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Burlington Walks the Talk

Let’s Walk the Talk. Get Active and Walking Burlington!

About Burlington Walks the Talk: Burlington Walks the Talk is a program created to inspire Burlington residents to take action and commit to active and healthy lifestyle by creating, promoting and participating in neighbourhood walking groups.

Walking is one of the simplest form of exercise that almost everyone can do. Like other forms of exercise, the benefits of walking more helps to create a healthy lifestyle that can aid in maintenance of a healthy weight, sharpen the mind, strengthen bones, enhance circulation and make us feel happier. It’s also free, which makes it easy access to participate.

Get Active and Participate in a Walking Group

Check out www.burlington.ca/walkmeetups to learn more about upcoming walking groups, meetup times and locations.
Send the Walking Group Organizer an email to let them know you will be joining them at the upcoming walk.
Download and track your active minutes using the ParticipACTION App and enter the Community Better Challenge for prizes and help to crown Burlington as one of Canada's most active Cities.

Walking Group Meetups

Create a Neighbourhood Walk Group

Download - How to Organize a Burlington Walk the Talk Walking Group
Post your Walk the Talk event to the online Community Walk Meetup Calendar at www.burlington.ca/walkmeetups
Invite family, friends and neighbours and other Burlington residents to join your walk
Encourage your walking group participants to download and track their active minutes using the ParticipACTION App and enter the Community Better Challenge for prizes and help crown Burlington as one of Canada's most active Cities. Campaign runs from May 31 - June 16, 2019.
Get walking and have fun!

* The first 10 Community Champions to sign up to host a Walk the Talk event to take place between May 31 - June 16 will receive 10 Walk the Talk t-shirts for the group.