Internet Resources
There are hundreds of websites and sources for people walking their way to better health. These are our favorites. We especially love the walking route mapping site.

• Getting Started www.thewalkingsite.com
• Pedometer FAQ www.new-lifestyles.com/faq.html
• Pedometer Ratings www.pedometeraccuracy.com
• Map Your Walking Distance www.webwalking.com/googlemap.htm
• More In-Depth Information (for the obsessed) walking.about.com/mbiopage.htm

How Walkable Is Your Neighborhood?
A fascinating new internet tool maps out services you can reach by walking. It also calculates a walkability score for your home or office location. Just enter an address and watch the results pop up!
>> http://www.walkscore.com/index.shtml

It appears that the 30 minutes per day of exercise will keep most people from gaining the additional weight associated with inactivity
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Walking Still Popular in U.S.
A new federal survey finds 72 percent of US adults walk, run, or jog, about 13 days per month on average.
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Get Fit with 10,000 Steps A Day!
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Try this easy-to-use table to get your Walking Program started.
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Try this easy-to-use table to get your Walking Program started.
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A Walk To Work
Appealing to Americans to become more active, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson declared April 2, 2004 to be Walk To Work Day. A handful of WalkSanDiego diehards gave it a try. Here's a photo journal of my trek from North Park to northern Kearny Mesa.

Time: 2.5 hours
Steps: 16,900
Distance: 9.4 miles
Feet: sore

by Andy Hamilton
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Studies: Walking's good for brain, too
Walking regularly at age 70 and beyond can help keep the mind sharp and ward off Alzheimer's disease, according to research suggesting that what is good for the heart is also good for the brain.
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