Walk with Ease – Self-Directed

About the Program:

Walk With Ease (WWE) self-directed combines self-paced walks with information about health-related topics.

• It is an individual program that allows participants to work on their own at their own pace to increase their physical activity.
• The workbook is also available in Spanish for Spanish speaking adults.

Objectives:

Walk With Ease-self-directed aims to:

• Improve balance and strength.
• Improve arthritis symptoms.
• Increase strength.
• Increase walking pace.
• Improve confidence in one’s ability to manage arthritis symptoms.

Target Audience:

• Adults with arthritis.
• Older adults.
• Adults living in areas with little or no access to arthritis programs, including adults in rural areas.

Key Activities:

• Participants read the guidebook to learn about arthritis and ways to be physically active with arthritis.
• Walk at their own speed and distance. Participants are encouraged to spend 10 to 40 minutes walking per session.

Setting: Self-directed, individual.

Suggested Class Size: Not applicable.

Duration: The self-directed course runs for six weeks. Participants are encouraged to walk three times a week. Each workbook lesson lasts about 30 minutes and each walk at a self-directed distance and speed.

Cost:

• Participant Cost: Between $5 (if bought in bulk) and $11.95 for the participant guidebook.
• Leader/ Host Costs: Not applicable.

Program Requirements:

• A WWE guidebook (available in English and Spanish).
• A safe place to walk. This can be an indoor track, shopping mall, neighborhood, or walking trail.
• Shoes that are safe for walking.

More Information:

For more information, go to the Arthritis Foundation’s Walk With Ease pageexternal icon.