By o fg ering a genuinely fun and enjoyable The Challenge - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

By o fg ering a genuinely fun and enjoyable The Challenge atmosphere, W alk With A Doc touched my life by helping me stay committed to improving my health and wellness. About Us Our Walks As more and more of my friends embrace the program, I see the same story repeat itself in their lives as well. Impact and Reach - Amar Kumar Sponsorship Metrics

The Challenge The Challenge About Us Our Walks Impact and Reach Sponsorship Metrics ¡ ¡ It's time to start walking Obesity rates continue to rise— 35% of the U.S. population is obese. ¡ ¡ Lifestyle plays a major impact on health—75%, as compared to the impact of medical care (10%), environment (10%), and genetics (5%). ¡ ¡ ¡ S edentary lifestyles increase health risks as you grow older. ”Health is a state of complete But...even modest activity can turn those numbers around. physical, psychological, and Death from heart disease could be reduced by 34% by walking social well-being and not only two hours per week. And women with breast cancer who simply the absence of disease walk 2-3 miles per hour, three to fi ve hours a week, have a or infirmity . “ death rate half of that for sedentary women. —W orld Health Organization, 1948

Walk With A Doc is a free, year-round walking program that operates in communities across America and abroad. It is hosted by local physicians in public spaces, and everyone is welcome. Our mission is to encourage healthy physical activity in people of all ages, and reverse the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle, which will improve the health and well-being of the country. ¡

Beyond the basics, each community defines its own walk – whether they meet once a week or once a month, in the mountains or on a beach, in the city, at a park or in a mall. Each program starts with the volunteer doc introducing a popular health topic for a short discussion. Conversation migrates into the walk, all the way back to the meeting point, where walkers can have their blood pressure checked, get water, fresh fruit, healthy snacks or coffee. ¡

190 ¡ ac$ve ¡programs ¡in ¡ 39 ¡states ¡and ¡ 6 ¡countries* ¡ ¡ Adding ¡ new ¡sites ¡each ¡week! ¡ ¡ *6 ¡countries: ¡USA, ¡Canada, ¡Russia, ¡Australia, ¡Ireland, ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡South ¡Korea ¡ ¡ ¡

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