Malaysia’s heart health advocate, NESTLÉ OMEGA PLUS has kicked off its annual month-long walkathon with the Walk A Million Miles (WAMM) 2021 launch on August 29 in conjunction with World Heart Month.
Returning for the second year in the form of a virtual walkathon, NESTLÉ is on a mission to relay the message of heart health across the nation, bringing heart health and issues affecting it, including high cholesterol, to the forefront. High cholesterol, a major risk factor for heart disease, affects 8 million or 40% of adults in Malaysia.
Despite the pandemic, NESTLÉ encourages Malaysians to take charge of their heart health with simple exercises at home such as boosted walking, simple tabatha and dance cardio, wherever they are, whenever they want, safely at the comfort of their homes. Small yet crucial behavioural and lifestyle changes to daily routines can have positive health benefits in the long run.
With the theme ‘Melangkah Bersama, Jantung Dijaga’, Walk A Million Miles this year aims to clock one million miles, drawing pledges from Malaysians to take a step forward in combating high cholesterol and continue Malaysia’s journey towards a heart-healthy nation while helping raise funds for heart patients in need.
“We introduced our first virtual Walk A Million Miles initiative in 2020 with very encouraging results and we achieved 1.1 million miles,” said Juan Aranols, CEO, Nestlé (Malaysia) Bhd.
NESTLÉ has been working closely with its health partners, Yayasan Jantung Malaysia (YJM) and Institut Jantung Negara Foundation (IJNF) for the past 21 years. Upon achievement of one million miles collectively this World Heart Month, NESTLÉ OMEGA PLUS will donate RM100,000 to YJM and IJNF in support of heart patients in need.
The virtual walkathon will run throughout the entire month of September. Interested participants can register via the BookDoc mobile application with a registration token of RM10 per entry. Achievers of 150,000 and 300,000 steps within the running period are entitled to win exclusive jerseys and products from NESTLÉ OMEGA PLUS and be in the running for prizes for the top three weekly achievers as well as exciting lucky draw prizes.
“With the support of a tracking app such as BookDoc on your phone or fitness device, you can easily track your daily progress to ensure you achieve your fitness goals,” said Lam Pui Yuee, Business Executive Officer, Milks Business Unit, Nestlé (Malaysia). “In addition, we also encourage Malaysians to choose heart-healthy meals to manage their cholesterol levels.
