Power Oil, the Nigeria’s most preferred healthy vegetable oil introduced the ‘Walk Heart-On’ initiative 5 years ago and is strategically designed to promote a healthy lifestyle while reminding Nigerians of the benefits of adopting a daily fitness routine by taking at least a 30 minutes daily walk alongside a healthy eating habit.
According to the World Heart Federation, people of all ages are encouraged to increase their physical activity in order to protect their heart health and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including heart disease and stroke.
The healthy walk campaign successfully held 5 cities spellbound with its fully packaged engagement activities such as Aerobic session, health address by experts, healthy lifestyle pledge, 5 kilometers walk, musical performance, Medical health check, refreshment. The 5 kilometers walk in Port-Harcourt recorded a huge turnout as it kicked off while the walk-in Enugu was led by popular Nigerian artist Mr. Raw and the Power Oil team. Slimcase dazzled consumers in Lagos State & Ibadan, while Erigga entertained the crowd in Benin & Port-Harcourt.
Power Oil health camps were also available to all, offering free basic medical checks for participants to ascertain their health statuses, including blood pressure, BMI and general medical consultation. It will be recalled that the Power Oil Walk Heart-On health awareness project started in 2015 in Lagos to promote fitness and healthy living amongst Nigerians. This was the 4th edition and was concluded successfully in Lagos, Ibadan, Benin, Enugu & Port Harcourt.