Walking is quite healthy, and why not be told that while doing so? On Jan. 25, Southcoast Health System’s “Take a Walk with a Southcoast Doc” will take place at the Gleason Family YMCA.

This month’s walk will be led by Thomas Gleason, MD, primary care physician at the Rosebrook site of Southcoast Physicians Group in Wareham.

“Exercise does wonders for your health,” Dr. Gleason said. “Walking just 30 minutes a day can decrease your risk of many health problems including heart disease, stroke and diabetes.”

Dr. Gleason has served Wareham for more than 33 years, will be at the Y at 10 a.m. to walk along the indoor or outdoor track – depending on the weather.

The walk will last 30 minutes, then there will be a Y trainer teaching chair and floor exercises for another 30 minutes.

Everyone is welcome. Walkers will receive a free pedometer and “Better Health Kits” that include information on nutrition and exercise. Registration is encouraged.

To register call the Southcoast Wellness Line at 800-497-1727.

The “Take a Walk with a Southcoast Doc” program includes monthly walks with Southcoast Physicians Group doctors throughout the South Coast region. Visit www.southcoast.org/walkwithadoc/ for more information about where Southcoast physicians will be walking next.