Walking Resources:

Walking, Baby! 10,000 steps – every day.

No excuses.Walking is essential to good health – and it can benefit everyone! It lowers blood pressure, bad cholesterol (LDL) and that number on the bathroom scale. Those magic 10,000 steps also lead to the release of your body’s natural happy drugs – endorphins.

To learn more about the new initiative from 360-5.com click or visit 10000timesaday.com

NEW: Walking Videos

Cleveland Clinic Youtube has videos on walking and other health and wellness topics.

 

Google and Cleveland Clinic partner on Walk for Good.  Click here for more information about the Google and Cleveland Clinic partnership.  Click here to see the Walk for Good videos on walking and the benefits of walking.

Walking Shoes 101:  How to buy walking shoes (pdf)

Cleveland Metroparks Walking Works program

Walking is the Number One Health Tip

Top 5 Reasons to Walk

Calorie Counter for walking and other physical activity.

Volunteer to walk dogs at the Animal Protective League

American Heart Association Start! Initiative

Videos on shoes and pedometers.

Other resources for walking

Benefits of Walking:  Information from Cleveland Clinic about walking research.

Active Living:  Find out how to incorporate walking and other physical acitivity into our daily life.

Cleveland Hiking Club

Schedule of monthly events.

Dog Walking Calculator

Calorie counter for you and your pet.

American Heart Association Start! Initiative:  A great worksite walking program from our health partner.

American Diabetes Association ClubPed:  Interactive information about walking and physical activity.

American Cancer Society Active for Life Program

10 week program for worksite teams.

Walking and other physical activity online interactive educational program.

Walk a marathon resources and training tips.

Team Prevention walking program

18-Week Walk a Marathon Program:  Suggested training plan from the editor of Walking magazine

How walkable is your community?  A brief survey to see how safe your favorite walking route is.

Get a Walking Buddy to keep your walking program on track.

According to the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine*, physical activity reduces the risk of coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity, depression, and cancer of the breast and colon. (CCJM, Vol 72, Number 8, August 2005.)