Walk for Life 2011

Sixteen thousand people turned up to support Walk for Life’s call for the nation to embrace a healthy lifestyle by pacing five kilometres at Yas Marina Circuit in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi (Friday, November 25). The event is organised by Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC), and supported by The National Health Insurance Company – Daman.
The corporate community joined 16,000 walkers and gave the nation a crucial message - exercise - especially walking - is a great way to maintain or achieve a healthy weight and minimise risks of obesity and diabetes. The event is organised by Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC), and supported by The National Health Insurance Company – Daman.
The message from Walk for Life, the annual walkathon organised by Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC) is for everyone to take charge of their lifestyle by embracing a healthy diet and regular exercise, such as a 30-minute brisk walk every day.
Walk for Life’s theme in its fifth year is to live a healthy lifestyle by adopting a balanced diet and regular exercise. These smart, simple steps can help manage and even prevent diabetes.
Thousands turned out to support Walk for Life, the annual walkathon at Yas Marina Circuit in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi. The event is organised by Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC), and supported by The National Health Insurance Company – Daman.
Walk for Life promotes a 30-minute brisk walk each day as a key step to a healthy lifestyle. Edutainment, community drumming and live music made sure that the event appealed to all the family.
Families, friends and colleagues showed up in their thousands to pace the five kilometres at Yas Marina Circuit in the fifth Walk for Life – the walkathon that promotes a healthy lifestyle. Since 2007, ICLDC’s ‘Diabetes-Knowledge-Action’ campaign has reached out to more than 125,000 people in UAE.
Walk for Life promotes a 30-minute brisk walk each day and a healthy diet as the simple steps to a healthy lifestyle. The annual walkathon is organised by Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC), and supported by The National Health Insurance Company – Daman.
The Walk for Life message - a 30-minute brisk walk each day as a key step to a healthy lifestyle - was carried by more than 16,000 people yesterday as they paced the five kilometre walkathon track at Yas Marina Circuit. The fun-filled event included interactive, family lifestyle edutainment, community drumming and a grand raffle draw.
A young participant shows support to the message of healthy lifestyle in Walk for Life 2011. In recent years diabetes has reached epidemic levels worldwide, with children as young as seven years of age developing diabetes. Walk for Life promotes a 30-minute brisk walk each day and a healthy diet as the simple steps to a healthy lifestyle, as well as managing and even preventing diabetes.

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