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Sunday, April 27, 2008

Ten Toes Can Lead To Better Health

Check out my story on Ten Toe Express that aired during Healthbeat Friday. It's a great concept that should get you thinking about how to incorporate activity into your life a little more often.
A group called Citizens for Modern Transit is expanding its program called Ten Toe Express. Now, commuters will be able to join in. Ten Toe Express began as a way to get St. Louisans over 55 walking more often and using public transportation along the way.
Here's how it works. You can register on-line or in person at several sites over the next few weeks. You fill out a health survey because Ten Toe Express is funded by the Missouri Foundation for Health, which wants to see whether the program is really improving health.
Then, you receive a Ten Toe Express bag that includes a pedometer, maps and MetroLink tickets.
Check the schedule and join an organized walking group, or just go on your own. There are more than 80 suggestions for how to take MetroLink and Metro buses to locations ranging from the Zoo in Forest Park to Cherokee Street.
I went along on a walk/ride recently while gathering information for my story, and loved it. It made me feel like I was on vacation, since I often use public transportation and walk to sites of interest in cities I visit.
Grab the kids, pack up the jogging stroller, and give it a try. Or simply put together some excursions of your own. It's a great way to get in a work-out while having fun.

http://www.cmt-stl.org/tentoes/ten_toes.html

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Name: Kay Quinn

Location: St. Louis, MO

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Health and medical issues make up one of the most exciting beats in the newsroom. Few other areas of news touch each and every one of us so closely and so often.

Whether you're a senior worried about paying for prescription drugs, a parent concerned about the health of a child or waging your own fight against cancer or heart disease, you can usually find health news that applies to you in my daily reports.

I always tell St. Louisans they are so fortunate when it comes to health care. Our city is home to two research hospitals.

Doctors and scientists at Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis University School of Medicine are involved in some of the most critical research underway in medicine today.

Work is bring done right at this moment, right in our area, that could lead to a vaccine for bird flu or better ways to diagnose and treat Alzheimer's disease.

I enjoy staying on top of those stories, as well as bringing you health and medical news you can use.

Along with the latest medical breakthroughs, you'll frequently find information on low-cost exercise programs right around the corner from where you live, or details on where to get this year's flu shot.

Many viewers want to know whether I have a medical background. I don't, but my mother was a nurse and I know her health background made a big impression on me as a child.

It's the lifelong curiosity and interest I have in health issues that serves me well in my work as health reporter.

Staying on top of what you need to know to stay fit and healthy is a job I love.