Despite the fact that my post on Social Networkouts went largely ignored, I’ve decided to go ahead to something about it anyway. The American Heart Association is sponsoring National Start Walking Day on April 8th. All they’re asking for is 30 minutes of walking from you that day. Why 30 minutes?
Taking just 10 minutes three times a day to walk will help you live longer. In fact, studies show that just one hour of vigorous exercise will increase your life expectancy by two hours. It makes sense to walk more and eat well — to live longer. (AHA)
So we are going to meet at Echo Park at 6:30pm and walk the perimeter of the park. That way even those who can’t make it until 7pm will still be able to get some walk time in with the group. Runners are encouraged too. Everyone who participates will get a sticker.
Where to go:
We will meet at the entrance to the park at the corner of Glendale Blvd. and Park Ave., just south of Sunset Ave. We will be walking the sidewalk around the park, so meet up with us at any point.
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Please click through as this shows you the start point for our meetup.
What to bring:
- Comfortable walking/running shoes
- Water or sports drink
- Healthy snack
- Towel
- Happy attitude
I am open to any other suggestions you may have.
Please RSVP at Upcoming so that I’ll be sure to have enough stickers. Tell your friends & family and please share this post with anyone you know in LA.
Check back here as I post videos and other health tips leading up to the big day. ?See you at the park!
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The April 8th National Start Walking Day in Los Angeles by Anika Malone, unless otherwise expressly stated, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Tags: American Heart Association, Echo Park, Fitness, Health, social networking, walking