Muju-gun, 60-Day Project 10,000 Steps Walking Campaign Underway

The Health of Gunmin Means the Health of Muju

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Go Dallyeong] Muju-gun is attracting attention by taking steps to promote health in daily life.

The county announced on the 5th that it will operate the ‘60-Day Project 10,000 Steps Walking Practice’ program from the 15th of this month to August 13.

The 10,000 steps walking practice for Muju residents received great anticipation as registration was closed early within two days of opening.

Participants will be supported with a smart walking app installation, pedometers, exercise equipment, and if they succeed in walking 10,000 steps a day during the participation period, they will also receive a small souvenir.

Kang Mikyung, head of the Health Administration Division at Muju County Health and Medical Center, said, “According to the health behavior survey of Muju residents (2016?2018), the walking practice rate was 32.7%, which is lower than the national average (40.4%) and also lower than Jeonbuk Province (36.8%). Since the 10,000 steps walking program is being conducted to prevent chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes and to establish healthy lifestyle habits, we expect positive changes such as improvement in health behaviors.”

She added, “After the program ends, we plan to evaluate satisfaction levels and monitor changes in health behaviors to decide whether to continue the project.”

Meanwhile, Muju-gun aims to increase the walking practice rate among residents to 40% this year and reduce the obesity rate, which has been increasing annually, to 30%. To achieve this, the county is making every effort to create a healthy environment and provide health promotion services through ▲ conducting health surveys ▲ creating healthy and happy living spaces ▲ managing health-vulnerable areas and high-risk groups, raising expectations for the program’s effectiveness.

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