Earth Day Loop Trail Walk at DHMC

Earth Day Loop Trail Walk
Celebrate Earth Day!
Join the Live Well/Work Well team
and walk the DHMC Loop Trail.
Date: Wednesday April 22, 2015
Time: Walk with us any time between 10:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.
Location: The walk will begin near the DHMC Dining Room Patio.
How to Participate: Show up at the starting point, sign-in and walk on!
Wellness Rewards: This qualifies as a Community Physical Fitness Event for benefitseligible employees who complete two or more loops.
Please wear appropriate walking shoes
Water and energy bars will be provided post-walk.
Please review the information sheet available on the D-H Today Announcement prior to participating.
Questions? Contact livewellworkwell@hitchcock.org or call 650.5900, option 5
Earth Day Loop Trail Walk at DHMC ~ Administrative Profesional's Day
BRIDGE TO LOT 20
MAIN
ENTRANCE
EAST MALL ENTRANCE
EMERGENCY ENTRANCE
DHART HANGER
NORTH ENTRANCE
D-H Walkers:
Please review the following information about the Earth Day walk.
Participation in Earth Day walk is a free time activity and not a condition of employment.
Participation is not required for promotion, increased compensation, or continued
employment.
Participants assume responsibility for injury resulting from participation. If you are
injured while participating, you will not be eligible for workers’ compensation.
Vigorous exercise involves minimal health risks for persons in good health or those
following a doctor’s advice. Far greater risks are presented by habitual inactivity and
obesity. http://www.fitness.gov/fitness.htm
If this is your first time out walking this spring, please review the guidelines below, from
the US Department of Health and Human Services for guidance in starting an exercise
program.
If you're under 35 and in good health, you don't need to see a doctor before beginning an
exercise program. But if you are over 35 and have been inactive for several years, you
should consult your physician, who may or may not recommend a graded exercise test.
Other conditions that indicate a need for medical clearance are:
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High blood pressure.
Heart trouble.
Family history of early stroke or heart attack deaths.
Frequent dizzy spells.
Extreme breathlessness after mild exertion.
Arthritis or other bone problems.
Severe muscular, ligament or tendon problems.
Other known or suspected disease.
This is one opportunity, among others, to interface your D-H colleagues. It is designed as
a forum to get you up, moving and being active!
Contact Live Well/Work Well if you have any questions or concerns.
603-650-5900
livewellworkwell@hitchcock.org