In Praise of Walking

Fascinating ... O’Mara argues [walking] is intimately connected to our bodies, our brains, and ultimately how we exist as a species * The Times *
In Praise of Walking is both informative and persuasive enough to rouse the most ardent couch potato – perhaps saving humanity before our lifestyle consumes our brains completely -- Jonathon Keats * New Scientist *
Convincing and compelling ... In Praise of Walking is peppered with insights about everything from 19th-century poets and flâneurs to modern-day experiments with subjects playing video games in fMRI scanners * Sunday Times *
Walking makes us healthier, happier and brainier ... [O'Mara] knows this not only through personal experience, but from cold, hard data * Observer *
Full of insights… an accessible and thought-provoking discussion of walking as a key to human success -- Gina Rippon, author of The Gendered Brain * Gina Rippon, author of The Gendered Brain *
A book that will leave you itching to go out for a good old-fashioned stroll * Mail on Sunday *
A fascinating new book that examines the multitudinous benefits of this form of locomotion * Harper's Bazaar *
Like a poem to walking… [and] the science that might help convince planners to prioritise walking as a means of getting around -- Lucy Whetman * UK Press Syndication *

Forget apples. A walk a day really will keep the doctor away

* Evening Standard *
[In Praise of Walking] it provides an antidote to the many miseries that can accumulate because of our modern, sedentary lifestyle * Simple Things *
Whether you’re an avid hiker or simply like to get out and do the school run on foot, this book will make you appreciate the physical, mental and societal benefits of getting outdoors on two feet. -- Liz Connor * UK Press Syndication *
An informative yet witty book on the importance of walking for our health and wellbeing, and for societies in general -- Liz Nice * Eastern Daily Press *
Compelling… A new angle on our favourite pastime * Walk Magazine *
A fascinating read… This informative book…will rouse you from the sofa and make you want to get moving * Eastern Daily Press, *Book of the Week* *