Friday 1 October 2010
MEDIA RELEASE
09 September 2010

 

Regional Media only

SA COUNTRY SIGNS UP TO WALK FOR BETTER HEALTH

With Walk to Work Day barely two weeks away on Friday, 1 October, South Australians are being urged to get behind the national event.

Rural organisations and individuals are already signing up with such diverse organisations as Bunnings Store at Mt Gambier, the Yorke Peninsula Division of General Practice at Kadina, Port Pirie Regional Health Service, and MP Ivan Venning’s electorate office in Tanunda, already registered as Walking Workplaces.

More than 35 employers across the State are already signed on and individual pledges are also rolling in with nearly 225 South Australians registered to walk extra kilometres.

PCA Chairman Harold Scruby says people who walk before and during work are healthier, more alert and productive in their jobs, and less likely to take sick leave.

The event is completely free and employers can gain health and other benefits for their workforce by registering with the Pedestrian Council of Australia as a Walking Workplace at www.walk.com.au.

Individuals can register to Pledge to Put their Feet First and win a walking holiday for two people thanks to wotif.com (there are holidays in New Zealand and Tasmania to be won) or one of 250 new pairs of Rockport shoes valued at $200 a pair. All individuals who register will receive a $25 Rockport voucher.
 

SA Contact: Chris Chalke on 0418 827 924 or chris_chalke@chalkepr.com.au

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