Team Social Walking Program: We Invited our Neighbors, Families, and Friends to Walk, and They Did!

551 walkers logging 1,1191782.60 miles!

Social Walking Program: Motivation!

Mayo Clinic: Walking and Running Right!

St. Leonard Social Walking Program Update: 779,686 Miles and 487 Walkers!

Team Social Walking Program: Walking in Sylvania, Ohio!

It is amazing what you can see when you walk for leisure and fun! Send us pictures of scenic views from your social walking program, and we will post them for others to enjoy!

Team Corely: Walking for the Health of It!

Walking is one of the easiest and simplest exercises you can perform for overall health and it doesn’t require any special equipment or a lot of money to get started. If you think just walking seems to be too easy of an exercise to be an effective fitness method then...think again. Walking can lower blood pressure, lower LDL (bad) cholesterol, raise HDL (good) cholesterol, reduce risk or manage type 2 diabetes, reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease, and manage your weight. Did you know that walking is a weight bearing exercise that helps maintain bone density and also walking is very easy on the joints? The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Heart Association recommends a moderate intensity physical activity most days of the week for 30 minutes. Walking at a brisk pace enables you to meet the criteria for physical activity for health benefits.

To start a walking program all you would need is a well fitted walking or running shoe with a flexible sole that provides a good arch support and plenty of cushion for your heels. Your clothing should be loose fitting and comfortable. If you’re walking outside make sure to wear sunscreen and don’t forget the sunglasses for the sun. If you want to keep track of the distance you walk, a pedometer would be a good investment.

So there you have it, starting a walking program can be as easy as putting one foot in front of the other. The health benefits that come along with walking are too numerous to be ignored.

Lassonia Corely
Exercise Specialist
Sinclair Community College

Team Doerger: A Leisurely Walk near Lake Michigan!

It is amazing what you can see when you walk for leisure and fun! Send
us pictures of scenic views from your social walking program and we will post
them for others to enjoy!

Team Pitstick: Walking in Fairborn, Ohio!

Whiskey is enjoying a beautiful spring day!

It is amazing what you can see when you walk for leisure and fun! Send us pictures of scenic views from your social walking program and we will post them for others to enjoy!

Team Finn: Walking in Newport KY

It is amazing what you can see when you walk for leisure and fun! Send
us pictures of scenic views from your social walking program and we will post
them for others to enjoy!

Team Tidwell: Strolling through the Woods at St. Leonard!

Spring arrived early this year at St. Leonard. The attached picture of my grandson, Dominic, demonstrates the beauty of the spring flowers along the wooded path. I allowed him to pick one daffodil for his mother. ~Cathy

Team Stewart: Evening Stroll in Columbus, Ohio!

It is amazing what you can see when you walk for leisure and fun! Send us
pictures of scenic views from your social walking program and we will post them
for others to enjoy!

Social Walking Update: 540,956.75 Miles!

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Team Dolph: Sunrise Walking!

Jon sends this picture of a beautiful sunrise from his early morning walk!

Team Stewart: Social Walking in DC!

It is amazing what you can see when you walk for leisure and fun! Send us pictures of scenic views from your social walking program and we will post them for others to enjoy!

Team Stewart: Social Walking Scenic Views!

It is amazing what you might see when you go for a walk in the country! Send us your pictures of scenic views from your social walking program and we will post them for others to enjoy.

Social Walking Program Update: 461,746 Miles! 436 Walkers!

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Team Fitness Gurus No. 24:More Walking Benefits!

Recent research conducted at Yale University found that women who walk regularly have a 45% greater chance of survival after being diagnosed with breast cancer than those women who remain sedentary. Just 30 minutes of walking every day reveal tests with lower C-reactive protein (CRP) and Amyloid A (SAA), which are indicators of inflammation and other disease processes.

Social Walking Program Update! 460,705.32 Miles!

