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Matthew Livermanne, a Salt Lake City resident is set to walk across America to raise awareness of childhood obesity, while partnering with schools to earn money for their PE programs.
Focus on Fitness
The Big Fitness Walk was created to put the spotlight on the growing trend of obesity, specifically childhood obesity. 32% of children and adolescents today are obese or overweight, according to government statistics; meaning nearly 25 million youth are struggling with their weight.
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Top 5 Items to Keep Matt Walking
1) Transportation GOT IT... Thanks Cory
2) Food
3) Gas Money
4) Shoes
5) Supplies
Tell everyone you can about our campaign and mention the items we still need help with.
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Top 5 Items to Keep Matt Walking
1) Transportation GOT IT... Thanks Cory
2) Food
3) Gas Money
4) Shoes
5) Supplies
The Texas Two Step
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Matt Livermanne is your typical Texan, fun-loving and ambitious. He's a true-blue American... with one exception. He thinks bigger than even most Texans. Upon finding himself a victim of economy layoffs, he walked all over the Salt Lake valley looking for work. While at the state's unemployment office looking for leads, he found an old Guinness Book of World Records SEE BELOW. As he thumbed through the pages, one record caught his eye. The Road Walking Record from NY to LA, set in 1973 by John Lees, from England. Well, no respectable Texan would stand for a US transcontinental record like this NOT to be held by an American. So Matt walked out of the office... and he's been walking ever since.
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The Big Fitness Transcontinental Walk
Matt's journey will begin on Labor Day, September 6th, 2010 from the New York City Hall. Matt will be walking an average of 60-65 miles per day to reach his goal of getting to the Los Angeles city hall in less than 53 days, to break the current world record.
Proudly Supporting
The Big Fitness Walk is endorsed by, and proudly supports The Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity in its efforts to create affordable housing for people around the world. To date, this international organization has built over 350,000 houses around the world, providing more than 1.75 million people in 3,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter.
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The Original 1973 Guinness Book Record
for Road Walking
1973 World Record
This is the record book Matt found while walking all over the city trying to find work. Click on the Image and take a look at this old school entry.
Walking Takes a Lot of Sole
It takes a lot of shoes to pull of a coast-to-coast trek. So far, Matt's walked through 20 pairs.
A Country in Crisis
In 2005, a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine predicting that in the coming decades, the obesity epidemic and its health consequences would reverse the upward longevity curve in America over the last century, slashing life expectancy by two to five years — more than the impact of cancer or heart disease. [See Full Article]
During their youth, obese children and adolescents are more likely to have risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and Type 2 diabetes.
During their youth, obese children and adolescents are more likely to have risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and Type 2 diabetes.