Good health can be a walk in the park.

Good weather is the time to take steps to better health. Step outdoors for a walk once or twice a day and find out how easy it is to start on the path to healthy living.

Steps you can take today:

• Start! Walking
  Tools for walking and health from the American Heart Association
• Let's Go Walkin' Mississippi
  The benefits of walking and how to get started

• Explore our Physical Activity toolkit
• Find a walking trail near you
• Take a walk in a Jackson park

The Lieutenant Governors' Challenge is a 12-week program that rewards participants who work toward heart health through fitness choices, health choices, or both. Read more »

More steps to better health:

• The right weight for you
• Eating right
• Losing and managing weight

• Explore our Nutrition Toolkit

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