[Joining One Day Ten Thousand Steps] Yoo Jeong-bok, Mayor of Incheon

In the era of living to 100 years, what is more important than average life expectancy is healthy life expectancy. As the aging population increases every year, the best brain health exercises for a healthy old age are walking and writing in daily life.

To mark the Year of the Black Rabbit 2023, Asia Economy supports the '10,000 Steps a Day, 1,000 Characters a Day' campaign to protect the brain health of all citizens, together with 3 million citizens of Incheon.

Walking is like a panacea exercise that lowers the risk of dementia, reduces the incidence of heart disease and cancer, helps with weight loss, and delays aging.

Also, writing by hand stimulates the brain and greatly helps maintain a healthy brain for a long time.

The '10,000 Steps a Day, 1,000 Characters a Day' campaign is an exercise to maintain a healthy life by walking 10,000 steps a day and writing 1,000 characters by hand daily.

I will take the lead in this campaign to maintain the physical and mental health of Incheon citizens.

In Incheon, there are 16 trails with a total length of 114.6 km that citizens can easily use anytime and anywhere, and walking campaigns to overcome dementia and walking events where people with disabilities and non-disabled people participate together are continuously held.

We will continue to implement various policies for the healthy life and old age of Incheon citizens.

Once again, I pray for the success of the '10,000 Steps a Day, 1,000 Characters a Day' campaign together with the citizens of Incheon and wish health and happiness to all who have participated.

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