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National exercise expert to share his experiences walking around the country

Feb. 7, 2005

Motivational speaker Robert Sweetgall will be in Springfield to share the story of his 11,208 mile foot journey through all 50 states. Sweetgall walked the entire United States in one year, averaging 31 miles per day.

Sweetgall will present a free public forum 7 p.m. Feb. 22, 2005 at St. John’s Hammons Heart Institute. Earlier in the day he will speak to St. John’s co-workers in celebration of Heart Month.

Author of 17 books, Robert is a nationally-recognized authority on how walking can make a difference in your health. He has appeared on NBC Today, CBS Morning News, NPR, and many other talk shows. More than 5000 schools, hospitals, corporations and communities have benefited from his help in launching active living/wellness programs.

Sweetgall founded Creative Walking, Inc. (CWI) in 1985. The company specializes in creating custom-designed walking and wellness programs. Founded in 1985 by Robert Sweetgall, CWI currently serves thousands of corporations, hospitals, schools, communities and conferences with motivational workshops, educational resources, incentives and turnkey employee Wellness programs.

For media information, call St. John's Media Relations at 417-820-2426

 










 

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