Saturday, April 24, 2010

March of Dimes Walk for Babies


Established in 1938, The March of Dimes is sponsoring its 4 mile March to Save Babies at John Prince Park this morning. The event kicked off at 9am.

$1.8 billion dollars has been raised to save all babies since 1970 with 76 cents of every dollar going towards research.

This event is a great way to get exercise as nothing is better than walking. I asked the walker in the green shirt how he was doing. As he huffed and puffed, he said, "I'm trying to get in shape...hope I can last."

Walking on a regular basis does wonders for your blood and for your heart. Facts about walking for health:
  • Walking improves the efficiency of the heart.
  • Walking is usually accompanied by weight loss which reduces the work load for the heart.
  • Walking improves breathing.
  • Walking makes the blood flow faster.
  • Walking reduces the stickiness of the blood to improve circulation.
  • Walking lowers high blood pressure.
  • Walking lowers high cholesterol levels.



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