At the beginning of the year many Americans resolve to get healthier by exercising or eating well. But studies show just weeks into the new year, many people have already abandoned that goal.

Physician members of the Texas Medical Association participate in a program, Walk with a Doc, to help people stick to their resolution to improve their health.

Walk with a Doc is a doctor-led program that combines walking and conversation to promote a healthier lifestyle in people of all ages. Physicians host free walks every month in their cities where the community can gather to get some steps in and form connections.

Anna Buteau, MD, an internal medicine physician, has been hosting these walks in Austin for over two years.

“If I can get one person out of their house on a weekend – who may not have a connection, may not get a hug – [it] would make that monthly walk worth it,” said Dr. Buteau.

This new TMA Health Beat Podcast explores how physicians’ Walk with a Doc program can help people adopt a healthier lifestyle, to keep New Year’s resolutions and beyond.