Motivate Your Employees, Your Community to Walk for Health
Start a Walking Group Using AARP’s Exclusive Online Kit
AARP is championing walking after researching its manifold advantages. A brisk, half-hour walk five or more days a week can reduce the risk of developing:
- Cardiovascular disease
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Arthritis
- Some cancers
The 30-minute daily routine also boosts brain power, helps control weight, requires modest investments of time and money, increases productivity, and—because of its benefits, promoting alertness and health—a walking regimen may lead to reduced insurance costs.
Since walking is also an "entry level" form of exercise—people who develop daily walking routines are likely to eventually practice yoga, go biking, or join in other athletic pursuits—AARP believes walking programs are the first step to push greater numbers of 50+ Americans to keep fit.
Our research shows that walking itself promotes physical activity. Among 50+ adults, walking is the preferred work out, by far: At a rate of 74 percent, AARP members who are active say that walking is their most regular type of exercise.
Click here to download the AARP walking plan, and transform your group of friends and colleagues into a walking machine with defined goals and rewards.
