Start Walking ~ Denver

You shouldn't need an excuse to get up and start walking, but if you need some extra motivation.....

Take an important step towards a healthier you! Grab your friends, family, and co-workers and join the American Heart Association on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at Skyline Park on 17th and Arapahoe, in Downtown Denver for a mid-day rally and one-mile walk in the fight against heart disease and stroke. This is a day that adults nationwide can make the pledge to Start! walking and to become active and heart healthy. This year, the American Heart Association has partnered with the Downtown Denver Partnership to create a permanent Start! Walking Path in Downtown Denver. The path stretches from Larimer Street to California, passes by the Convention Center, parts of the 16th Street Mall, and begins and ends at Skyline Park. Come downtown on April 8th and Start! Walking! Celebration Rally begins at Noon followed by the inaugural walking on the new Downtown Denver Start! Walking Path!

Physical inactivity is a huge problem nationally and locally. Seventy percent of Americans don't get enough exercise. Start! is an exciting national physical activity campaign that encourages all Americans to live longer and healthier by making walking part of their daily lives. Walking has the lowest dropout rate of any physical activity, and yet it is the simplest positive change you can make to effectively improve your heart health. Studies show that adults may gain as many as two hours of life expectancy for each hour of regular, vigorous exercise.

For more information, visit the website: www.heart.org/start.

Posted by H2O Member: Travel Lite