Take steps toward a healthier lifestyle
Walk with a Doc is a walking program for everyone interested in taking steps toward a healthier lifestyle. At each month’s walk, a Baylor Scott & White Health provider will speak briefly about his or her area of expertise—from tips for avoiding heat stroke or managing allergies to steps to help maintain mental wellness. Walkers will then enjoy a one- to two-mile walk with the provider, during which you can continue the conversation and ask the provider health-related questions.
This is a free monthly program, and pre-registration is not required to Walk with a Doc from Baylor Scott & White Health. All ages are welcome.
Benefits of walking
According to the American Heart Association, walking as little as 30 minutes a day can reduce your blood pressure, help maintain a healthy body weight, enhance mental well-being and reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
National program
Walk with a Doc is a non-profit organization that encourages healthy physical activity in people of all ages, and reversing the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle in order to improve the health and well-being of the country.
Walk with a Doc was started in 2005 by David Sabgir, MD, a board-certified cardiologist in Columbus, Ohio, and is supported in Texas by the Texas Medical Association Foundation.
For more information about the national program: