Walk With A Doc Lebanon, PA

04/18/2026

Hope to see you this morning!! 10am at Union Canal Tunnel Park! You are welcome -- and encouraged -- to bring children, grandchildren, and leashed, furry friends with you! 🙂

04/14/2026

Hello awesome walkers of Lebanon! Our April walk is coming up this Saturday, April 18th. Same time, same place -- 10am at Union Canal Tunnel Park. All are welcome!! Hope to see you there! ☺️

03/30/2026

Happy National Take a Walk in the Park Day! Try to get out to a park today for a walk, even if it's a short one. A short walk is better than no walk! Enjoy!

Today we celebrate two of our favorite holidays: National Doctors' Day & Take a Walk in the Park Day!

Did you know that regular physical activity, like walking, is one of the BEST things you can do for your health? That's why there are thousands of healthcare professionals around the world who volunteer their time to walk with their patients and community.

Take a walk today in honor of your favorite doctor or park!

Find your local Walk with a Doc program at https://walkwithadoc.org

03/26/2026

Happy Social Prescribing Day! What matters to you?

It’s ! Today, we celebrate healthcare professionals around the world who are shifting the question from “What’s the matter WITH you?” to “What matters TO you?”

Social prescribing is a growing approach that connects people to community-based activities, like walking groups, nature, art, or volunteering, to improve health and wellbeing. It recognizes that loneliness, stress, and lack of connection play a major role in health, and that healing can happen outside the clinic.

At Walk with a Doc, our doctors bring social prescribing to life by inviting patients to walk alongside them. They step out of the clinic, meet people where they are, and create space for movement, conversation, and connection.

Want to learn more about social prescribing? Check out the links below!

National Academy for Social Prescribing:
https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/what-is-social-prescribing/

Social Prescribing USA:
https://www.socialprescribingusa.com/

The Connection Cure:
https://www.hotzthoughts.com/the-connection-cure

03/19/2026

These photos were both taken a year ago in March, 2025. So many of you awesome walkers sent waves of hello at the March walk while my daughter and I were hiking the Appalachian Trail. We are pictured here crossing from Georgia into North Carolina. Receiving this photo of you all gathered for the walk lifted my spirits on the trail. I am grateful for our WWAD, Lebanon community. Thank you for continuing to show up for each other!

Hope to see you this Saturday, March 21st at 10am at Union Canal Tunnel Park. ☺️

03/11/2026

Last month was heart health month, so that was the focus of February's talk. Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, but 50-70% of heart disease is PREVENTABLE through the CHOICES we make! What choices, did you ask? Number one: the choice to be ACTIVE. Dr. David Sabgir, the founder of Walk With a Doc, has said, "There is nothing I can prescribe or do for a patient that matches what WALKING can provide." Pretty powerful choice, I'd say.

Click the link to see a great heart healthy handout for more good and manageable choices within your power:
https://walkwithadoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/WWAD-Heart-Health.pdf

Combining heart health month from February and women's history month for March, let me say a bit about women and cardiovascular disease. As many of you know, a woman's symptoms for heart attack may look and feel different than a man's. A woman may not necessarily get that oft-described symptom of an elephant on the chest. Instead, during a heart attack, a woman might feel mostly, or only: anxiety, shortness of breath, nausea, stomach pain, mid-upper back pain, or may feel more tired or weaker than usual, with or without chest pain. Don't brush off these symptoms! If you feel them, and something just doesn't seem right, go get checked out right away!

Next walk: Saturday, March 21st, 10am at Union Canal Tunnel Park. Hope to see you there.

Wishing you all healthy hearts full of love, joy, and peace. Now go for a walk! 😍

Family First Health
Walk With A Doc

p.s. Look at all these fabulous women making healthy choices! 👇

02/19/2026

❤❤❤ February is heart month ❤❤❤

Looks like we will be above freezing temps and the sun may just peak its head out during our walk on Saturday! 🤸‍♀️🥳

Come join us: Saturday, February 21st, 10am-11am at Union Canal Tunnel Park. All are welcome! I would love to see you there!

02/07/2026

Walk more. Sit less. Live longer. 💥💥💥

Research finds minor changes in physical activity could hugely reduce number of premature deaths

02/02/2026

Happy February, walkers! January's walk was cold and snowy -- but little did we know just how cold and snowy it was going to get just days later! 🥶 It was also beautiful, as the snow-covered walks always are. ❄️💙

I hope you've been bundling up and trying to stay active. If it is not safe for you to be outside, remember that there are good indoor walking videos online (look them up!), or you can do laps inside the mall or the YMCA.

Next walk: Saturday, February 21st, 10am at Union Canal Tunnel Park. Hope to see you then! 😊

01/17/2026

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We get a Snow walk this morning!!! 🤗See you at 10am! ❄️❄️❄️

01/12/2026

Happy January, walkers of Lebanon! Here are a few photos from our December walk with some of our hearty walkers who braved the cold with big smiles! We talked about some of the things we can do to combat seasonal affective disorder, or winter blues for some. Two important things are staying social and continuing to get outside for sunlight — yes, you still get the benefits even on cloudy days! ✅ both of these by joining us for our January walk this Saturday, January 17th at 10am at Union Canal Tunnel Park! We love welcoming new walkers, and to our regular walkers, you know I love seeing you! See you Saturday! 🤗

12/18/2025

Here’s a throwback to our December walk from last year. So darn lovely!! Come join us this Saturday for our Winter Solstice Eve walk!

Saturday , December 20, 10am Union Canal Tunnel Park. We’ll have Holiday treats and hot chocolate. 😊

See you there!! ❄️🌧️💚💙