PHILADELPHIA PA – Tomorrow’s (Wednesday, April 28, 2010) third annual “National Walk @ Lunch Day” will be sponsored again this year in the Greater Philadelphia region by health insurer Independence Blue Cross (IBC), the company said last week.

Get out at lunch on Wednesday and talk a walk, insurers sugest.

National Walk @ Lunch Day is intended to encourage employers to hold lunchtime walks for their employees, and promote the health benefits of physical activity during the work day. Lunchtime walks will take place in all 50 states, sponsored by 39 Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans across the country.

An estimated 12,000 to 14,000 walkers from 75 different employer groups will participate in the regional event, Independence Blue Cross said, including group customer-hosted walks in suburban locations like those lining the Route 422 corridor.

“This event is an easy, energy-boosting, low-cost way to get people walking outdoors as a first step toward exercising regularly,” noted IBC President and CEO Joseph A. Frick.

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