Walking Tips:
- Break it up--walk 10 minutes a day, 3 times a day to reap the benefits of walking
- Park further from the door and walk to your destination
- When waiting for an appointment, take a walk
- Find a walking buddy to help you stay motivated
- In bad weather, walk at the gym or on a treadmill
- Get the whole family walking after dinner by walking instead of watching one TV show
Set a goal - try to walk 30 minutes a day.
| Cairo and Catskill School Hall Walking! |
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| Beginning in January, Cairo Elementary and Catskill High Schools open their doors to the public for hall walking. This is a great way to keep walking through the long winter months in a safe, warm environment. Look for days and hours to be posted here in December! |  |
Look for these walking marker signs in Athens, Catskill, Windham, and Coxsackie. Follow the signs for a one-mile walk!
| Print Your Own Log and Start Walking Today! |
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GreeneWalks is scheduled to end in mid-July. Remember to return your walking logs to the address printed on the reverse side to be entered into a drawing for prizes.
(CLICK HERE to download the walking log) Upon completion of the program, mail your log to address shown below to be entered into a drawing for prizes: Greene County Rural Health Network
ATTN: Greene Walks Program Greene Medical Arts Center
Suite A112, 159 Jefferson Heights
Catskill, NY 12414
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"Greene Walks"...Isn't it time you started walking?
The "Greene Walks" program encourages everyone to enjoy walking as the excellent method of physical fitness that it is. Start with only 10 minutes a day, then 20 minutes, then 30 minutes a day to create a lifelong habit which can help prevent obesity and other chronic diseases.
The Healthy Weight Initiative is giving away FREE PEDOMETERS to the first 100 people who pledge to start walking in our program. To get your free pedometer, fill out the form below and hit submit.