April 2012 - Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

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Submitted by: Tara Satushek
Transportation/Land use Program
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Now that we are having longer days it’s time to get outside and get active!
Not only does walking let you get outside and enjoy some fresh air but it also can improve your health! The
Centers for Disease and Control Prevention (CDC) reported key findings in a study; “Relationship of Walking
to Mortality among U.S. Adults with Diabetes” stating:
• Walking lengthened the life of people with diabetes regardless of age, sex, race, body mass index, length
of time since diagnosis, and presence of complications or functional limitations.
• Among the study group, 62 % reported doing any leisure-time physical activity; 46 % reported walking for
exercise.
• People with diabetes who walked for exercise at least 2 hours a week lowered their mortality rate from all
causes by 39 %. Walking 3 to 4 hours a week reduced mortality from all causes by 54 %.
• People with diabetes who engage in at least 2 hours of any leisure-time physical activity a week had a 29
% lowered mortality risk compared with people who are inactive.
Risk of death from heart disease could by reduced by 34 % by walking at least 2 hours per week.
If you have the opportunity to walk instead of drive for short trips or for leisure get out there and enjoy the
coming spring!
Source: Edward W. Gregg; Robert B. Gerzoff; Carl J. Caspersen; David F. Williamson; and K. M. Venkat Narayan.
“Relationship of Walking to Mortality among U.S. Adults with Diabetes.” Archives of Internal Medicine Vol. 163 No.
12 (June 2003): 1440-1447.
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