It's National Walk to Work Day!

DD · 04-03-2009, 07:19 AM

National Walk to Work Day

When : First Friday in April

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson declared the first National Walk to Work Day as April 2, 2004. With obesity and sedentary lifestyles growing at an alarming rate, National Walk to Work Day was initiated to draw attention to the need to get out and exercise, and to get in shape.

On this day, Americans are encouraged to walk to work. If you can't walk to work, walking during lunch time, or another time of the day. The goal is to walk 30 minutes a day. Health officials are hoping this will encourage people to add a 30 minute walk to their daily lives. Health officials, medical agencies, and medical organizations around the country state that a 30 minute walk will significantly improve you health. The benefits are many, including lower weight, less chance of heart disease, less risk of diabetes, and much more. This translates to a longer and healthier life.

Unmentioned in other articles, is the emotional and mental benefits of walking. Walking is relaxing and peaceful. If you walk in a park, or along a waterfront, it can be captivating. Need a quick picker upper? Take a walk today.

Note: Walking is free of charge. And, as of this writing there is no tax on walking, either.
So, if you can't walk to work today, walk 30 minutes at a convenient time. Then, make it a apart of your daily life

If I was gonna do this, I should have started about 5 hours ago.

**Jdarg** · 04-03-2009, 07:22 AM

Finally a day for me!

I walked from the bedroom to the kitchen.

DD · 04-03-2009, 07:22 AM

Originally Posted by jdarg

Finally a day for me!

I walked from the bedroom to the kitchen.

I'm so proud of you!!

**Jdarg** · 04-03-2009, 07:27 AM

Originally Posted by DD

I'm so proud of you!!

Yeah, but I wish I had more a commute. I eased into my day during my old drive to work.

**sunspotbaby** · 04-03-2009, 07:28 AM

I walk to "work" every day.

**Sheila** · 04-03-2009, 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by jdarg

Finally a day for me!

I walked from the bedroom to the kitchen.

LOL! I was gong to post the same thing. Now I am walking back to the coffee pot for the third cup of coffee. A domestic diva's work is just never done!

**Lynnie** · 04-03-2009, 07:45 AM

I walked Sweet Pea! And, since it is threatening rain, I am driving my Ho several miles the rest of the day

Will walk to the store tomorrow, however!

**Miss Kitty** · 04-03-2009, 08:29 AM

I'm walking funny to work, but at least I am walking!

Mr. K jsut left in his car. Dammit...I wish I could have hidden his keys and made him walk.

**BeachSiO2** · 04-03-2009, 08:32 AM

I walked today, and yesterday. I like to start off the day celebrating something I didn't know I was celebrating.

**Miss Kitty** · 04-03-2009, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by BeachSiO2

I walked today, and yesterday. I like to start off the day celebrating something I didn't know I was celebrating.

...how the heck are you?

**BeachSiO2** · 04-03-2009, 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by Miss Kitty

...how the heck are you?

Good, and at the risk of a brief thread hijack (sorry DD), it was good meeting everyone before you started your day walking while Cato boy was working. Hope you had a sunny day! Like the thread tie-in?

**ShallowsNole** · 04-03-2009, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by jdarg

Yeah, but I wish I had more a commute. I eased into my day during my old drive to work.

Originally Posted by jdarg

Finally a day for me!

I walked from the bedroom to the kitchen.

Originally Posted by sunspotbaby

I walk to "work" every day.

Originally Posted by gotothebeachmom

LOL! I was gong to post the same thing. Now I am walking back to the coffee pot for the third cup of coffee. A domestic diva's work is just never done!

I love my job, but I am SO jealous. I miss those days.

**Miss Kitty** · 04-03-2009, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by BeachSiO2

Good, and at the risk of a brief thread hijack (sorry DD), it was good meeting everyone before you started your day walking while Cato boy was working. Hope you had a sunny day! Like the thread tie-in?

...DD would be very disappointed if there was no tangent! And, yes...the tie-in was perfect.

I loved seeing you in your serious suit!

My boys really enjoyed meeting you!

Oh, we had a marvelous day! I adore walking cities and DC is one of the best! Museum was jsut amazing. Dept. of Treasury sighting was a bit disappointing, as I was expecting a line for bailout cash. No deal. Walked around the Tidal Basin and saw some blossoms! The weather really cooperated that day!

Hope your weekend was great!

...now that is a tangent!

**Will B** · 04-03-2009, 09:11 AM

I better leave now if I want to get there by monday. It's 32 miles one way!

**KISH7374** · 04-03-2009, 09:55 AM

I walk to work every morning. I have to walk from our upstairs bathroom to my basement bathroom then back to the upstairs office for work. Then I have to walk to lunch. Downstairs to the kitchen. Do I get extra points for stairs?????

**Rita** · 04-03-2009, 10:04 AM

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Walk to work day?... Whew! I lucked out. I don't have to go to work today.

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**Poodleone** · 04-03-2009, 10:06 AM

I would LOVE to live where I could walk to work or take the train. Maybe someday I'll move back to Fort Worth and live downtown....

