The Huntsville Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program has launched a new wellness initiative to bring health education to the community, one step at a time. The free monthly walk brings together residents, physicians and families to encourage healthier habits through movement and conversation.
Walk With a Doc Huntsville held its first event Saturday, June 7, at Eastham Thomason Park. Local residents gathered for a brief discussion on heart health and the risks of physical inactivity, followed by a group walk along the park’s wide sidewalks. Although the plan called for just two laps, many participants kept going and walked four, covering about two miles with the doctors.
Weather permitting, future walks will take place at 8 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month at Eastham Thomason Park.
