Several friends and I decided to give the "Walk for Good" program a go. I just completed the first week, and it was very easy to do. I walked three times last week, enjoying watching my progress add up on the Google tool. You need a Google account and can add the tool (located at http://www.google.com/webmasters/igoogle/goforgood.html) easily to your individual Google webpage. The first week of the program, you're supposed to walk three days for 20 minutes; by week 15, the plan calls for you to work up to walking 45 minutes five days a week.
I also have started watching the videos that are included as part of the program, as well as checked out the Cleveland Clinic-prepared resources. For instance, Week Two's video focuses on the importance of stretching, which I found really interesting since I've dealing with a case of planter fasciitis (severe pain in the heel of my foot).
All in all, I consider this walking program a step in the right direction. My goal is to make sure that my body's biological clock gets turned back so that the various stresses that life has thrown my way in the past few years are negated.
I hope you'll join me in "splurging" in this free fountain of youth. It can do us all good!
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