DD · 04-03-2009, 10:38 AM

tangents.

And just so y'all know, it's also:

Don't go to work unless it's funn day.

Seriously. Not makin' it up.

**Teresa** · 04-03-2009, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by Miss Kitty

...DD would be very disappointed if there was no tangent! And, yes...the tie-in was perfect.

I loved seeing you in your serious suit!

My boys really enjoyed meeting you!

Oh, we had a marvelous day! I adore walking cities and DC is one of the best! Museum was jsut amazing. Dept. of Treasury sighting was a bit disappointing, as I was expecting a line for bailout cash. No deal. Walked around the Tidal Basin and saw some blossoms! The weather really cooperated that day!

Hope your weekend was great!

...now that is a tangent!

MK: I must have missed your DC trip blog! where the hail is it? I can't wait to go again (its been many years) and take the little one and walk all day exploring the gorgeous outdoors and inside museums!

okay, DD - I'll go for a walk around the hood. I was thinking about it, then saw this thread and now I gotta.

**SWGB** · 04-03-2009, 01:16 PM

Roll out of bed, maybe put on shorts, walk downstairs, and across the living room to the couch. It's a real commute, just the other day there was a jack knifed cat on the stairs causing a major back up. There have also been laundry spills, hair balls, and other hazards. Stay safe people!

**Teresa** · 04-03-2009, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by SWGB

Roll out of bed, maybe put on shorts, walk downstairs, and across the living room to the couch. It's a real commute, just the other day there was a jack knifed cat on the stairs causing a major back up. There have also been laundry spills, hair balls, and other hazards. Stay safe people!

oh my! poor cat!

**LuciferSam** · 04-03-2009, 04:22 PM

Essentially the same as National Be Late For Work Day.

**scooterbug44** · 04-03-2009, 05:27 PM

Curious, how many Sowallers (who don't work at home) actually live close enough to work to walk?

**BeachSiO2** · 04-03-2009, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by scooterbug44

Curious, how many Sowallers (who don't work at home) actually live close enough to work to walk?

I live in a live/work where my office storefront is downstairs on the town's main street (thank you new urbanism) does that count?

**scooterbug44** · 04-03-2009, 05:58 PM

Sure, it's a curiosity ? not too strict of criteria.

One thing I wondered about when gas prices were skyrocketing as most people HAVE to use a car to get to their remote workplace was if it would make people more amenable to the New Urbanist neighborhood models.

**Teresa** · 04-03-2009, 06:07 PM

DD et al: did you know that this weekend is National Alcohol Free Weekend? Just thought you may be interested.

**scooterbug44** · 04-03-2009, 06:12 PM

The puck it is! No way it's an alcohol free weekend when it's SWGB's birthday weekend!

Unless you left out an "is" then we should go see who is celebrating that holiday!

**Teresa** · 04-03-2009, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by scooterbug44

The puck it is! No way it's an alcohol free weekend when it's SWGB's birthday weekend!

Unless you left out an "is" then we should go see who is celebrating that holiday!

yep! I'm sure it will be a well celebrated holiday - with and without alkyhall.

**Lynnie** · 04-03-2009, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by DD

tangents.

And just so y'all know, it's also:

Don't go to work unless it's funn day.

Seriously. Not makin' it up.

Um, DD. I don't want to tell you how to prioritize your days, but honestly, this one would have been a much better choice!

Good work!!

**BeachSiO2** · 04-03-2009, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by scooterbug44

Sure, it's a curiosity ? not too strict of criteria.

One thing I wondered about when gas prices were skyrocketing as most people HAVE to use a car to get to their remote workplace was if it would make people more amenable to the New Urbanist neighborhood models.

We have been interested in live/works for 5-7 years and searched for a TND where we could live in one for about two years before we made the move. It is a dream come true, and I get in my car much less than I used to. As a matter of fact, before I posted a minute ago, I had just walked back from the Friday Farmers Market and stopped by a friend's art gallery on the way home. We will be meeting back up in a little bit at the local market (more like the old Fermentation's than Modica). All within walking distance.

**Lynnie** · 04-03-2009, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by Tootsie

DD et al: did you know that this weekend is National Alcohol Free Weekend? Just thought you may be interested.

No Rubbing Alcohol - must substitute iodine!

**scooterbug44** · 04-03-2009, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by BeachSiO2

We have been interested in live/works for 5-7 years and searched for a TND where we could live in one for about two years before we made the move. It is a dream come true, and I get in my car much less than I used to. As a matter of fact, before I posted a minute ago, I had just walked back from the Friday Farmers Market and stopped by a friend's art gallery on the way home. We will be meeting back up in a little bit at the local market (more like the old Fermentation's than Modica). All within walking distance.

It's a great way to live. You get to know people a lot better and it's much healthier for you because of all the walking and less time spent in the car. I am hoping we can get smarter about growth here in Sowal and bring more of it here.

I loved living in the big city for the convenience, variety, and not needing a car, but found I can't live there. I get too nutsy in an urban environment - sort of like caging a wild animal.