● WHAT: Amarillo residents of all ages are encouraged to lace up their walking shoes and join Bob Gerald, MD for Amarillo’s first anniversary Walk with a Doc (WWAD) Texas event.

● WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 21, at 9:30 am (recurring monthly every third Saturday)

● WHERE: Potter-Randall County Medical Society -- 1721 Hagy Blvd, Amarillo (meet at the medical society and then we’ll walk to Medi Park)

● WHO: Dr. Gerald, medical society staff members, and any community members interested in participating

● WHY: Walking is one of the simplest, best things people can do to live a long, high-quality life. WWAD makes it easy by providing the time, place, motivation (a brief health information talk), and fellow participants for a fun walking experience.

TheWalk with a Doc concept is simple: Physicians organize walks in their communities and invite their patients, their patients’ families, and community members to join them. Walkers will enjoy a refreshing and invigorating walk with Dr. Gerald and other health care professionals, who will provide support to participants and answer questions during the walk.Walk with a Doc Texas is overseen by a national nonprofit organization to get people active and healthy, and is backed by the Texas Medical Association (TMA) in Texas.

This is a FREE program, and preregistration is not required. Information about future walks will be announced on this chapter’s Walk with a Doc website.