Welcome to Walk with Ease in the Worksite

We are so glad you are here! We want to provide more opportunities to learn about the the information provided in the weekly emails, therefore each week you will be provided with a link to our webpage which provides that additional information.

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Why is tracking physical activity important?

Keeping track of your physical activity can be extremely beneficial to help you reach and surpass your goals. It can help you be more efficient in your time and your workouts while helping you to stay accountable. It can help drive the focus and direction of your physical activity. 

It also can help you to see if you are reaching the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans each week. 
It is recommended that Americans get 150 minutes of moderate physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous activity or a combination of both.

Find a tracking system that works for you, whether that is an activity monitor or something as simple as a stopwatch.
You will be provided a link to track your walking through the online portal each week

Take control of your health

The Walk with Ease in the Worksite program allows you to become autonomous to your physical activity.
We hope to help you build the skills to increase your physical activity over the next 7 weeks during our program.
You get to choose what works best for you including:

• When you walk
  
• Where you walk
  
• Distance you walk
  
• Speed you walk

How can walking benefit you?

Walking can provide many health benefits including:

• Becoming more physically active
• Increases exercise time
• Improve cardiovascular fitness
• Decreases joint pain and fatigue
• Increases muscular and bone strength 
• Improve balance
• Improves overall health
• Improve mood

Accountability is in!

There are many ways for you to help hold yourself accountable to physical activity.

• Adjust your mindset
• Set short-term goals
• Set a timeline for yourself
  
• Get a dog to help you stay physically active 

• Set your clothes out the night before, or pack your gym bag and take it to work with you​
• Find a partner or group to be physically active with

Healthy Walking

Starting a physical activity program can be challenging, it is important to make sure that you are taking precautions to take care of yourself. If you are new to physical activity it could be beneficial to check out these Exercise Do's and Don'ts!
It would also be in your best interest to review the Health Concerns Checklist to decide if checking with your health care provider is a good idea before beginning the program. 

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