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The 4/40 Groups Meeting takes place on Saturday April 16 from 9:00 to 13:30.

There are currently enrolled in the program a total of 1602 people, of which, every day, take a walk 300 people in 18 groups from different districts and neighborhoods of the municipality

The City of Murcia, through the Department of Health and Sports, headed by Felipe Coello, has organized the IV 4/40 Groups 'Health Walking', which will take place on Saturday April 16 from 9:00 to 13 : 30 hours and tour the Route of the Castles of Monteagudo, and Castle Visitor Center of the hamlet.

This initiative, part of the program to promote physical activity 'Take the first step, watch your Health, 4/40 Groups', is the creation of groups of adults who are called to walk, brisk four days a week for 40 minutes each session, with routes called near his home.

The main objective is to encourage regular physical activity in the adult population of the municipality of Murcia and in patients with any risk factors for chronic disease.

There are currently enrolled in the program a total of 1602 people, of which, every day, take a walk 300 people in 18 groups from different districts and neighborhoods of the municipality.

With this activity, it explained Coello, it is responding to one of the program's objectives 4/40, "strengthen community networks by meeting and coexistence between groups, with the center of interest the practice of physical activity and knowledge of healthy municipal environments. "

In addition, the owner of Sports added that, with this initiative "weight decreased, significant decreases in cholesterol and glucose and an improvement in blood pressure levels is achieved."

The reasons for Murcia perform physical activity are fundamentally improving their health, hypertension, circulatory problems, type 2 diabetes, obesity, stress.

67 percent involved medical advice, the remaining 37 percent do so on their own initiative, motivated by maintaining and expanding their neighborhood and community ties.

The degree of satisfaction of the participants is very high, their self-perception of improving their health, both physical, mental and social is significant.

80 participants in the program is very satisfied and highly value the role of the monitors that accompany them one day a week.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia