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<\/a>(Utica, NY – April 2013) n celebration of National Walking Day, the American Heart Association is encouraging Americans to get fit and have fun by launching \u201cShow Us Your Moves.\u201d The month-long Instagram promotion encourages consumers to submit photos of their favorite fun physical activity \u2013 dancing, roller skating, walking with friends, gardening \u2013 you name it! Selected photos will be featured each week on www.heart.org<\/a> and various American Heart Association social media pages. By sharing pictures of their physical activity on Instagram with the hashtag #mymoves, consumers can help spread the notion that exercise can be fun.<\/p>\nOn National Walking Day, a day where hundreds of thousands across the nation take steps to improve their health, Americans are encouraged to spend at least 30 minutes of their day briskly walking. Physical activity is critical to being healthy, but less than 50 percent of adults get enough daily exercise. Adults need at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week to see the health benefits of physical activity such as lower blood pressure, improved bone health, weight maintenance after weight loss, better sleep, and more energy. With \u201cShow Us Your Moves,\u201d the American Heart Association hopes people will continue to make physical activity a priority beyond National Walking Day and find the fun in being fit.<\/p>\n