With new research showing that even a short daily walk can prevent one in 10 premature deaths, three women share their stories of the power of putting one foot in front of the other every day
Bríd Uí Chuanaigh, on the right, who suffered from a stroke, takes part in the Monday Movers at Croí Galway walks (pictured here with Mary Carroll). Photo: Ray Ryan
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Rachel Gotto had to learn to walk again after surgery following a brain tumour left her paralysed down her left side
Rachel Gotto
When Bríd Uí Chuanaigh suffered a stroke, she worried that her daily walks in the Galway countryside where she lives were over. But six years on, Bríd, who just turned 70, is back up to walking an hour a day.