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Downtown Dayton provides many opportunities for walking.
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for a site where you can have access to detailed maps, routes, points of interest and much more.


 

Click the areas below to find out where walking trails
are near you!

Beavercreek Kettering
Centerville-Washington Park District Lebanon
Clark County Mason
City of Dayton Miamisburg
Five Rivers MetroParks Oxford
Greene County Springboro
John Bryan State Park

To get a printable listing of all walking trails click below.

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Some interesting facts about walking:
* Research has shown that people who walk 20-25 miles per week outlive people who don't walk by several years
* Longer, moderately-paced daily walks (40 minutes at 60% to 65% maximum heart rate) are best for losing weight.
* Shorter, faster walks (20-25 minutes at 75% to 85% maximum heart rate) are best for conditioning your heart and lungs.
* Walking an extra 20 minutes each day will burn off 7 pounds of body fat per year.
* Walking can slow aging, burn body fat, reduce stress, help control your appetite, raise your metabolism, and increase your energy.
 
For more facts on walking visit Healthy Facts of Walking.

 

Last updated 2006-10-12
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