By Mike Sherry, HCF guest blogger and KHI News Service journalist
Public health experts have been telling us for years that grunting in the gym or gutting out a marathon are not the only ways to maintain good health.
It’s pretty much standard practice nowadays for exercise proponents, such as the President’s Council on Physical Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, to talk in terms of just doing something active most days of the week.
That could mean using the stairs instead of the elevator or simply taking a half-hour walk after dinner.
In spring 2012, I received an email about a walking school bus program in our school district, and I took an interest because our school, Corinth Elementary, is located on a busy intersection with some safety concerns for students heading to school.