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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel
Sarah Baxter

A cycling, walking and running break in France’s best area for trails

The spa town of Bagnoles de l’Orne is in the middle of a forest and has a long history of wellness and recreation.
The spa town of Bagnoles de l’Orne is in the middle of a forest and has a long history of wellness and recreation. Photograph: Hemis/Alamy

Kévin Raimond was teaching me how to walk. I thought I already knew, but this tall, bearded, laid-back Frenchman had fresh wisdom to impart. “Inhale for three steps, hold your breath for one,” he said, hands pressed to his inflating belly. “Then exhale for three steps and hold for one. And repeat.”

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