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Lace up your sneakers and join
the American Heart Association in celebrating
National Walking Day
Tomorrow, April 6, 2016
Grab your sneakers, invite your friends and take a 30 minute walking break with us!
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Locally Sponsored by:
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Join us and take your heart for a walk
Date: Wednesday, April 6
Location: Sydney Walton Square
Corner of Pacific and Jackson Streets
San Francisco, CA 924111
Time: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Download the Event Poster
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Get resources for National Walking Day for your company, school, community, and you!
DOWNLOAD THE FREE TOOLKIT
The toolkit includes the following resources:
Resource Guide
Four Weeks of Healthy Living Tips
Weekly Handouts for the Month of April:
- Walk your way to a healthier life
- Get in the game: Sports Fitness
- Fun for the whole family
- Stress less with mindful movement
Activity Challenge Tracker
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We hope that in addition to lacing up your sneakers for National Walking Day, you'll also join us for the 2016 Bay Area Heart Walk! Take a stand against cardiovascular diseases and register today. Consider making a donation in honor of National Walking Day and invite others to join you by making a donation as part of their pledge to live a healthy lifestyle.
Why Walking?:
There are countless ways you can get active, but walking has the lowest dropout rate of them all! It’s the simplest positive change you can make to improve your heart health. Research has shown that walking at least 30 minutes a day can help you:
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Improve your blood pressure, blood sugar levels and blood lipid profile
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Enhance your mental well-being
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Reduce your risk of osteoporosis
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Reduce your risk of breast and colon cancer
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There really are so many benefits for such a simple activity!
Visit heart.org/MyHeartMyLife to learn more.
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