9 ^th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WALKING [ FROM 8 TO 10 OCTOBER 2008 ].

Walking is the first thing an infant wants to do and the last thing an old person wants to give up. Walking is the exercise that does not need a gym. It is the prescription without medicine, the weight control without diet, and the cosmetic that can’t be found in a chemist. It is the tranquilliser without a pill, the therapy without a psychoanalyst, and the holiday that does not cost a penny. What’s more, it does not pollute, consumes few natural resources and is highly efficient. Walking is convenient, it needs no special equipment, is self-regulating and inherently safe. Walking is as natural as breathing.

PSiNET research group supports the INTERNATIONAL CHARTER FOR WALKING and encourages friends, colleagues, government bodies, and national and local organisations to work together to help create healthy lifestyle communities throughout the world.