Walk at Home

Walk at Home & AARP

AARP Walks with Walk at Home

Walk at Home Chosen by AARP to Kick-Off Their “Healthy Behaviors Awareness Week” With a “Live” Walk Led by Leslie Sansone To All AARP Employees Nationwide on February 2, 2009.

New Castle, PA- January 26, 2009- Walk at Home announces that Leslie Sansone, creator of the #1 selling indoor walking programs, has been chosen by AARP to Kick Off their “Healthy Behaviors Awareness Week” with a “Live” 1 mile indoor walk. Leslie Sansone will lead the “live” walk to all AARP employees nationwide on February 2, 2009 via a video conferencing feed from her production studio in New Castle, PA. The theme for AARP’s Healthy Behaviors Week is “Make Time in 09: Take Charge of Your Health.”

For over 20 years, Walk at Home programs have inspired and motivated millions of people to walk for wellness and weight loss. Walk at Home programs have offered a new way of walking in doors! What began as a Walk at Home program for individuals to walk for their health and weight loss in the comfort of their home is now expanding into the workplace by providing an indoor fitness alternative to organizations and companies nationwide in their efforts to improve employee wellness and productivity.

About Walk at Home
Headquartered in New Castle PA, Walk at Home is a privately held company and was founded by Leslie Sansone in 1987. Walk at Home programs have continued to be the number one walking fitness program in the world. Leslie Sansone is a nationally recognized fitness expert, who has provided expertise to many organizations, including the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and the PA Governors Council. She holds eight certifications including the prestigious American College of Sports Medicine and Coopers Institute: Group Exercise Leader, and has written two best selling fitness books. As a respected expert, Leslie Sansone has been featured on the Today Show, Regis and Kelly, CNN and in popular magazine publications which include Fitness Magazine, Prevention, Healthy, and Woman’s Day of which she is a contributing Editor. Walk at Home has produced over 150 DVDs that reach all age groups, sizes, shapes and lifestyles. In addition to promoting and selling the #1 walking DVDs on http://www.walkathome, which receives over 500,000 hits a day; an exclusive Walk Club is available to members. This interactive support network has been very successful in encouraging members to continue walking daily for wellness and weight loss. Some of the Walk Club features offered are: “Live” walk web casts with Leslie Sansone, online workout video streaming, walk challenges, blogs, calendars, mechanisms for tracking miles, a newsletter and healthy eating tips.

For more information go to: http://www.walkathome.com

About AARP
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50+ have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole. AARP does not endorse candidates for public office or make contributions to either political campaigns or candidates. We produce AARP The Magazine, the definitive voice for 50+ Americans and the world’s largestcirculation magazine with over 34.5 million readers; AARP Bulletin, the go-to news source for AARP’s 40 million members and Americans 50+; AARP Segunda Juventud,the only bilingual U.S. publication dedicated exclusively to the 50+ Hispanic community; and our website, AARP.org. AARP Foundation is an affiliated charity  that provides security, protection, and empowerment to older persons in need with support from thousands of volunteers, donors, and sponsors. We have staffed offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

For more information go to: http://www.aarp.com