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“It’s really important to have people understand that moving can be fun—should be fun,” Bridger <br />said. “And any time that we get the opportunity as public health professionals to kind of walk tha t walk— <br />complete pun intended—then we are really excited about it.” <br />Bridger says she hopes the competition will also raise awareness about the benefits of walking, which <br />she says, are many. <br />“It’s good for your weight, it’s good for your blood pressure, it’s good for your muscles and balance,” <br />Bridger explained. “But there have also been a lot of studies that show that walking is extremely good for <br />your mental health. And the way that we’re doing it facilitates the fact that it’s a really good way to build <br />camaraderie with people, which is also good for your mental health.” <br />The departments expect the challenge to last 6 to 8 weeks. We’ll have to wait until the fall to find out <br />which county will come out on top. <br />