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Cabinet Secretary for Sport, Shona Robison, said: “There are so many benefits from encouraging people across Scotland to walk more: it can contribute positively to areas such as mental and physical health, climate change, community empowerment, economic development, and tourism.
“Walking is highly cost-effective and demonstrates that prevention really is better than cure. The health risks are stark – seven Scots die every day due to inactivity, often long before they have to. That is seven too many.
“This is the year to get Scots more active, and embrace the truly beautiful walking routes we have available to us.”
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http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/Let-s-Get-Scotland-Walking-d96.aspx
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