Walk With Ease - Virginia Falls Prevention Awareness Week Virtual Events

Walk With Ease with Mona Burwell, Arthritis Program Coordinator with the Virginia Department of Health, will provide techniques on how to build and maintain a successful walking program that can easily be integrated into your community or workplace environment virtually. Using the Arthritis Foundation Enhance Self-Directed Walk With Ease program (WWE) platform. This CDC, evidence-based arthritis approved walking program. Has been effective in increasing balance, reducing pain, improving mental health, flexibility, and overall physical health. While walking is the central activity, Enhance Self-guided WWE is a multi-component program that includes 6 weekly motivational emails and chats with a live WWE leader to address health education, strengthening, stretching exercises, and motivational strategies.
Visit https://www.vpas.info/events for a list of events for the rest of the week. Call Valley Program for Aging Services at -1-800-868-8727 with questions or for more information or email vpas@vpas.info