{"id":792,"date":"2018-01-22T00:03:45","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T00:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/?page_id=792"},"modified":"2024-07-21T06:49:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T10:49:01","slug":"why-smarter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/why-smarter\/","title":{"rendered":"Why SMARTER"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"792\" class=\"elementor elementor-792\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84e4571 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84e4571\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a629c9e\" data-id=\"a629c9e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a65d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13a65d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About <i>SMARTER<\/i><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5976859 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5976859\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63120240\" data-id=\"63120240\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6094723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6094723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=xd8mmZ-SEgo&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3143656d\" data-id=\"3143656d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7430e282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7430e282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-521a51bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"521a51bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Can physician-delivered step count prescriptions and monitoring enhance physical activity and cardiometabolic profiles in patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension? This was the essence of our study. And the results were encouraging.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da2d296 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5da2d296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepMonitoringForArterialHealth.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the Complete Study (PDF)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4873c4c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4873c4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d79276f\" data-id=\"d79276f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b4667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4b4667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Media<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e79758e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e79758e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-32b7109\" data-id=\"32b7109\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59fc8a5 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"59fc8a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/montrealgazette.com\/news\/local-news\/prescribing-extra-walking-for-diabetics-lowers-blood-sugar-study\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/NewsIcon-e1516802361178.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-1080\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/montrealgazette.com\/news\/local-news\/prescribing-extra-walking-for-diabetics-lowers-blood-sugar-study\">Prescribing Extra Walking For Diabetics<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">(Montreal Gazette)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0522517\" data-id=\"0522517\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89493bd elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"89493bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcinet.ca\/en\/2017\/02\/23\/study-suggests-prescription-pedometer-can-help-patients\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/headphoneIcon.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-1087\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/headphoneIcon.png 200w, https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/headphoneIcon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcinet.ca\/en\/2017\/02\/23\/study-suggests-prescription-pedometer-can-help-patients\/\">Study suggests prescription, pedometer can help patients<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">(Radio Canada International<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cedf0d9\" data-id=\"cedf0d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b46599 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0b46599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montreal.ctvnews.ca\/video?clipId=1078421\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/VideoIcon.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-1086\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/VideoIcon.png 200w, https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/VideoIcon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montreal.ctvnews.ca\/video?clipId=1078421\">A Prescription For Walking<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">(CTV News Montreal)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3f73c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3f73c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-316434b\" data-id=\"316434b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9caafab elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9caafab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/3278053\/taking-steps-to-heal-from-illness\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/VideoIcon.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-1086\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/VideoIcon.png 200w, https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/VideoIcon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/3278053\/taking-steps-to-heal-from-illness\">Taking steps to heal from illness<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">(Global News Montreal)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0db19b3\" data-id=\"0db19b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b023958 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b023958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diabetesqld.org.au\/media-centre\/2017\/march\/green-prescriptions.aspx\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/NewsIcon-e1516802361178.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-1080\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diabetesqld.org.au\/media-centre\/2017\/march\/green-prescriptions.aspx\">A Prescription With Legs<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">(Diabetes Queensland)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9dcdb4\" data-id=\"d9dcdb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed0570 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"aed0570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lapresse.ca\/sciences\/medecine\/201702\/23\/01-5072349-les-medecins-devraient-ils-prescrire-la-marche-a-leurs-patients.php\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/NewsIcon-e1516802361178.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-1080\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lapresse.ca\/sciences\/medecine\/201702\/23\/01-5072349-les-medecins-devraient-ils-prescrire-la-marche-a-leurs-patients.php\">Les m\u00e9decins devraient-ils prescrire la marche \u00e0 leurs patients?<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">(La Presse Montreal)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-55bcf0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55bcf0a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd3aaa8\" data-id=\"dd3aaa8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-787a982 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"787a982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diabetes.co.uk\/news\/2017\/feb\/step-count-prescriptions-could-improve-type-2-diabetes-heath-93408155.html\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/NewsIcon-e1516802361178.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-1080\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diabetes.co.uk\/news\/2017\/feb\/step-count-prescriptions-could-improve-type-2-diabetes-heath-93408155.html\">Step count prescriptions could improve type 2 diabetes heath<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">(Diabetes UK)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae1307e\" data-id=\"ae1307e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6a6bdd elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f6a6bdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.journaldemontreal.com\/2017\/02\/23\/la-marche-comme-ordonnance-1\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/NewsIcon-e1516802361178.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-1080\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.journaldemontreal.com\/2017\/02\/23\/la-marche-comme-ordonnance-1\">La marche comme ordonnance<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">(Le Journal de Montreal)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bc6ad6\" data-id=\"7bc6ad6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d484c36 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d484c36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/health\/10-000-steps-to-health-canadian-study-backs-doctor-prescribed-step-counting-1.3298523\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/NewsIcon-e1516802361178.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-1080\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/health\/10-000-steps-to-health-canadian-study-backs-doctor-prescribed-step-counting-1.3298523\">10,000 steps to health: Canadian study backs doctor-prescribed step-counting<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">(CTV News)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1271ce22 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1271ce22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-512a324\" data-id=\"512a324\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8b9178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8b9178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/stepcounting.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1114\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/stepcounting.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/stepcounting-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.smartersteps.ca\/walk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/stepcounting-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15470ea0\" data-id=\"15470ea0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137e1399 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"137e1399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Prescription With Legs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7879ceaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7879ceaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(McGill Newsroom)<br \/>A study from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) shows that physician-delivered step count prescriptions, combined with the use of a pedometer, can lead to a 20 per cent increase in daily steps, as well as measurable health benefits, such as lower blood sugar and lower insulin resistance, for patients with hypertension and\/or type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-358d8c52 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"358d8c52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mcgill.ca\/newsroom\/channels\/news\/prescription-legs-266585\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">REad more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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This was the essence of our study. And the results were encouraging. 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