A golden ticket to get back on track

GET your daily steps in and you can find yourself on the path to good health.

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Paul Goddard, 67, does it more than most as a Nordic walking instructor, clocking up dozens of miles each week.

Yet walking can become harder for all of us as we age and even Paul felt that it might not be long before he was brought to his knees, his outings taking increasingly longer to complete. “I became an instructor in 2009 and started walking 40 to 50 miles a week,” he says, which was fine until recent times.

“It became uncomfortable to walk distances that should have been easy for someone of my age and fitness levels. I felt very apprehensive, as walking is not only my passion but my business.”