Highlights from 2015 National Walking Summit

Surgeon General: Medical professionals must boost emphasis on prevention

Walk With A Doc Celebrates 10 Years of Taking Steps to Better Health

Check out this CDC-funded Mall Walking Guide!

Taking steps to reduce very high triglycerides

In it Together: Building a Culture of Health  2015_RWJF_Presidents Message We intend to help our nation increase its demand for healthy places and practices by promoting systematic change in policy, laws and living conditions. We will provide data and tools that communities, agencies, organizations, institutions and individuals need to make better health a priority at […]

Wallking with Docs – Columbus Ohio cardiologist David Sabgir told patients repeatedly to get more exercise.  He eventually realized his talks weren't making much of an impact.  So, he decided to walk the walk instead and asked a patient to join him for a walk on the weekend.

Taking to the streets with patients

'Walk wth a Doc' to improve patient fitness, education When David Sabgir, MD, of Mount Carmel Clinical Cardiovascular Specialists, felt like he was not reaching his patients when it came to improving their CV health, he realized he had to take a different approach if he really wanted to make a difference.

To Get in Shape, Walk with a Doc Off the Couch: If you need motivation to exercise, consider Walk With a Doc. The nonprofit program has 148 chapters, mostly in the U.S., offering free 30- to 45-minute doctor-led walks in parks and malls. The goal: to encourage people to get the 150 minutes a week of […]