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The
next edition of Southcoast Health's "Take a Walk with a Southcoast
Doc" took place on August 23, 2014, at Allens
Pond Wildlife Sanctuary in Westport. The walk was led by Southcoast
Physicians Group family medicine physician Uma
Kolli, M.D., who specializes in women's health and diabetes. Dr. Kolli
discussed the benefits of walking and fielded general health questions. Walking
just 30 minutes a day can decrease your risk of many health problems,
including heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Participants received a free
pedometer and "Better Health Kits" that include information on
nutrition and exercise. Allens Pond
Wildlife Sanctuary spans hundreds of acres of protected land and is home
to more than 300 species of birds. The Beach Loop Trail offers dramatic
views of the pond and ocean. Click
here for a for an eight-minute 
video of
the walk. Click
here photos of the kick-off event. For more information about the
monthly walking program contact
go to Walk
with a Southcoast Doc.
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(Top row, left) Southcoast Community Benefits Intern
Adam Wood hands out free pedometers to the walkers at the Allens Pond
Wildlife Sanctuary parking lot on Horseneck Road. (Top row, center) Laura
Sullivan helps her parents, Pat and Dorris Sullivan, with setting up the
pedometers. (Top row, right) Dr. Kolli explains the health benefits of
walking before she starts the half-hour walk. (Row two) The group heads
across a meadow to the road that leads to the beach. (Row three) Walkers
Marjorie Perry and Lois Tykodi look at the salt marsh before reaching the
beach where they walk with the group. (Row four) Dr. Kolli talks with the
group members along the way before they return to the starting point.
(Bottom row) Birds and beautiful views of the marsh made it a spectacular
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