Start walking for a longer, healthier life this weekend

There is a movement afoot. It is taking place across the country to address the crisis of rising health care costs, physical inactivity and adult obesity facing our nation.

The American Heart Association's Start! campaign is a bold movement to get America walking again. Te focus of Start! is simple: Walk more. Eat well. Live longer. This year over 750,000 walkers will participate in more than 425 events across the country, raising funds to save lives from the nation's and New Jersey's No. 1 and No. 3 leading causes of death — heart disease and stroke.

Join me and close to 3,000 Jersey Shore employees, families and friends at the Shoreline Start! Heart Walk on Sunday, Oct. 4 at the Arnold Avenue Bandshell in Point Pleasant Beach. Every element of the Start! Heart Walk is designed to create a community among participants, instill passion for reducing disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and generate excitement for a new or renewed commitment to heart-healthy living.

Register a team or learn more about the American Heart Association's Shoreline Start! Heart Walk by calling 609- 208-0020 or by visiting shorelineheartwalk.org.
Michael Aaron, D.O., F.A.C.C.
American Heart Association Volunteer
Shoreline Start! Heart Walk Chair
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