November 2018
the active age
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Guide to Aging in Place WICHITA’S BEST KEPT SECRET
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Walker talks up its health benefits
Call her the walking woman of Wichita. You won’t be the first. “People honk and wave at me,” says dedicated walker Helena Whiters. “People say, ‘You’re that lady walking all the time’ and ‘I see you all over!’ That’s because Helena walks all over Wichita. A busy home health worker, she even manages to fit her routine into work: When she takes her clients to medical appointments, she walks around that area instead of sitting in the waiting room for an hour or two. She likes to walk primarily in neighborhoods but
also enjoys trails such as the Redbud and the Great Plains Nature Center. Whiters sets her Fitbit to remind her to get up every hour, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Her base goal is 17,000 steps each day-seven miles-but she does as many as 32,000 steps whenever she can. “When people say they can’t do all that, I tell them I didn’t start like that,” she said. “I worked up to it. I tell them to listen to their body and build up as they get stronger. I sure can tell the difference when I don’t walk.”
When Whiters was diagnosed with high blood pressure, she determined to walk it out, and now does without hypertension medicines. The walking may strengthen her bones too. As a retired physical therapist assistant, Helena knows nothing could be better for her than the combination of fresh outdoor air and walking.
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