Physical Activity

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Walk your way to better health.

A more active lifestyle helps prevent chronic disease, extend your life, and even lowers your risk of dementia. Step out for a walk – outdoors or indoors – and find out how easy it is to get active. Half an hour of brisk walking twice a day is enough to start healthy changes in your life — for free.

Get started walking

Tips for getting started, where to walk, walking events and more from Let's Go Walkin' Mississippi

Move Your Way

What works? How much do you need? Find out how to get moving at home, at work, indoors or out, a lot or a little, It all adds up!

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More steps to better health:

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