Braving rains, Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin launched the ‘Health Walk’ on Saturday and walked the 8-km route that begins and ends on the Dr Muthulakshmi Park in Adyar together with Health Minister Ma Subramanian, an achieved marathon runner, Chennai Mayor R Priya, and senior authorities officers and public representatives.

Teams from the Health Department will be part of the ‘Health Week’ on the primary Sunday each month in all 38 district headquarters to elucidate the significance of bodily exercise. The authorities additionally plans to conduct medical camps to assist folks get screened for numerous parameters like blood strain, and blood sugar.

The ’Health Walk’ is a part of a slew of bulletins that Subramanian made in April whereas presenting the Demands for Grants for the Health Department. Officials mentioned the federal government wished to advertise strolling amongst folks as numerous research recommend that bodily exercise reduces the danger of cardiovascular ailments by 30 per cent and diabetes by 27 per cent.

“Health Walk Tracks have been notified. We have ensured pre-plantation in most of the areas and made arrangements for seating wherever it is possible. Our aim is to encourage people to walk 6 km by clocking 10,000 steps a day. Walking, jogging, or running have proven to be the best modes of exercise,” Subramanian, who has to this point run 141 marathons, advised DH.