A regular, short walk can have positive effects on your health. Health benefits include a lower risk heart disease, lower blood pressure and decreased stress.

To help encourage area residents to stay healthy, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) at Amarillo is excited to announce a new partnership with Walk With A Doc.

Walk With A Doc's mission is to encourage healthy physical activity in people of all ages and reverse the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle. Three-mile walks will be held monthly, and each walk will be followed by a question and answer session on various health topics