Walk With A Doc Lebanon, PA

08/14/2026

Hope to see you tomorrow for our August walk! 10am at Union Canal Tunnel Park. All are welcome! 🏃🏽‍♀️🌳🤗

08/04/2026

Thank you so much to Shannon McMinn of Compeer of Lebanon County and to all of the walkers who came out to enjoy a walk in the rain last month! Shannon shared with us the awesome work that is done at Compeer, where mental health struggles are met with friendship, compassion, connection, and fun! If you are interested in learning more about Compeer or in volunteering with them, click on the link about and reach out to Shannon. She would love to hear from you!

Next walk is Saturday, August 15th at 10am at Union Canal Tunnel Park. As always, all are welcome, new and old, two legs and four. Come for the walk, stay for the connections. Hope to see you! Be well.

07/18/2026

Good morning, walking friends!
We are walking this morning! We'll see you rain or no rain at 10am at Union Canal Tunnel Park!

07/16/2026

What's better than walking with friends -- those you have known for years and those you have yet to meet? Join us this Saturday with guest speaker Shannon McMinn, Executive Director of Compeer of Lebanon as she talks about the deep impact of walking in friendship with others.

Hope to see you Saturday, July 18th, 10am-11am at Union Canal Tunnel Park. Walk your pace, your distance. Free healthy snack at the end. 😊👭🚶‍➡️

07/14/2026

Hello walking friends of Lebanon! I'm so excited for our next walk this Saturday, July 18th, when we will welcome Shannon McMinn, Executive of Compeer of Lebanon County, as our guest speaker. Social isolation is harmful for all of us, and even more so for people living with mental illness. I'm excited for Shannon to share her stories of how Compeer is addressing this need here in Lebanon County through the healing power of friendship, connectedness, and belonging.

We'll see you Saturday, July 18th at 10am at Union Canal Tunnel Park!

07/07/2026

Hello, walkers of Lebanon! I hope you all enjoyed your Independence Day celebrations despite the challenges that Mother Nature gave us.

June's talk focused on Alzheimer's prevention. Our genes dictate the fate of our brains to a certain degree, but there is much we can do to forestall cognitive decline. Number one on the list: Regular Exercise! Moving our bodies and getting our hearts pumping increases blood flow and oxygen to the brain. Other things we can do to prolong the sharpness of our minds: Eat nutritious food; avoid sugary foods and drinks and processed foods (like sugar-sweetened cereals, fruit-flavored yogurts, cookies, chips, etc); stay socially active with friends and the community; prioritize getting 7-9 hours of sleep; limit alcohol; and treat hearing loss, as it helps you to stay socially engaged and keeps the hearing part of your brain working. Those crossword puzzles you've been encouraged to do to keep your mind intact? They may be fun to do, but they don't actually help for Alzheimer's protection, as they simple test info that you already know, but don't actually contribute to new neural connections in the brain, which is what we need to maintain mental sharpness. Instead, try out new activities that challenge your brain in different ways, like learning a new language, taking a painting or ceramics class, learning how to play an instrument, or learning to cook -- better still if you do these things with others to stay socially engaged at the same time! And when you retire, don't retire to your couch! Some studies show that the rate of brain degeneration speeds up after retirement. Stay active in the community through volunteer work or other brain-stimulating activities.

Looking forward to seeing you all at our July walk, on Saturday, July 18th at 10am at Union Canal Tunnel Park. Until then, Be Well.

Family First Health
Walk With A Doc

06/20/2026

We are walking this morning -- come join us!!
10am Union Canal Tunnel Park
🚶‍♀️🚶👩‍🦯🏃‍♀️👨‍🦯😀

06/18/2026

Hello walkers of Lebanon!

Our June walk is coming up this Saturday, June 20th at 10am at Union Canal Tunnel Park. If you've been planning on joining us, make this your month!

Thank you to my awesome sister, Gloria Horn Tice, who was our guest speaker at May's walk, talking about the health benefits of music. If you missed it, I know she would love to chat with you and get you up to tempo on any other upcoming walk!

Throwing in a few photos of our walks along the California coast last week just for fun and some added inspiration. 🙂

Hope to see you on Saturday! 🚶‍♀️🌊🎼

05/16/2026

Good morning, awesome walkers of Lebanon! It is a GORGEOUS morning for a walk and a beautiful morning to enjoy Union Canal Days at Union Canal Tunnel Park! Join us at 10am this morning. One of the people in this photo will be our guest speaker this morning. Hint: topic is how music benefits our lives and our health. Come out and Enjoy!! 💙💚

05/11/2026

Really great article on walking, featuring WWAD founder, Dr. David Sabgir.

Our next walk is this Saturday, May 16th at 10am at Union Canal Tunnel Park. See you then -- with none of these walking mistakes! 😄

[Truth be told, if you are out there moving your body, you are not making any mistakes. The only mistake is not moving (to the extent that you are able)😊].

https://time.com/article/2026/05/05/walking-mistakes-how-to-fix/?

These common missteps could be holding back your health gains.