We're Active Licking County

	Healthy People living in Healthy Communities We're Active Licking County

Licking County Health Department

675 Price Rd.

Newark, OH 43055

WALC Homepage

We're Active Licking County (WALC) is an initiative started by the Licking County Wellness Coalition to improve the health and wellness of the community's residents by encouraging increased physical activity and healthy lifestyles.

Look around our site for information, inspiration, and ideas to help you become more active.

Click here for trail maps.

	Increased physical activity has many benefits:
	Cancer Prevention Studies have shown that regular physical activity is associated with a reduced risk of colon cancer, and among women, physical activity in adolescence and early adulthood may protect against development of breast cancer.
	Lower Blood Pressure Participating in aerobic training significantly reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Regular exercise provides the opportunity for individuals to help control their hypertension (high blood pressure).
	Diabetes Prevention Moderate physical activity such as walking and cycling on trails can protect against developing Type 2 diabetes.
	Enhanced Mental Health Through aerobic exercise training, walking and cycling on trails can improve symptoms of mild-to-moderate depression and anxiety of a magnitude comparable to that obtained with some pharmacological agent.
	Live Longer Studies have reported that walking two or more miles a day reduces the chance of premature death by 50%.
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