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Don't let arthritis pain hinder your ability to "walk with ease."

The McMinn County UT Extension will host "Walk With Ease," a structured walking program that teaches participants ways to safely make physical activity a part of their everyday lives, beginning Wednesday, April 5, at the McMinn Senior Activity Center, First Baptist Church of Athens, and the Etowah Area Senior Citizens Center. The program will be held Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, April 5-28, from 10 to 11 a.m. at First Baptist, 1 to 2 p.m. at the Etowah Area Senior Citizens Center, and 3 to 4 p.m. at the McMinn Senior Activity Center.

The course is free.

Created by the Arthritis Foundation, "Walk With Ease" is designed to help people living with arthritis better manage their pain and is also ideal for people without arthritis who want to make walking a daily habit. The program offers support, information, and tools to help participants develop successful exercise routines.

"Research shows that walking is not only good for joints, but also helps improve the health of the heart, lungs, and bones," said Sarah Kite, UT Extension agent and Arthritis Foundation certified instructor. "Walking can also help manage weight which can reduce one's risk for arthritis in the knee, heart disease, and diabetes. If you can be on your feet for 10 minutes without increased pain, you will most likely have success with 'Walk With Ease.'"

The information and strategies taught in the Arthritis Foundation Walk With Ease Program are based on research and tested programs in exercise science, behavior change, and arthritis management. Updated and evaluated by the Thurston Arthritis Research Center and the Institute on Aging of the University of North Carolina, "Walk With Ease" has been shown to increase balance, strength and walking pace, as well as reduce the pain and discomfort of arthritis. The program also helps to build participants' confidence to be physically active and improve overall health.

The Arthritis Foundation Walk With Ease Program is one of several arthritis health education and exercise programs aimed at helping people take greater control of arthritis.

For a listing of programs, contact Kite at 745-2852 or visit utextension.tennessee.edu/mcminn. You can also learn more at the Arthritis Foundation website: http://www.arthritis.org

Attendees of all ages are welcome.

Consult your physician before beginning an exercise program.

To register, visit or contact the location you plan to attend or contact Kite at 745-2852.

UT Extension offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, religion or veteran status.

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Arthritis sufferers can take steps to 'Walk With Ease' - The Daily Post-Athenian

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