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2009 - Second Annual Walk for Lupus - Baltimore MD   Starting at 9:00 a.m. Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. at the Y of Central Maryland-Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Family Center 900 E. 33rd Street. We will circle Lake Montebello. A two miles walk back and forth.   Location: “Y” of Central Maryland Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Center at Stadium Place 900 E 33rd St Baltimore, MD 21218-3663 Need directions? Click here for a map Walk Date - 9/26/2009 8:00am - 12:00 pm General Registration - Standard: No Fees Participant Level Level 4 ($5,000.00 + )  Individual...


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Did I say, whike? I meant walk, no hike. Oh well, nothing cures, like a good long 'whike.' 'Whike' - walk and hike, half brothers but very different and the difference between the two is location, location, location. I'm please to introduce the Whike Brothers. Hiking is the outdoor, jean wearing, granola eating, nature filled, ruggedly handsome brother. While walking is the slick, suit wearing, latte sipping, let's do lunch, sub-urban, skyscraper surrounded other brother.  See, told you, it's all location. Hence, 'whiking' is actually the same thing just in different locations. Both...


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OK, you're not a geezer but walking will help you look and feel younger at any age. The benefits of walking for healthy aging are numerous and in the About.com article, "Walking as an Anti-Aging Exercise" by Mark Stibich, Ph.D. gives us his outlook: How Much Walking Should I Do For Anti-Aging? - That’s a really good question. In this study, the walking group met three times a week. They started out slowly, walking only 10 or minutes the first time. Over the four months, they built up to walking 40 minutes each time. How Much Did Walking Help Aging? - All the study participants...


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