Get Outside and Walk

Do you walk the walk, or just talk the talk, when it comes to supporting worthy causes?

When you walk the walk, by participating in a charity walkathon, you do good things for others while also doing something healthful for yourself.

Walkathons raise much-needed funds for all types of charitable and non-profit organizations. At the same time, walking builds your aerobic endurance, reduces cardiovascular risks, promotes weight loss, and prevents loss of mobility due to aging. It can even lower mortality among people with diabetes.

In keeping with the health rewards of walking as exercise, walkathons often benefit medical research, treatment and education campaigns. The names tell the story: America's Walk for Diabetes (American Diabetes Association), Making Strides Against Breast Cancer (American Cancer Society), The Memory Walk (National Alzheimer's Association), and others.