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Photographs by Annie Leibovitz feature in a new Bupa campaign (Image: Annie Leibovitz/Bupa) Walks in nature are more popular than hitting the gym when it comes to looking after our physical and mental health, a survey reveals. An outdoor stroll was favoured by 30 percent of UK adults, with the same proportion saying they prioritised getting enough sleep. This compared to only nine percent who favoured weekly runs and eight percent whose top priority was going to the gym.

The survey of 2,000 people, carried out by Mortar Research for Bupa, also found 35 percent felt quality time with loved ones was more important than conventional fitness regimes. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.



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