Gyeonggi-do Holds Healthy Walking Campaign in Goyang-si
by Lee jonggu
Published 04 Oct.2024 11:06(KST)
Gyeonggi-do and Goyang-si Hold 'Wipungdangdang Healthy Walking' Campaign
Providing Health Promotion Experience Events Including Walking Challenge, Gait Measurement, and Health Experience
Gyeonggi Province, together with Goyang City and the Gyeonggi Province Integrated Health Promotion Project Support Group, held the "Confident Health Walking" campaign on the 3rd at Dongsan Flower Viewing Park in Goyang City, with about 200 participants.
Gyeonggi Province announced on the 4th that it held the ‘Confident Health Walking’ campaign on the 3rd at Dongsan Flower Viewing Park in Goyang City, with about 200 participants, in collaboration with Goyang City and the Gyeonggi Province Integrated Health Promotion Project Support Group.
The event was hosted by Gyeonggi Province and Deogyang-gu Public Health Center of Goyang City, and organized by the Gyeonggi Province Integrated Health Promotion Project Support Group, with active participation from residents to maintain their health.
Participants showed great interest and took part in various health promotion experience events such as blood pressure and blood sugar measurement, walking posture assessment, in addition to the 3 km walking challenge.
Oh Myung-sook, Director of Health Promotion at Gyeonggi Province, said, “Walking practice is a representative indicator of physical activity and has a significant impact on health, such as reducing the risks of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension, so walking in daily life is very important. We hope residents actively participate in various walking programs.”
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