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From Page 3 thing, particularly in the country where we don't have access to any aerobic group or planned form of positive exercise. Walking, from a medical standpoint, is the nicest, safest type of exercise.
"And it's very economical — you don’t have to pay to belong to a club!"
Mrs. Yowell was one of the first to join the two founding ladies in their morning constitutionals. Now in her 70s, Mrs. Yowell suffers from high blood pressure and a slight heart problem. Walking is just what her doctor ordered.
Gradually, she found that her blood pressure readings were lower and she had shed a few pounds. "It's not a Jenny Craig or a Weight Watchers, but if I do it regularly it puts me on the right track for the day," she said.
She and her husband Jack are both retired school teachers. He put on his walking shoes a few years after she did and they are one of at least three married couples who walk down Morgansburg Road.
The group sets out around 7:13 in the morning, some having already tucked away breakfast, some with just a quick cup of coffee. They walk winter and summer, although Mrs. Yowell laughingly said, "20 degrees is the cut-off point."
Single and married, men and women.
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