You don’t need to spend your daily one-hour escape from your home to run a marathon. Walking is just as important a form of exercise as pounding the pavements.
According to the NHS regular walking is proven to reduce your risk of some chronic illnesses including heart disease and stroke, as well as improve your mood and reduce your risk of depression.
It’s time to lace up your trainers and amble calmly through the streets, and here are the best apps to assist you on your way.
MapMy Walk
MapMyRun’s hiking-focused sister app. Discover new routes, save your favourite walks, connect your smartwatch or connected trainers and track your metrics from elevation to pace.
Free, mapmywalk.com
Walkmeter
View stats, maps, graphs, calendars and intervals with this advanced GPS walking app that lets you share your location with family and friends if you’re venturing out alone. Available in dark mode.
Free, abvio.com
Charity Miles
Give your weekend rambles a purpose. For each mile you walk, you’ll earn a donation for your chosen charity. The Nature Conservancy, The National Park Foundation and WWF are among those you can pick.
Free, charitymiles.org
Relive
The creative one for those who like to watch their walks back. Relive tracks your weekend rambles and turns them into 3D video stories featuring photos, videos, music and metrics.
Connects to your Garmin, Apple Health and MapMyWalk.
Free, relive.cc
StepSetGo
This gamified app has tweaked its algorithm to include walking amid the lockdown, so you can earn virtual coins and redeem them on Amazon vouchers, online courses and photo books for wandering around the house.
Free, stepsetgo.com
