Only 50% of middle age adult manage more than 1 brisk 10 min walk a month.

I have arthritis in both hips but still walk for an hour on most days. I used to be able to walk for longer.
I have always done quite a lot of walking and did a job that was mostly on my feet all day.
I always found it funny that people would park as close to the entrance of shops even the gym to avoid walking.

Never mind ‘middle age’.

I go to aquacise classes, I bet I am much fitter than some of the younger ones there, probably in their 30’s, 40’s, 50’s. (I’m in the 70’s category).

They just don’t do much, very lethargic, I know it’s up to us how much we put into it, but honestly…..

I never really think about what I’m doing exercise-wise, it bores me silly, but I spend quite a lot of time chasing after my two cats and my GC. Also this week I’ve been moving very briskly avoiding the rain - I got doused five times in two days on Tuesday/wed!

I’m off to a playpark later on with three children as the holidays have begun here in Scotland - that’ll keep me on the go.

What next, though - vouchers for getting out of bed??

I enjoy my walking too, refuse to count steps as it becomes a bit obsessive and unnecessary in my view. I do occasionally look at the counter. In my phone as it’s usually with me, but at one point I was wearing a fitness watch so I didn’t miss any steps and that I think was too much.

I got so fed up during lockdown having to do a half hour walk every day. I was thoroughly sick of all our local routes. My step count averages out at 8000 steps a week and this includes three Aquafit sessions. I also do 700+ active minutes a week. We're supposed to do 75 or 150 less strenuous minutes.
Remaining inactive for 30 minutes at a time has shown to reduce life expectancy so I get up and move about doing ordinary activities every once in a while if reading or watching TV.

I'm shocked by that figure too. I do have O/A which I just try to ignore and walk every day rain and shine around 40 mins a day try to take different route most days I turn on Merlin so its listening for birds as I walk, my favourite walk is following the brook that runs nearby until the vegetation takes over and a machete is needed to hack my way along the bank 😂. We all need to walk more just a stroll to the end of the road to start you off, you might find you actually enjoy it.

Being retired I try and take a daily walk for an hour up a deep lane in the woods then down a field. Being sheltered with the trees it is possible when it rains and during the hot spell.

I’m recovering from chronic fatigue thst followed a series of infections in February. I usually walk two or three miles a day but that’s impossible. I’m managing a gentle half hour but I’m shocked by how quickly my leg muscles diminished by days when I sat or dosed much of the time

Walking is usually a real pleasure. Anyway onwards and upwards, I’ll be strolling with the dogs in half an hour

I do, and I don’t believe that more than 50% of able bodied people don’t, to be honest, surely everybody is rushing somewhere at least once a month unless they are already disabled or elderly?