“Encouraging The Population To Engage In Brisk Walking May Add Years To Their Lives.” Last Year, Prof Yates And His Team Showed That Middle Aged People Who Walked Slowly Were At Higher Risk Of Heart Related Disease. That Study, Which Also Used Data From The Uk Biobank, Showed That Slow Walkers Were Twice As Likely To Have A Heart Related Death As Fast Walkers, Even Accounting For Smoking And Bmi.