Walk With A Doc Lebanon, PA

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!! ❄️🌧️💚💙

11/26/2025

Hello Walkers of Lebanon!!

We had a fabulous November walk a couple of weeks ago. Our topic was VO2 max and longevity. VO2 max has been promoted by some as THE metric which best predicts longevity and healthy final years of life. There are some researchers that rank VO2 max as more valuable than blood pressure, cholesterol levels, or smoking status, when it comes to predicting longevity and the quality of the last years of our lives.

So what exactly is this golden elixir and how do we get it?? Simply put, VO2 max is a measure of the efficiency with which our bodies utilize the oxygen we breathe in; or how much oxygen our bodies can use to fuel our muscles for movement and our organs to function optimally. The higher the VO2 max, the better.

How do we get a high VO2 max? You guessed it: exercise! Any aerobic activity that gets our hearts pumping hard will do, whether it is running, biking, swimming, or even walking. The key is to incorporate INTERVAL training into our regular exercise, meaning, whatever form of exercise you participate in, alternate between high intensity movement, where you heart is pumping at near its maximum capacity, and lower intensity movement, where you are able to keep up a conversation. For example, in a 30 minute walk, you would start out the first 3 minutes at your regular walking pace, then walk as fast as you can for 3 minutes, then regular walking speed for 3 minutes, then as fast as you can for 3 minutes, etc. for 30 minutes.

Give this a try next time you go out for a walk. Maybe after your Thanksgiving meal tomorrow!

Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving. I am grateful for the Walk With a Doc community. 🙂

11/15/2025

Come join our walking crew this morning at 10am at Union Canal Tunnel Park! See you soon!! 🚶🏽‍♀️🍁

11/10/2025

I love this kid and his family who brings him to Walk with a Doc. And I love the beautiful park we get to walk in together every month.

For those of you who are not fully familiar with us, we walk the 3rd Saturday of every month. We start with a brief health topic discussion, then walk together for the remainder of the hour; your pace, your distance. A small healthy snack is provided at the end. Families and leashed four-legged friends are welcome.

Our next walk is this Saturday, November 15th at 10am at Union Canal Tunnel Park. We would love for you to join us. 🙂

Family First Health

10/27/2025

We had a great time celebrating Walk With a Doc, Lebanon’s 3rd Anniversary this month! I am grateful to the community of people that keeps showing up month after month. It has been a joy walking with you.

Join us for our next walk on Saturday, November 15th, as we walk into another year together. 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️💙💚☺️

10/11/2025

🤗I'm so excited for our 3rd Anniversary celebration tomorrow! If you have not come out for a walk with us yet, please join us tomorrow to see what we are about. Any all you regulars, looking forward to seeing you!! Everyone, including 4-legged friends, is invited to this FREE community event. We have some great raffle prizes to give away and some yummy food and warm community to enjoy. See you tomorrow!! 😁

Come join Walk With a Doc, Lebanon as we celebrate our THIRD Anniversary on Saturday, October 18th at 10am at Union Canal Tunnel Park! We would love to see you there! 🚶‍♀️💙