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Article: Walk your way to fitness in 2009
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- Oakland Tribune
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- January 5, 2009
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By Jim Ott
CORRESPONDENT
Donna DuBose, of Pleasanton, and her fifth-grade daughter,
Louisa, joined dozens of other walkers on a recent morning for the
second annual World Walk to Wellness festival.
"We came out to get some exercise and support our schools," said
DuBose, noting that donations to the festival benefitted Pleasanton
Partnerships in Education Foundation.
DuBose said she is setting several exercise goals for herself in
2009, in part because she'll turn 50 this year.
The New Year's Eve event was a good place for her to start, she
said.
Held at the Pleasanton Sports Park, the World Walk to Wellness
was sponsored by pedometer and stopwatch manufacturer ACCUSPLIT,
Inc. of Pleasanton ...