Changing the way you walk can improve your cardiovascular health, strength and mental wellbeing.
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Movements like the Journey of Nishiyuu walk the land to reclaim culture and push for Indigenous nations’ rights.
You have certainly experienced this situation before. Let’s approach the problem from a physics perspective and try to calculate the amount of water that will fall on you based on your speed.
Going for a walk can be beneficial for older people but there are risks. A new tool uses Google Street View to identify footpath hazards that could cause falls.
The health benefits of shifting to a low-carbon transport system could be greater than those achieved by anti-smoking policies, according to a major new study released today.
The billions allocated for roads in the National Land Transport Programme will not see any actually built in the next three years.
Your walking speed in middle age can be a good predictor of your health in later life.
Walking encourages gentle movement of the spine and hip joints, promoting flexibility and preventing stiffness.
Windy walks and gassy gaits. How exercise may have benefits for your gut health.
Over the same distance, you’ll go faster by running, but you’ll be active for longer by walking. What costs us the most energy?
Here’s a TikTok trend actually worth adopting: go for a walk after dinner, and let out your gas. You might be surprised how much good it’s doing you.
In a new study, we found that a program combining walking and education can effectively reduce the recurrence of low back pain.
Pets’ bad behaviour can place owners under a lot of strain, research shows.
Some anthropologists question how much rare activities like big-game hunting could have affected how our species evolved. Instead they’re looking at daily activities like carrying water or firewood.
Walking is a common way of getting around in most African cities
The number of deaths on Australian roads has been increasing steadily year after year. It’s unacceptable not to act on the evidence of what works to boost road safety.
There are ways to incorporate strength-training components into walking to improve your muscle strength and balance.
Office workers are sedentary for hours at a time. Our research looked at what they should do to stay healthy.
The pavements in cities were just not a pleasant setting for a stroll.
Support for road-user charging strengthens when people are assured that revenue goes into reducing traffic congestion, maintaining transport infrastructure, improving public transport.
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Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of East London
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Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland
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Teaching Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburg and Visiting Associate Professor, The University of Osaka, University of Pittsburgh
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Reader in Exercise and Health Physiology, University of Hertfordshire
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PhD Candidate, School of Population Health, UNSW
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Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Human Geography, The University of Queensland
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Distinguished Professor and Director, Urban Futures Enabling Capability Platform, and Director, Healthy Liveable Cities Group, RMIT University
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Professor of Physical Activity, Lifestyle, and Population Health, University of Sydney
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Associate professor, UCL
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Senior Lecturer, University of Environment and Sustainable Development
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
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Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, Curtin University