Our overly sedentary life-styles mean that spreading waistlines are a growing problem, even if we exercise. Experts now believe than even regular gym sessions are not the way to health and well being as these relatively short bursts of activity are just not enough to compensate for whole days of doing nothing.

You can change how you look on the outside and how you feel on the inside -about yourself and about food – forever just by following your own Tap.Eat.Step Programme

Stephania Piazzalunga , a psychotherapist working in Italy is a great advocate of the power of walking. She says that it is when we walk that we reach the most depth.

A brisk one mile walk in 20 minutes burns around 100Kcal. That’s as much as swimming for 10 minutes, playing football for 12 minutes or doing aerobics for 16 minutes. Regular walking can also halve your risk of a heart attack.

If you would like to supplement your regular daily step count with occasional walkabouts into new horizons, but are not sure about going it alone, an easy way to meet fellow walkers is by joining the Ramblers Association.