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Left, right, repeat: UMMC celebrates National Walking Day

Published on Monday, April 18, 2022

Highlighting the health benefits of getting those steps in, Medical Center employees and students took to the sidewalks on National Walking Day Friday. The activity is proven to promote heart health and reduce stress.

UMMC employees make a trek around campus Friday to celebrate National Walking Day.  Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications
UMMC employees make a trek around campus Friday to celebrate National Walking Day.
Office of Wellbeing Project Manager Lauren Williams helps Dr. Safia Mohiuddin register for door prizes before UMMC's National Walking Day trek around campus. Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications
Office of Well-being Project Manager Lauren Williams helps Dr. Safia Mohiuddin register for door prizes before UMMC's National Walking Day trek around campus.
UMMC employees and students enjoyed Friday's spring weather while joining the campus National Walking Day celebration. Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications
UMMC employees and students enjoyed Friday's spring weather while joining the campus National Walking Day celebration.
American Heart Association representative Whitney Morehead greeted UMMC employees and students during the campus National Walking Day celebration. Lindsay McMurtray/ UMMC Communications
American Heart Association representative Whitney Morehead greeted UMMC employees and students during the campus National Walking Day celebration.
UMMC employees and students walked nearly a mile around campus as part of a National Walking Day celebration. Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications
UMMC employees and students walked nearly a mile around campus as part of a National Walking Day celebration.
Dr. Josh Mann, chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at UMMC, encourages National Walking Day participants to get their steps in. Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications
Dr. Josh Mann, chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at UMMC, encourages National Walking Day participants to get their steps in.
UMMC employees share a laugh while walking around campus during National Walking Day Friday. Lindsay McMurtray/ UMMC Communications
UMMC employees, from left, Tiffany Edinburgh, Charity Robinson, and UMMC Police Chief Mary Paradis share a laugh while walking around campus during National Walking Day Friday.
UMMC employees take a break from their duties for a walk around campus on National Walking Day Friday. Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications
UMMC employees take a break from their duties for a walk around campus on National Walking Day Friday.
Dr. Josh Mann, chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine, encourages UMMC employees to make walking a healthy habit. Lindsay McMurtray/ UMMC Communucations
Mann encourages UMMC employees to make walking a healthy habit.
UMMC Police Chief Mary Paradis, left, and Lauren Williams, a project manager in the Office of Well-being, chat at the start of the campus National Walking Day celebration. Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications
Paradis, left, and Williams chat at the start of the campus National Walking Day celebration.
Walking supports heart health, strengthens immunity, reduces stress and supports a healthy lifestyle. Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications
Walking supports heart health, strengthens immunity, reduces stress and supports a healthy lifestyle.
UMMC employees walk past the Alumni House during a National Walking Day celebration Friday. The walking path was nearly a mile. Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications
UMMC employees walk past the Alumni House during a National Walking Day celebration Friday. The walking path was nearly a mile.
Mann listens as UMMC Police Chief Mary Paradis speaks to walkers before leading the group on a National Walking Day stroll. Lindsay McMurtray/ UMMC Communications
Mann listens as Paradis speaks to walkers before leading the group on a National Walking Day stroll.