Health and happiness: why walking holidays combine the best of both worlds for older people
Martin Wright
created: July 31, 2025, 7 a.m. | updated: Aug. 13, 2025, 12:08 p.m.
A new survey commissioned by Age UK reveals that three-quarters of adults between 50 and 65 worry about staying healthy as they age, and two-thirds fear that they will lose their independence as they get older.
Inactivity tends to creep in gradually, and the less we use it, the more we lose it.” That’s why Age UK has launched its Act Now, Age Better campaign.
With the backing of England’s chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty and Age UK ambassador Helen Mirren, it encourages everyone to “move better for a later life”.
Forget the idea of ‘power walking’, Fussey adds, “it’s about experiencing beautiful landscapes that also gradually build up your health”.
That’s been the experience of Peter Charlesworth, a long-time Inntravel customer, who says his advanced years are no barrier to enjoying the sort of holidays Inntravel offer.
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