If there was a pill that could improve your health, give you mental clarity, supply moments of peace, help with creativity and aid sleep and weight loss, would you take it? And yet, all of these things and more can be achieved by simply putting on your runners and walking.

In The Walking Effect, Karl Henry, one of Ireland’s top health experts, reveals how walking can unlock surprising benefits. You’ll discover how you can:

recharge with solo strolls;
improve your sleep with a calming walks;
burn more fat and build strength with some simple walking strategies;
go faster and further by unlocking the potential of your daily walks.

In addition, you will find Karl’s guide to Ireland’s best walks in every province, with beautiful photography to inspire you to try everyone. So, get ready to discover how effective walking can be – step by step.

Karl Henry is one of Ireland’s most recognised personal trainers and is well known from his time on RTÉ’s Operation Transformation. Karl has a BSc (Hons) in Sports Science and Sports Management from University College Dublin, as well as two personal training qualifications: A.C.E and A.A.B.S.