A HEALTH charity is urging Scots across the country to get walking and boost their mental health.

Walk the Walk are encouraging people to get out ahead of Blue Monday on January 20.

Blue Monday is traditionally the third Monday in January and is dubbed the most depressing day of the year.

Nina Barough CBE, founder and executive of Walk the Walk and organiser of the MoonWalk Scotland, believes walking can make a real positive impact on your mental health.

She said: “Going out for a daily walk can help reduce tension, stress and anxiety.

“This can be the best time of the year to get out walking, as the worse the weather is, the better it feels.

Lucie Joels has secondary breast cancer and says that walking is incredibly important for her mental health. 

She said: “For me, living with cancer, getting out and walking is grounding.”

Walk the Walk makes grants to fund both research into breast cancer and to help improve the lives of those living with cancer now.

Visit walkthewalk.org/about-us for more information.