S.C. BlueCross Celebrating Walk @ Lunch Day with Event at Falls Park
April 23, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Adults, children and groups are encouraged to walk for 30 minutes at Falls Park in Greenville
GREENVILLE, SC – April 23, 2012 – BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is holding a public event at Falls Park on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, to celebrate the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association’s sixth annual National Walk @ Lunch Day®. The public is encouraged to attend and walk for 30 minutes. Admission is free. The event includes a walking course, healthy food and beverage samples, music, and more. BlueCross will give away T-shirts and tote bags, while supplies last.
Similar events are being held at the same time at Marion Square inCharleston, the Statehouse in Columbia, and Morgan Square inSpartanburg. BlueCross expects several thousand people will attend thewalks.
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association created National Walk @ Lunch Day to encourage Americans to live healthier lives by taking walksregularly during their lunch breaks. Most Americans’ schedules are built around the workday, so lunchtime walks are designed to fit into – notcompete with – workers’ daily schedules. Employers across the country are asking employees to wear comfortable shoes to work and participate in a 30-minute lunchtime walk.
Simply getting 30 minutes of moderate physical activity, such as a brisk walk, at least five times a week has significant health benefits, such as lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease, hypertension and type 2 diabetes.
