Walking The World

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The Fountains of Melbourne, Florida:

Front row: Pauline Luthi, Loren Luthi, Christine Schnitzer, Phylis Phares, Marie Plavin
Back row: Ira Dale, Dot Gronert (in front of him), Florence Black Musich, Lou Short, Shirley Solum, Pete Galley

The Fountains of Melbourne, Florida, a Kisco Senior Living community, is proud to incorporate Ward Luthi's "Walk 500 - Take The Challenge" into its Healthy Strides Wellness Program. The Walk 500 Challenge is a perfect fit to the six dimensions of Wellness (Physical, Social, Spiritual, Intellectual, Emotional and Vocational) that we constantly strive to implement into the programming for our residents.

The average age of the residents at The Fountains is 85, and this very active group of residents is often motivated by those in the Walk 500 program. The walkers can be seen walking the lovely indoor hall ways, around the pool and palm trees and on weekly field trips and outings. We can attest to the benefits of a daily program of walking; improved cardiovascular health, lowered blood pressure, mood elevation, posture improvement, an aid in preventing falls and most importantly, FUN!

We are proud to be associated with the Walk 500 Program.

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