Walk with Ease

Walk with Ease has been developed by the Arthritis Foundation as a walking program for people with arthritis. The program is designed with two paramount goals:  safety and success. The program promotes education about successful physical activity, especially the benefits of walking, for people with arthritis; provides education about arthritis self-management and provides participants who have arthritis with the opportunity for an on-going aerobic fitness program based on the latest research and recommendations. Walk with Ease is a structured six-week program that meets three times a week for about one hour.

Each session includes:

A participant workbook with easy to understand tips about arthritis and arthritis self-management, self-assessment and action planning tools, and lots of resources;

A leader’s guide with detailed directions and forms to easily manage program logistics as well as a step by step script and lots of pointers for leading the health education, group dynamics, and walking components of the program.

Individuals may also choose to complete this program individually (on their own) rather than with a group.

Area	Facility	Contact Person
Caswell County	Caswell County Senior Services 142 Main Street Yanceyville, NC 27379	Donna Pointer  336-694-7447
Gibsonville	John Harper Senior Center 400 Steel Street Gibsonville, NC 27249	Heidi McBride  336-449-7650
Montgomery County	Troy-Montgomery Senior Ctr. 315 N. Main Street Troy, NC 27371	Theresa Thomas (910) 572-4464