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The program, promoted by the Department of Social Welfare and Health, proposing the establishment of groups to walk 4 days a week for 40 minutes.
The participants, mostly women, ensure that physical activity has provided an improvement in their quality of life.
There are currently 10 active groups, which perform their itineraries by the city as districts.
Participants include, among the objectives achieved, improved flexibility, the opportunity to meet people, weight loss, fun and stress reduction.
That physical activity is essential for maintaining and improving health is a fact beyond dispute.
Therefore, to encourage and promote moderate practice and regularly, the City of Murcia, through the Department of Social Welfare and Health, directed by Maria del Carmen Pelegrin, launched the program 4/40, which in these currently has 754 enrolled.
Under the slogan "Take the first step, watch your health", the plan proposes the formation of groups of adults who are called to walk briskly, four days a week for 40 minutes each time, routes designed in environment close to home.
This year 10 groups are active, which in the first six months of 2012 have made 225 sessions.
The profile of participants responding to an overwhelming majority of women -80% versus 20% of men over the age of 51, who participate in the activity on the recommendation of health professionals-75%, compared to 25 % who do so on their own initiative.
An obvious consequence that occurs between members of these groups is the improved quality of life: 85% say they found more agile, 73% found an improvement in mood, 61% confirmed that also has seen a improvement in personal relationships and 56% say they feel less aches and pains.
Improved flexibility, the opportunity to meet people, weight loss, fun and stress reduction are the objectives achieved the most outstanding participants.
Refer also to lower cholesterol levels, improved strength, reduced blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
According to the evaluation questionnaire answered by the users, 78% or more walks four times a week and only 22% do so in less than four occasions.
And 100% indicates that it is very or fairly satisfied.
New registrations
Although groups tend to remain inactive in the holiday periods, the constitution can be done any time of year.
To participate in pre-registration is required, either directly in any of the routes are in operation or by contacting the Municipal Health Services, which also must file the request for formation of new groups:
Municipal Health Services
Beautiful Square # 3 mezzanine-Murcia
Phone 968 35 86 00 33 416 Ext
Fax 968 247804
isabel.navarro @ ayto-murcia.es
Groups 4/40 active first half 2012
1 - MALECÓN
Monitor: volunteer
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 20 to 21 hours.
Meeting point and return: Entrance to the Paseo del Malecón
2 - JETTY-renal patients
Monitor: Professional (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday)
Hours: Monday to Thursday from 21.30 to 22.30
Meeting point and return: Entrance to the Paseo del Malecón
3 - Beniaján
Monitor Professional (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday) and volunteer
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 20 to 21 hours
Meeting point and return: Monteazahar Garden - next to Health Center
4 - INFANT
Monitor: volunteerism.
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9.30 am to 10.30 am.
Meeting point and return: Garden - Side Health Center
5 - NEW JAVALI
Monitor: volunteerism.
Hours: Monday through Thursday 7 pm
Meeting point and return: Garden Diego Lopez Manzano - Health Centre with
6 - THE POOL
Professional instructor (Tuesday) and volunteer
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 7.30 pm
Meeting point and return: Garden C / José Paredes - Health Centre with
7 - ESPINARDO
Professional instructor (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday)
Hours: Monday through Thursday 6 pm
Meeting point and return: Garden of Azor
8 - CABEZO TOWER
Professional instructor (Monday and Friday)
Hours: Monday to Friday 7 pm
Meeting point and return: new Cabezo area - behind Salesian Church
9 - BRIDGE TOCINOS
Professional Monitor (Wednesday) and volunteer
Hours: Monday to Thursday 8 pm
Meeting point and return: Plaza Reina Sofia, next to Health Center
10 - VISTALEGRE
Professional instructor: Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday
Hours: Monday through Thursday from 20 to 21 hours.
Output AAVV (c / Vistalegre)-Avda.
Juan de Borbon, back square of cubes
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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