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Doctor Trades White Coat for Walking Shoes
与其穿着白大褂，不如陪病人散散步
Cardiologist Dr. David Sabgir thought he was doing everything he could to help his patients.
一直以来，心脏病医师大卫·萨博格尔尽心竭力地帮助病人。
Sabgir, who has been in practice for 12 years, said, "I was frusturated."
经过12年不懈地研究后，萨博格尔医生表示：“我感到很沮丧。”
Heart disease is the number one killer in America.
一直以来，心脏病成为美国人的头号杀手。
But 80% of cardiovascular disease is preventable with more exercise and simple lifestyle changes.
但是，只要多运动并合理地调整生活方式，80%的心脏疾病是可以预防的。
He then said, "So one day I asked a few patients to meet me and my family in the park to take a walk."
他接着说道：“于是，每次跟家人一起到公园散步时，我都会邀请几位病人同行。”
At the first walk in 2005, 101 people showed up.
第一次开始这项活动是在2005年，当时有101人参加。
Today, Sabgir's nonprofit, Walk with a Doc, has expanded to more than 160 chapters around the country.
如今，这项“医生陪你散步”的非盈利组织已经增加至160多人。
Doctors and patients walk together in local parks on a regular basis,
医生和病人定期会出现在当地的公园，
continuing the health conversation and getting fit.
一边散步一遍畅谈关于健康的话题。
