Walk BC

For the latest news about walking please check out the postings below.

• Community centre forms running team - By Cheryl Rossi of Vancouver Courier. The Carnegie Community Centre at Main and Hastings will have a team in the Sun Run for the first time Sunday. Read more...

• Sun Run: Getting in shape in Vancouver's East Side - By Karen Gram, Vancouver Sun. Week 9 of a training program designed to get residents of the Downtown Eastside to participate in The Vancouver Sun Run. Read more...

• Walking: An hour a day keeps the weight away - By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY. Normal-weight women who want to prevent weight gain as they age need to do one hour a day of moderate-intensity physical activity such as brisk walking. Read more... 

• Fort Walkers aim to walk to good health - By Rick Playfair, Caledonia Courier, July 29, 2009.

• Don't stop moving - Why avoiding a sedentary lifestyle is ultimately beneficial to both body and mind, By Iris Winston, Canwest News Service

  Walking the dog is an all-weather affair - By SANDRA McCULLOCH, Canwest News Service; Victoria Times Colonist, March 24, 2009. A University of Victoria researcher has concluded that when it comes to exercise, dogs can get you off the couch when nothing else can. Learn more...

• Flip-flops lack support - By MCT News Service. June 30, 2009. According to the American College of Sports Medicine, wearing flip-flops as primary footwear is harmful to your feet and legs. Learn more...

• The gift of good health. Seven ways to help Dad live better, longer, happier - By Lucy Hyslop, Vancouver Sun, June 20, 2009. 

• Baby boomers are getting physical. As they age, boomers have become more aware of their bodies' need for exercise - By Natalie Stechyson, For Canwest News Service, June 20, 2009.

• Time to stride away from old man winter - By Jill Barker, For Canwest News Service, March 16, 2009. There's no better way to improve your health than to exercise and walking is affordable, accessible and simple to master...

• Aga Khan's Vancouver walk raises $2 million for global poverty fight - By Carmen Chai, The Province, May 31, 2009. Nearly 10,000 participants took part in the 5 km World Partnership Walk at Stanley Park...

• Trail BC: Walk from Gyro Park to Sunningdale with photos - The first-ever Trail Steps Out! walking group! Read more.

• Program to get city moving - Francisco Canjura of Castlegar News
• BC men walk a mile in women's shoes - Canwest News Service. Men wearing women's shoes walk a mile to stop violence towards women.
• Want to Lose Weight? Walk an hour a Day - Sharon Kirkey Canwest News Service
• 10,000 Steps to Better Health - Helen Vanderburg Canwest News Service
• Are Pedometers the Answer? "New research suggests that people who begin a pedometer-based walking program increase the steps they take by about 2,000 to 4,000 a day, the equivalent of an extra one to two miles..." - By Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN, American Institute for Cancer Research
• But a Little More Sole Into Your Next Vacation- Andy Riga Canwest News Service
• Vancouver's Walkability -- a sign of good health- Dan Burden, Special to the Sun
• Can-do Commuting- Jill Barker, Special to the Gazette
• How Very European of You! - Dr. Tim Rindlisbacher, National Post
• Suburban Walking Blues - By Christopher Leinberger, BC Business
• Vancouver, BC Wins Best Walking City in Canada 2008 - CNW Group
• BC Seniors Walking their Way to Corner Brook - Cory Hurley, The Western Star 
• On Sunday, January 25, 2009, the Alzheimer Society of B.C.  celebrated the 7th anniversary of the Investors Group Walk for Memories.
• BC Scientists Harness 'Walking Power' to Generate Electricity, Knee-mounted Device Capable of Producing about Five Watts of Power - CBC News.

• If you can walk, you can run - By Jill Barker, For Canwest News, May 11, 2009.  Transition: Take these tips and turn yourself from casual walker to serious runner.