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WALK 1 hour a day and
Add 2 healthy years to your life
Why Should You Walk?
Walk for your body, for your mind, for your spirit.
Walk to delay aging process...feel younger, brighter, active.
Walk to reduce your risk of cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
Walk to enjoy and reenergize your life ... lose weight, feel good and sexy.
WALK ....FEEL ALIVE!
The Role of Step Counting
By wearing a stepcounter (pedometer), you may be more motivated to add in extra steps whenever you can - by parking further from thedoor of the grocery store, taking the stairs rather than the elevator, or walking while thinking or talking on the telephone. When you start keeping track of your steps you will realize how much you are actually walking towards your own goals of getting more physically active and healthier.
How many steps a day are enough?
Sedentary people generally move only 2000 - 3000 steps a day. How far is 2000 steps? It is about a mile. But the benefits for health and for
weight management don't depend on you walking a mile all at one time, but simply adding in more steps throughout the day. Try to increase the number of steps every day...start now, step by step.
The impact of your steps
2,000 more steps to regular daily activities - prevents weight gain 6,000 steps a day - significantly reduces risk of death 8,000 - 10,000 steps a day promote weight lossCount your steps with a WALK stepcounter and keep a daily log of your progress.
Start Today!
1. Put on your walking shoes
2. Create a WALKing group or contact your neighborhoods president to join a team.
3. Identify a safe place to WALK (i.e. church, school, park, parking lot)
4. Count your steps - get a stepcounter
5. Contact the UAB Minority Health & Research Center for more information:
By phone: call 1-877-MHRC-UAB (1-877-6472-822)
By email: info@uabmhrc.com
Online: www.uabmhrc.com
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