After a season brimming over with a bit too much Christmas cheer, many of us will be horrified to realise that our clothes are suddenly more ‘snug' than is comfortable. But never fear: Walking Works, a campaign funded nationwide by the Big Lottery Fund and in London by Transport for London, is here to help.

Living Streets' Walking Works Conference: Wednesday 28th January 2009

With Christmas just around the corner, national charity Living Streets has launched an im-mince-ly exciting project to get people walking, through their Walking Works campaign!

A host of top musicians have helped launch a competition to find the perfect music compilation for walking to work. As part of the Walking Works campaign, national charity Living Streets are compiling the album as a response to the hundreds of driving compliaitons released each year. Among the stars who have offered their suggestions for the perfect walk to work song are Jack Johnson and Idlewild's Roddy Woomble.

Work Wise UK is urging employees to walk to work today, to provide a boost to their health, happiness, and benefit the UK economy.

This, call for action, on the second day of Commute Smart Week, is also being made by champions of walking and improving our streets, Living Streets, through its Walking Works campaign.

Hundreds of London commuters pledged to walk more when they visited our stall at Jack Johnson's festival in Hyde Park.

To celebrate Walk to Work Day 2008, London commuters travelling between London Bridge station and The City benefited from the motivation tactics of a squad of 1980s styled fitness instructors, who get very excited about commuters who walk to work!