{"id":638269,"date":"2026-10-22T18:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/638269\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T18:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:48:13","slug":"emma-thompson-walks-for-2-hours-a-day-at-67-here-are-her-3-hacks-for-increasing-your-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/638269\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Thompson walks for 2 hours a day at 67 \u2013 here are her 3 hacks for increasing your steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emma Thompson has found a simple way to build movement into her daily routine. The actor, 67, recently revealed that she spends at least two hours a day walking<\/a>, telling the Royal Literary Fund<\/a>: \u2018I write for no more than two hours (I hate sitting down), and then I walk for at least two hours.\u2019<\/p>\n

Granted, two hours sounds like a lot to squeeze into a busy day, but Thompson\u2019s approach is about fitting steps into your existing commitments, rather than making them another thing to tick off your to-do list. <\/p>\n

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Thompson walks for two hours a day<\/p>\n

Long walks have been a non-negotiable as she’s gotten older. Speaking to Zoomer<\/a>, she shared: \u2018You have to acknowledge what\u2019s changing, what you\u2019re losing and lean into it. I think acknowledging all sorts of rage or frustration or fear about getting older is massively important. It\u2019s no good wandering around going, \u201cYou\u2019re as old as you feel\u201d or \u201cAge is just a number.\u201d No! Getting older is a real thing. Your body changing is a real thing. Be honest with yourself: What do you really feel about it? Then ask, \u201cSo how do I accommodate that in my daily life?\u201d\u2019 <\/p>\n

For her, walking is a practical way to stay mobile<\/a> and strong<\/a>, as she reflected to the Guardian<\/a>, \u2018I\u2019m grateful I can still get up a hill.\u2019 Below, find her three simple tips for making walking seem less intimidating and more appealing. <\/p>\n

1.Use walking as thinking time<\/p>\n

\u2018I think a lot of stuff goes on in my head when I\u2019m walking. And when I\u2019m sleeping,\u2019 Thompson told The Idler<\/a>. Rather than treating every walk as an opportunity to hit a step target, try using yours to decompress after work, work through a problem or simply let your mind wander. Leaving your AirPods at home occasionally can help you feel more connected to your surroundings, too.<\/p>\n

2. Make it a social activity<\/p>\n

Describing her idea of a perfect day to Zoomer, Thompson said: \u2018I head off with any member of my family who happens to be around, walk up a hill and look at the view.\u2019 Inviting a friend or family member along can turn walking into valuable time together, rather than another task to fit around your other commitments. You\u2019ll probably find yourself walking for longer without even noticing.<\/p>\n

3. Choose scenic, slightly challenging routes<\/p>\n

During the pandemic, Thompson told British Vogue<\/a> that she spent time at her family\u2019s Scottish home \u2018walking up the hill and seeing what the heather was doing.\u2019 Exploring a new park, woodland trail or gentle hill can make your walks feel more like an adventure than exercise. Hills also increase the physical demands of walking, so start with a manageable incline and build up gradually.<\/p>\n

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As Women\u2019s Health UK\u2019s fitness director and a qualified Pilates and yoga instructor, Bridie Wilkins has been passionately reporting on exercise, health and nutrition since the start of her decade-long career in journalism.<\/p>\n

After earning a first-class degree in journalism and NCTJ accreditation, she secured her first role at Look Magazine, where she launched the magazine\u2019s health and fitness column, Look Fit, before going on to become Health and Fitness writer at HELLO!<\/p>\n

Since, she has written for Stylist, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Elle, The Metro, Runner\u2019s World and Red. Today, she oversees all fitness content across Women’s Health online and in <\/a>print, spearheading leading cross-platform franchises, such as \u2018Fit At Any Age\u2019, which showcases the women proving that age is no barrier to exercise.<\/p>\n

She has also represented the brand on BBC Radio London, plus various podcasts and Substacks \u2013 all with the aim to encourage more women to exercise and show them how. Outside of work, find her trying the latest Pilates studio, testing her VO2 max for fun (TY, Oura), or posting workouts on Instagram. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emma Thompson has found a simple way to build movement into her daily routine. The actor, 67, recently…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":638270,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[149492,147677,147678,147290,5218,312895,2117,565,134,207184,2116,111,139,69,312894,251090],"class_list":["post-638269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-collection-celebrity-workouts","tag-collection-fit-at-60","tag-collection-fit-at-any-age","tag-collection-fitness-app","tag-content-type-default","tag-contentid-75982cb2-6d15-421d-8cbb-85821a690ebe","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-gb","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-shorttitle-how-emma-thompson-walks-for-2-hours-a-day-at-67","tag-sponsored-false"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=638269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/638270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=638269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=638269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}