2 h. ago I tried the walking method that offers ‘10 times the benefits’ of walking 10,000 steps per day

Movement in any form can benefit your health, says senior fitness writer Harry Bullmore. But can this latest walking trend help time-poor people step up their exercise plans?

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8 h. ago People are ditching 10,000 steps for walking trend giving '10 times the benefit'

This walking routine is super simple and low-impact

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8 d. ago EuroMillions 'Fab Four' family syndicate celebrates £400k win in Beatles Cavern Club

Beatles fans Stephen Ullah, 70, wife Bev, 62, and their children Stephen, 44, and Deon, 42, scooped more than £104,000 each after winning the EuroMillions draw

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1 week ago Hate your job – but can’t afford to leave? 20 ways to love your work a little more

In these precarious times, many people hang on to roles they’d rather ditch. So, how to rekindle your passion and purpose? Readers and experts share their best suggestionsAt some point in their career everyone experiences feeling unfulfilled at work. But with confidence in the UK job market weakening, and competition for roles increasing, more people than ever are clinging to their positions, even if they have fallen out of love with their work. It’s a phenomenon that some have termed “job hugging”.If you find yourself prioritising a sense of security over ambition, and are unhappily sticking with your current role, is there a way you can weather the storm and even revitalise your passion for your job in the process? We spoke to career coaches, workplace psychologists and Guardian readers to find out. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tennis legend Björn Borg walks 12 miles every day just so he can think

The Swedish star said he used the time – around 24,000 steps – in his Stockholm flat to ‘think’ but he admitted his wife Patricia Östfeld gets ‘really annoyed’ when he starts marching

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1 week ago New walking trend promises major health benefits for those with little time

Japanese walking is based on interval-style bursts of fast and slow walking

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2 w. ago More than 500,000 sign petition against digital ID cards as 'a step towards mass surveillance and digital control'

Sir Keir Starmer says plans for a new digital ID held on people's phones will be an 'enormous opportunity' for the UK and make working illegally tougher.

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2 w. ago I ditched these 'healthy' foods and went from a size 20 to a size 12

After struggling to lose weight for years, one woman managed to drop five dress sizes in five months thanks to ditching foods people usually assume are 'healthy'

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2 w. ago Bizarre new fitness trend that sees people walk on all fours like animals, but fans insist they are NOT furries

The internet is crawling with the wild new fitness trend called quadrobics, where people unleash their inner beasts through animal-like movements on all fours.

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3 w. ago What is the Japanese Interval Walking trend and can it really make you fitter?

From weighted hula hoops to the 10-20-30 hack, the internet is constantly coming up with new ways to stay fit and healthy - but this one actually works.

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3 w. ago Three actions that could see Universal Credit payments cut by 100%

Certain actions or mistakes while on Universal Credit can trigger a sanction, where your benefit payment is reduced for a certain period of time

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4 w. ago Super slimming mum urges people to ditch weight loss jabs after losing 4 stone naturally

Sandie Simms says losing the weight naturally is better as she has kept it off herself after the super slimmer gave up weigh loss injections to join Slimming World

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last month I walked 10,000 steps a day with a weighted backpack for a week – here are five reasons I’m not stopping

Use rucking to upgrade your walks, build strength and boost your fitness

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