23 January 2007: Fit Women

Fit Women

Women do more walking than men, according to UK Government figures, and the reason is not health consciousness but the lure of shopping.

Women make an average of 261 walking trips a year compared with the figure of 228 trips for men, according to Department for Transport statistics.

Shopping is the main reason for taking a walking trip, accounting for 21% of all journeys made on foot. The next main reasons for walking are going to and from places of education and leisure or social trips.

Perhaps women go shopping to buy shoes to replace those they wore out going shopping ...