Saint Leonard Community 2010 - 2011 Social Walking Program Data Collected As of: 23-Jan-12 As of End of Month: 12/31/2011 Participants Group Miles 66 Assisted Living 164,898.00 68 Health Care 115,200.00 295 Destination: Disneyland, Anaheim, California and Return 171,376.32 5 Destination: Assisi, Italy and Return 9,231.00 434 Total-to-Date 460,705.32 Increases Since Last Month 1 New Vital Life Participants Miles Reported This Month 143,689.50 Breakdown by Group and Destination 8 Assisted Living Trip: Saint Leonard's to Disneyland, Anaheim, CA 58 Trip: Disneyland, Anaheim, CA to Saint Leonard's Trip: Saint Leonard's to Assisi, Italy Trip: Assisi, Italy to Saint Leonard's 50 Health Care Trip: Saint Leonard's to Disneyland, Anaheim, CA 18 Trip: Disneyland, Anaheim, CA to Saint Leonard's Trip: Saint Leonard's to Assisi, Italy Trip: Assisi, Italy to Saint Leonard's 280 Residents and Staff Trip: Saint Leonard's to Disneyland, Anaheim, CA 10 Trip: Disneyland, Anaheim, CA to Saint Leonard's 5 Trip: Saint Leonard's to Assisi, Italy Trip: Assisi, Italy to Saint Leonard's 338 Total Trip: Saint Leonard's to Disneyland, Anaheim, CA 86 Trip: Disneyland, Anaheim, CA to Saint Leonard's 5 Trip: Saint Leonard's to Assisi, Italy 0 Trip: Assisi, Italy to Saint Leonard's Some Interesting Comparisons Average Distances Total Miles Times & Distance To the Sun 92,955,802.50 0 To the Moon 238,857.00 2 Around the Equator 24,901.55 19 From North to South Pole 12415.96 37 Perimeter of the United States 8878 52 To Disneyland, Anaheum, California 2,160.00 213 To Disneyland and Return to Saint Leonard's 4,320.00 107 To Assisi, Italy 5,525.00 83 To Assisi, Italy and Return to Saint Leonard's 11,050.00 42

Social Walking Program Update: 350, 486 Miles!

Saint Leonard Community 2010 - 2011 Social Walking Program Data Collected As of: 25-Nov-11 October-11 Participants Group Miles 58 Assisted Living 96,918.00 68 Health Care 90,720.00 282 Destination: Disneyland, Anaheim, California 156,119.65 5 Destination: Assisi, Italy 6,729.00 413 Total-to-Date 350,486.65 Increases Since Last Month 6 New Vitalife Participants Miles Reported This Month 61,831.26 Some Interesting Comparisons Average Distances Total Miles Times the Entire Group Has Traveled the Distance To the Sun 92,955,802.50 0 To the Moon 238,857.00 1 Around the Equator 24,901.55 14 From North to South Pole 12415.96 28 Perimeter of the United States 8878 39 To Disneyland, Anaheum, California 2,160.00 162 To Disneyland and Return to Saint Leonard's 4,320.00 81 To Assisi, Italy 5,525.00 63 To Assisi, Italy and Return to Saint Leonard's 11,050.00 32

Social Walking Program Highlights: Fun and Function!

382 Walkers = 220,315 Miles

July's highlights and walking success stories

Terri Ann Dawson - 4790 miles one complete round trip to Disney and back plus 470 miles! She is on her way to ASSISI!

Sr. Christine Doerger - 3284 miles- arrived at Disneyland and within 1,000 miles of home

Margie Houck - 2241 miles- arrived at Disneyland and returning!

Dorothy Kraus - 4405 miles- One complete round trip plus 85 miles! She is on her way to ASSISI!

Rex Link - 3860 miles- arrived at Disneyland and is now within 200 miles of home!

Ruth Link - 3280 miles- arrived at Disneyland and is now within 1,000 miles of home!

Sue Shaw - 2349 miles- arrived at Disneyland and returning!

There are approx 5 or more walkers with over 1,000 miles

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Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it ~Soren Kierkegaard