France’s varied countryside, dotted with picturesque villages and rolling hills, makes it a perfect place for a walking holiday. Choose somewhere with easy terrain and plenty of things to visit nearby, and you can have an idyllic – not to mention cheap – holiday, as suitable for pensioners as it is for young children.

By their gentle nature, walking holidays have a low injury rate, but, as with any holiday, accidents can and do happen. Thankfully, these injuries are usually minor, but walkers can present with sprained ankles, minor fractures, Baker’s cysts and other repetitive strain injuries, as well as (depending on the area and the time of year), environmental complaints such as hypothermia or heatstroke. Most injuries tend to affect heavier or older people with more wear and tear on their joints, while the latter two tend to affect younger members of the family who are physically smaller and … Read More

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