Walking is the oldest, healthiest, cheapest and least polluting means of transportation and still one of the best modes, especially if you live close to downtown.

As an employer it makes good business sense to invest in the physical well-being of your workforce. It's easy to provide your employees with the resources to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. For every 60 minutes of walking (three miles at a moderate pace) a 140lb. person burns approximately 222 calories.

Encouraging walking keeps your workforce running efficiently and allows you to provide a cost effective health benefit. If you or your employees live within 3 miles from Downtown you'll find walking an accomplishable goal.

Getting started

1. Get the right fit. Other than a good pair of walking shoes, comfortable clothes, and possibly a backpack, all you need is the motivation to walk to work.
2. Plan ahead. If you normally take the bus to work and live close by, get off the bus a little earlier. Each week get off a little earlier (an additional 5 minute walk) and soon you will be walking the entire distance from home to work.
3. Split your trip. Take a bus to work and walk home.
4. Motivate each other. Get to know your coworkers better by walking part way home together or meet someone halfway between work and home.
5. Consider your route before you step out the door. Often times the route you use to commute in a vehicle might not be the best route for walking.
6. Talk with your employer. Ask your employer to encourage walking, by providing Commuter Bonus Plus vouchers good for purchases at REI for a new pair of walking shoes.
7. Check out resources available from Feet First.