{"id":272068,"date":"2026-08-25T19:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T19:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/272068\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T19:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T19:00:07","slug":"we-walk-phl-celebrates-10-years-with-free-eight-week-park-wellness-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/272068\/","title":{"rendered":"We Walk PHL Celebrates 10 Years With Free Eight-Week Park Wellness Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We Walk <a href=\"https:\/\/925xtu.com\/tag\/philadelphia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PHL<\/a> is marking its 10th anniversary with an eight-week fall season starting Sept. 1. The program is organized in partnership with Fairmount Park Conservancy, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, and Philadelphia Parks &amp; Recreation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metrophiladelphia.com\/stories\/we-walk-phl-free-walks-philadelphia-parks,152613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">According to a\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/metrophiladelphia.com\/stories\/we-walk-phl-free-walks-philadelphia-parks,152613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Metro Philadelphia<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/metrophiladelphia.com\/stories\/we-walk-phl-free-walks-philadelphia-parks,152613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u00a0report<\/a>, the program offers free group walks at more than 25 parks in Philadelphia. More than 50 volunteer leaders coordinate activities for walkers of all ages and skill levels.<\/p>\n<p>Spring 2026 walking groups attracted 1,283 participants at numerous locations across the city. These locations include Eastwick Regional Playground, Carroll Park, FDR Park, John Heinz Wildlife Refuge, and LOVE Park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur group walks from the Please Touch Museum and explores the area adjacent to Parkside Avenue, near Concourse Lake and the Japanese House,\u201d said West Fairmount Park walking group leader Macqueline, who did not provide her last name. \u201cI walk for the opportunity to be outdoors in nature, to breathe fresh air, to move my body, and to fellowship with like-minded people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI walk for not only my health, but because it gives me a chance to free my mind,\u201d said Picariello Rec Center Walk leader Michelle, who did not provide her last name, \u201cand to get out and see nature and also have a great conversation with the people in our group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Participants report health and well-being benefits from the program. They include weight loss, lower blood pressure, increased stamina, diabetes management, reduced loneliness, and improved mental health.<\/p>\n<p>As part of We Walk PHL, the <a href=\"https:\/\/myphillypark.org\/park-hopper-spring-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Park Hopper Challenge<\/a> encourages exploring multiple parks. Participants qualify by joining walks, attending events, or volunteering. Prizes are awarded for photographing and sharing posts from walks in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/wewalkPHL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">We Walk PHL Facebook group<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We Walk PHL is marking its 10th anniversary with an eight-week fall season starting Sept. 1. The program&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":272069,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69,71,70],"class_list":["post-272068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}