About WalkingWorks

Get started on the path to improved health and physical fitness with WalkingWorks^®, the Blue Program for a Healthier America. WalkingWorks is a program designed to help you set and achieve personal goals to live a healthier life.

Why Walk?
Walking works —in a lot of ways. It's safe, simple, and cost-free, and it doesn't take a lot of practice. It's something you can do alone or with friends any time of the year.

Depending on intensity, pace, and speed, walking one mile burns about 100 calories. And when done briskly on a regular basis, walking can:

• Decrease your risk of a heart attack
• Decrease your chance of developing diabetes
• Help control your weight
• Improve your muscle tone
• Promote your overall sense of wellness

While any increase in walking will help promote good health, walking 30 minutes a day on five or more days a week, or 10,000 steps daily, can produce the best, long-term health benefits for most people.

Get Started
Take the first steps to improved health and physical fitness by starting your own WalkingWorks program.

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