47 - Girl Trek- Transforming Women and Communities, One Step at at TIme

Girl Trek is a nonprofit organization that promotes health, healing and community activism- all through walking. Girl Trek ,rooted in the history of the civil rights movement and the steps of freedom fighter Harriet Tubman, is a celebration of the power of walking to transform women ,families and communities. Each week, in cities across the US, Girl Trek members meet and walk together in neighborhoods, parks and on trails. In the month of May, the Girl Trek #Mamathon challenges women to walk 52.4 miles, in honor of mothers who always go above and beyond . Our guest, Ebony Andrews,MPH, is the Director of Sports Initiatives,and Manager of Digital Communications for the President's Council on Fitness,Sports, and Nutrition. A fitness enthusiast and former high school track and field athlete, Ms. Andrews is also the CIty Captain of Girl Trek in the Washington, DC, Virginia and Maryland region. Ms. Andrews discusses the history and health revival of the Girl Trek movement ,and members.