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It's easy to get us walking more if we have somewhere to walk to near our home and work

  • Written by Rebecca Bentley, Associate Professor, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
It's easy to get us walking more if we have somewhere to walk to near our home and workIt doesn't take much to get us walking more.Flickr/alina gnerre , CC BY

We know walking more and increasing our levels of exercise are good for our health.

But how can we walk more in our busy lives?

Our research shows people walk more if the city’s design provides them with places to walk to near where they live, work or study.

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