I'm joined by Dave Askew from Northamptonshire Walks to hear his story of corporate burnout and how walking brought him back from the brinkWe cover the following areas:Benefits of walkingCommunityMatching your walks to your unique temperamentGetting outside on your work breaksWhy counting steps isn't idealMindfulnessDave's advice for getting startedAnd much more...Dave Askew has lived in Northamptonshire for over forty years and has always had a keen interest in walking, photography, nature and local history.In 2013, after experiencing a health scare, he decided to start the walking blog northamptonshirewalks.co.uk to share his love for walking in Northamptonshire. The blog quickly took off & today his website has more than 200 walks he’s done in Northamptonshire on it, plus another 165 outside the County, including those from his travels all over the world. In 2022 alone it received more than 1 million views! All the walks are done by pictures, not maps & are completely free to access.In May 2022 Dave started taking people on Group Walks and now runs around 25 per month. All the Group Walks are totally free, but you can make a donation to the day-to-day expenses if you’ve had a great time. In 2022 over 4,000 people came on one of his walks.The Northamptonshire Walks Facebook Group has become recognised as a highly positive and supportive community that grew at an incredible rate throughout the Covid pandemic and currently stands at almost 33,000 members (all with some link to Northamptonshire). You may have seen one of the 700+ Northamptonshire Walks hoodies and polo shirts out on there on the footpaths!Dave can be heard regularly on BBC Northampton & has appeared on both BBC & ITV television. He also writes articles for many local magazines & has featured more than once in the Daily Telegraph, promoting Northamptonshire’s hidden secrets. He’s also available for talks.Dave has won several awards for the help his website and social media has given to people, all of which is done purely as a hobby. Indeed the Group was privileged to receive ‘The Together’ award at the BBC Make a Difference Awards and, more recently a ‘Highly Commended” Award from the Countryside Charity Campaign to Protect Rural England.As Dave always says…”If just one of my walks has helped just one person, then it’s all been worthwhilehttps://northamptonshirewalks.co.uk/https://www.facebook.com/groups/222661047933104https://twitter.com/northantswalksTo book one of our Talks, Workshops, Podcasts, Articles or Drop-in clinics for your organisation visit https://www.mindbodyconsulting.co.uk/services

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