Georgia woman's year-long challenge highlights the benefits of walking. | Image Source: pickpik.com
Georgia woman's year-long challenge highlights the benefits of walking. | Image Source: pickpik.com
A Palmetto woman is on her way to meeting her goal of walking every day for a year, according to a recent report by FOX 5 Atlanta.
The 63-year-old prison chaplain and five-year breast cancer survivor set her goal of walking every day for a year after feeling like she was stuck in a rut and craving the need for a physical and emotional cleansing, the report said.
"It was traumatizing, or culture-shocking, not to have a vehicle," Sandra Anderson told FOX 5 Atlanta. "So, I never thought about walking anywhere. I grew up in Gary, Indiana; it wasn't safe to walk."
As part of her commitment to walking through the rain, snow and the state's sweltering summer, Anderson has also taken steps to clean up her diet, cutting out everything including potatoes, rice and sugar, FOX 5 reports.
For the first time in decades, Anderson told FOX 5 her BMI is in the normal range and all the feelings of depression, grief and anxiety that have weighed on her for years have dissipated to the point she now feels well rested and has more energy.
Anderson will meet her goal at the one-year mark on Saturday.
"I feel more driven, more driven than anything," Anderson told FOX 5 Atlanta. "I've got to get to the goal. I feel accomplished. I feel focused."
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