A community wide media campaign to promote walking in Dinajpur Town
21st September 2024
Introduction
Engaging in a moderate physical activity for 30 minutes five or more times per week substantially reduces the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, colon cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity, and walking is an easy and accessible way to achieve this goal.
Sedentary lifestyles contribute to chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes, and to risk factors including obesity.
Walking is an easy and accessible way to achieve the recommended amount of daily activity Thirty minutes of brisk walking five or mre times per week substantially reduces the risk of developing above mentioned diseases.
Sedentary lifestyles contribute to chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes, and to risk factors including obesity.
Walking is an easy and accessible way to achieve the recommended amount of daily activity Thirty minutes of brisk walking five or mre times per week substantially reduces the risk of developing above mentioned diseases.
Other Benefits
- Behavioral - reminding Dinajpurians of the short and long-term health benefits of walking that can change individual to social behavior of your community.
- Losing weight – walking regularly can help loose weight and bring in discipline in life
- Social benefits - spending time with loved ones, get to know new people and making new friends as co walker
- Pleasure benefits- having fun, a community walk can bring joy, pleasure, release stress and relaxation of mind and body.
Programs
To enhance the success of community-based efforts to promote pro-walking beliefs and behaviors a day long awareness campaign is arranged on 21st September 2024. It is a Saturday.
Registration
Registration starts on 1st September by paying 100 taka.
If like to join the Pro Walker community of Dinajpur.
Collect your T-shirt with ‘pro walker’ logo
Join a workshop on Walking on 15th evening at ZHF auditorium. Heart health surgeon, physical therapist, health official and walking group member will join and emphasis on walking benefits and risks (if any)
On 21st morning (6am) walking starts at ZHF and ends at Gorashahid Maidan via Shuihari more.
Collect your T-shirt with ‘pro walker’ logo
Join a workshop on Walking on 15th evening at ZHF auditorium. Heart health surgeon, physical therapist, health official and walking group member will join and emphasis on walking benefits and risks (if any)
On 21st morning (6am) walking starts at ZHF and ends at Gorashahid Maidan via Shuihari more.
