Unhealthy Britain: half of adults walk less than a mile a day – survey
by Sarah Marsh from on (#2QTRA)
Poll commissioned by Cancer Research UK finds 52% of adults walk only 2,000 steps a day, figures described as 'worrying' and likely to increase cancer risk
Britons are being urged to take to their feet after research showed more than half of adults walk less than a mile a day.
A poll of 2,198 adults conducted by YouGov and commissioned by the charity Cancer Research UK found that on average 52% of UK adults walk a mile a day or less during the week - the equivalent of 2,000 steps - and almost a fifth (17%) walk less than a quarter of a mile.