Robert Sweetgall, who passed away in 2017, was president of Creative Walking, a Kirkwood, Missouri, company that designs walking and fitness programs for schools, corporations and other clients. He is the only person to have walked through all 50 states in 365 days, and he has walked/run across the US seven times. Sweetgall is coauthor, with Barry Franklin, PhD, of One Heart, Two Feet: Enhancing Heart Health One Step at a Time. CreativeWalking.com
We all know that walking is very good for us. Studies have shown that walking promotes heart health, strengthens bones, spurs…