Midland residents of all ages are encouraged to lace up their walking shoes and join Dr. Madhusmita Panda of Midland Health for the city’s first Walk with a Doc Texas event at 9 a.m. Aug. 3. This will be a recurring monthly event every first Saturday.
The event will be at the Midland Health Walking Path, 400 Rosalind Redfern Grover Parkway, Midland. Participants should meet at the main entrance.
A news release said walking is one of the simplest, best things people can do to live a long, high-quality life. Walk with a Doc makes it easy by providing the time, place, motivation (a brief health information talk), and fellow participants for a fun walking experience.
The Walk with a Doc concept is simple: Physicians organize walks in their communities and invite their patients, their patients’ families, and community members to join them. Walkers will enjoy a refreshing and invigorating walk with Dr. Panda and other health care professionals, who will provide support to participants and answer questions during the walk. Walk with a Doc Texas is overseen by a national nonprofit organization to get people active and healthy, and is backed by the Texas Medical Association (TMA) in Texas.
This is a free program, and preregistration is not required. Information about future walks will be announced on this chapter’s Walk with a Doc website.
