Mount Sinai Heart hosts 30 minute walks around New York City to raise awareness of importance of staying active daily to protect your heart health
Mount Sinai Heart will celebrate the American Heart Association’s National Walking Day on Thursday, April 7. Hundreds of Mount Sinai employees will lace up their sneakers during their lunch hour to participate in one of four different 30-minute walks in a nearby park or the hospital’s neighborhood to raise awareness of the importance of staying active daily for at least 30-minutes a day.
Several National Walking Day events happening across the Mount Sinai Health System campuses include:
- Mount Sinai Heart at The Mount Sinai Hospital
Walk around the Central Park Reservoir
Time: Noon
Meeting location: Guggenheim Pavilion Atrium, 1190 Fifth Avenue - Mount Sinai Heart at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s
Walk to 110th Street and Morningside, and along the park to 120th and back.
Time: Noon
Meeting location: Outside hospital, on Amsterdam Avenue (between 113th and 114th Streets) - Mount Sinai Heart at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Walk around the neighborhood
Time: Noon
Meeting location: Linsky Building Lobby, First Avenue at 16th Street - Mount Sinai Heart at Queens
Walk around Astoria Park
Time: Noon
Meeting location: Hospital Entrance 25-1030th Avenue
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