Walking improves your quality of life and connects you with your neighborhood. Walking strengthens the heart and lungs, nourishes joints, builds bones, burn calories, reduces stress and it can be fun! What more can we ask for? For everybody, walking reduces your risk of certain chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis and some forms of cancer. For children, walking builds your bone bank so you’ll stay strong all your life long plus, it helps you control your weight, strengthen muscles, mind & sense of direction. For families, walking and talking together is free and fun. For older adults, walking makes you young at heart, keeps your heart strong, offers independent mobility and is a lot more fun than… Walking improves your mental outlook! Walking is an inexpensive, enjoyable way to be physically active (if your walk feels hazardous or unfriendly, use the walkability checklist or visit our advocacy page to change it). Walking can save you money on health care costs. Walking more places more often means fewer cars and less pollution. Walking is a great pathway to new ideas, careers, friendships and joy! Walk Your Way to a Better Day & Help Our Mother Earth!  (Remember, it may be the only planet with chocolate!)