Take a walk to better health
The Durban leg of this national event kicks off on Sunday 17 November at 8am from the Lower Marine Parade Amphitheatre.
THERE will be a drastic increase in the number of South Africans diagnosed with diabetes the next five years. People live unhealthy lifestyles, eat poor diets and are physically inactive.
One in three men and one in two women in South Africa are physically unfit and one in five South Africans have hypertension.
This bleak picture, painted by Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) during the first South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, is all the more reason for families to break out of their comfort zones and take steps to improve their health, starting with the Diabetes SA 5km Global Walk which is supported by ProNutro in the interests of better health.
The Durban leg of this national event kicks off on Sunday 17 November at 8am from the Lower Marine Parade Amphitheatre.
Jenny Russell, branch manager at Diabetes SA in Durban, said the first alarm signal is that the HSRC identified an increase in diabetes the past couple of years.
In addition to the walk, there will be a festive Wellness Expo which allows people to receive free glucose and blood pressure tests amongst other exciting features.
The first 1500 walkers over the finish line will receive a goodie-bag. Remember that the R50 entry fee for each person will be going to this deserving cause.
To register early, go to uShaka Marine World on 9 and 10 November from 10am to 2pm in arena 3.
For more information call Pat from Nerve Events on 082 4995 222 or visit www.globaldiabetesrunwalkdurban.blogspot.com
