24 Fredericksburg Parent and Family • November 2018
This is a monthly column featuring winners and nomi-
nees of the 2018 FredParent Family Favorite contest.
family favorites
Walk the Walk
This month, we want to show love to a free and fast way
to spend time with the family while improving your mental
and physical health. Walking.
According to Mayo Clinic, regular, brisk walking helps you:
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Prevent or manage various conditions, including heart
disease, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes
• Strengthen your bones and muscles
• Improve your mood
• Improve your balance and coordination
The faster, farther and more frequently you walk, the greater
the benefits.
This time of year ushers in a potential hot a mess of holiday
stress, sugar and obligations. We want to challenge each of
you to schedule 15 minutes a day to walk down the street
with your kids, partner and even the dog. Bonus points for
keeping your phone in your pocket. Talk to each other, look
at holiday decorations and breathe the fresh air.
Need to get away from everything and everyone? Take a
solo walk in one of these Family Favorite parks to clear
your head! Be sure to blast your favorite playlist in your
headphones or enjoy
the sounds of natural all
around you.
Want to share your
favorite places to walk
or even your playlist
with other Fred Parents?
Post it on Instagram
Stories and tag us (@
FredParentMagazine).
We'd love to see it and
share it, too.
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Family Favorites
Top 5 Area Parks:
Alum Spring Park
Old Mill Park
Loriella Park
Curtis Memorial Park
Kenmore Park
