What participants get
- Physio-led warm-up and cool-down
- Correct walking pattern guidance
- Gifts, walkathon T-shirts and medals
- Water and healthy refreshments
Our walkathons
Five walks in 2026. The sixth is in January.
Garden mornings in Mulund, a monsoon walk with Rotary, and a 3 km doctors’ walkathon in Thane. Same purpose each time: healthy knees, before the pain.
The next walkathon
One morning, one walk, healthier knees
17JAN
Sunday, 17 January 2027
Mulund West · 3–4 km · open to all ages · 100–150 participants expected
Morning start. Early bird ₹499 until 31 December 2026, ₹599 after that, and ₹699 on the spot. The exact reporting point and time are shared on WhatsApp once you register.
Mulund West · 2026
Where the walks began
1st walk
Johnson & Johnson Garden
Sunday, 24 May 2026 · 6:00 AM. A community walk with knee-care guidance from Dr. Hansa Thacker.
2nd walk
Families and seniors
Friday, 5 June 2026 · 6:30 AM. Johnson & Johnson Garden again. Families and seniors walking together.
3rd walk
2.5 km under the trees
Saturday, 13 June 2026 · 6:30 AM. Lala Tulsiram Udyan, with regular morning walkers from the garden.
4th walkathon
With Rotary Club of Mumbai Mulund South
Sunday, 5 July 2026 · 9:00 AM · Sardar Pratap Singh Udyan, Mulund West. RCMMS members walked through the monsoon, then did knee-strengthening exercises together.
Why this one mattered
The walk moved from a garden group to a club of neighbours who could carry the habit into societies, schools and offices. Rotary remains a collaborator for 2026–27, with Dr. Hansa Thacker as Medical Director.
5th · Doctor’s Walkathon
27 September 2026, Thane
Sunday, 6:00 AM, a 3 km walk from Laaman Industrial Park, Wagle Industrial Estate, Thane West. Organised with the Wagle Estate Doctors Association. Thane Vaibhav was the media partner.
With WEDA
Dr. J. B. Bhor, President. Dr. Prashant Jadhav, Secretary. Dr. Jyoti Bhojane, Treasurer. The banner line that day: Walk for Healthy Knees, Own Your Steps.
In the papers
Thane Vaibhav, 25 September and 1 October. Gurjarbhoomi, 24 and 28 September. Coverage before the walk and after it.
On the route
Bibs, a stage, medals and partner stalls. WEDA office: 535, Laman Industrial Park, near Nagar Garden, Wagle Estate, Thane (W) 400604.
Beyond walkathons
Health talks in 2026
Seven sessions around the walks, with Rotary Club of Mumbai Mulund South and local groups.
April
Movement is Medicine
Talk at Rotary Club of Mumbai Mulund South.
June
The Burning Taekwondo
Sports nutrition session with Code H Health Community.
July
CPR training
Hands-on life-saving training, a medical project with Rotary.
August
Posture Reset
For Anganwadi workers, with Rotary.
September
Posture Reset, Borivali
Shree Gunatit Jyot Mahila Trust, VVN Vidyanagar.
September
Posture Matters
Guest talk for Mulund College of Commerce students, with Rotary.
Community health camp
Free mega medical camp, Bhiwandi
Friday, 30 October 2026, with Rotary Club of Mumbai Mulund South. Dr. Hansa Thacker attended as consulting physiotherapist.
Dr. Akash Shah · Ophthalmologist
Dr. Aparna Padgaonkar · Gynaecologist
Dr. Gurmeet Singh Sawhney · Neurosurgeon
Dr. Hrishikesh Saigaonkar · General Surgeon
Dr. Kishore Sathe · ECG & blood tests
Dr. Rameet Kaur · Neuro & cardiac care
Dr. Shruti Johari · Women’s wellness