drop a dress size, keep fit or take on a new challenge, walking is for you,’ says Nina Barough, founder of breast cancer charity Walk the Walk (walkthe walk.org). ‘In just two to three weeks you’ll feel your body getting stronger. Personally, I aim to keep a continual level of fitness through walking, which I’ll step up by focusing on speed, for example, if I have a particular challenge to meet, such as a charity walk.’

Personal trainer Kira Mahal (motivatept.co.uk) agrees it won’t take long to see the