Seven lessons from the Kampala 7 Hills 45km walk
By Joe Walker On Saturday, I had the pleasure to do a Kampala Seven Hills 45km walk with the ‘Crazy Summiters’. This awesome eight-hour walk covered some of the traditional hills of Kampala including Mengo, Rubaga, Namirembe, Makerere, Kololo, Nakasero, and much more. I set out with a childlike open heart and came back a rich man with life valuable lessons. Follow me step by step Take up every opportunity to challenge yourself and take your craft to another level. When a friend told me of a Seven Hills 45km walk, I thought about joining them and was excited but also a little scared and...
Walk your way to fitness
Know the benefits For many years, I perceived any physical activity done for fitness as rather complicated and too taxing. Then physical pain I experienced in the shoulder blade in 2021, due to some inflammations led me to a physiotherapist whose only prescription was: WALK. 1, 2, 3 steps, I walked away my pain. Those simple steps of a daily brisk walk birthed a whole fitness regime and now I live a healthier life. Here are some of the amazing benefits scientists say a regular brisk walk can do for you; Maintain a healthy weight and lose body fatPrevent or manage various conditions,...
Joe Walker at 2000km
On 29th September, 2021 I made the first step to walk to save my life. 365 days later, my “walkometer” has clocked 2,000km and I have been a part of several campaigns to save lives. One year ago I started walking exercises as recommended by an orthopedist as a remedy to persistent nagging pain in my shoulder blade. I apparently had a lot of potassium in my body and so exercise which caused me to perspire would enable me to sweat it out and reduce the pain. He advised me to do a brisk walk for at least for 30 minutes...
340km later, Joe still craves more walks
The plan was to walk 340km from Kampala to Bushenyi to create awareness on road safety. This involved months of preparation, in the boardroom, church and on the road. Joseph Beyanga, alias Joe Walker, the head of radio at Nation Media Group- Uganda, says he was ready to start the walk even on the Sunday leading up to Monday February 28, the day he was supposed to set off. He had a diet plan, a training that saw him walk specific distances to get his body ready, yet to the ordinary world, what he was yet to embark on was received...
Why Joe Walker will make a difference
The #JoeWalker challenge has stirred up certain memories I had decided to shove far away, as they remind me of a horrific time in my life. Being involved in an accident is one of those terrifying moments that bring you face to face with death. That fateful afternoon, I was on my way to a certain office where I was meant to pick up a document. Everything changed drastically, and while I was meant to have a beautiful lunch with my family, I found myself being hospitalised within 30 minutes. I never made it to my destination and my life has forever...
ROAD SAFETY: Joe Walker completes 320km trek from Kampala to Bushenyi
Joseph Beyanga has completed his three-hundred-and-twenty kilometre walk from Kampala to Bushenyi district in Western Uganda, marking the culmination of a campaign launched eleven days ago to highlight the dangers faced by pedestrians on roads across the country. Beyanga was on Thursday joined by his wife, Bushenyi residents, school children and some police officers before he concluded his journey with tree planting and thanksgiving at his village church in Ncucumo Church of Uganda in Rwentuha. He called on road users to be vigilant when using roads. Watch the video below; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHlXG1RnhZU ...
Road safety Campaign: Joe Walker 320KM walk nears the end
The head of Radio at NMG-U Mr Joseph Beyanga whom we now know as Joe Walker for his road safety campaign “Stay in Your Lane” Safe Roads Save lives” is nearing the finish line. Beyanga who on Feb 28th kicked off his 320km long trek from Kampala to Bushenyi is today expected to reach his final destination. He has spent the last 11 days walking along the Kampala-Masaka highway and yesterday he docked at Kabwohe in Sheema district. Along the journey, he painted zebra crossings at accident blackspots and engaged communities on road safety. This morning he is expected to walk the last leg...
Joe Walker paints zebra crossing in Mbarara
Joesph Beyanga who is also known as Joe Walker has painted a \zebra crossing at one of the accident blackspots in Mbarara. The zebra crossing was painted at Mayanja Memorial Hospital. Joe Waker painted a zebra crossing at Mayanja Memorial Hospital. JoeWalker has further gone ahead to teach students of Mbarara Central PS how to use a zebra crossing. Read more here ...
Joe treks 132km on 45th birthday to save lives
A group of 10 trekkers who set off from Kampala on Monday, heading to Bushenyi, Western Uganda under the Joe Walker campaign had by Thursday evening covered 132 km out of the targeted 320kms. The Joe Walker campaign under the theme “Safe Roads, Save Lives”, is aimed at raising awareness about road safety. Last night, the group led by Mr Joseph Beyanga, the head of radio Nation Media Group Uganda(NMG-U) slept in Masaka City. They resumed the journey today as they trek to Kyazanga Town along Masaka –Mbarara high way in Lwengo District where they plan to spend the night. Mr Beyanga, the...
Joe Walker continues trek to Bushenyi from Kampala
Nation Media groups’ Head of Radio, Joseph Beyanga’s walk to Bushenyi has reached Masaka. Today, Joe Walker painted a Zebra Crossing in the city and will continue his walk to raise awareness about road safety. Watch him below; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwbkxUznd8k ...