Press Release for Ten Toe Express Guide

“New Senior Citizen Exercise Program Guide Available”

Safe, Fun, Eco-Friendly

St. Louis, MO July 8, 2010 – Citizens for Modern Transit, a public transportation

advocacy group based in St. Louis, announces the availability of a new implementation

guide for their “Ten Toe Express” program.

The program guide – called Step by Step to the Ten Toe Express – outlines the steps

needed to start a new “Ten Toe Express” program. The program itself encourages

seniors to combine walking with public transportation to visit cultural and historic sites –

a fun, novel form of exercise. The guide is aimed at professionals who create programs

for older adults and is designed to be readily adaptable to many locations and budgets.

The program has enjoyed considerable success in St. Louis, with over 6,500 participants.

One participant, Carol Haneman, had this to say about the program, “It has been so much

fun making new friends on the Ten Toes adventures. […] You don’t notice that you’ve

had a great walk and gotten some good exercise.”

The Ten Toes Express program is unique because it allows senior citizens to socialize,

see parts of town they haven’t visited before, and learn to use public transportation – all

while getting a healthy dose of exercise. The guide illustrates how to implement this

program so that seniors may enjoy the benefits of this program all across the country.

The program guide is ideal for YMCA directors, church and synagogue program

directors, senior centers or independent living facilities, social workers, public health

professionals, and anyone that works directly with seniors.

For more information about the Step by Step to the Ten Toe Express program guide or to

request your free starter kit, please visit Citizens for Modern Transit at www.tentoes.cmt-

stl.org or you may call 314-231-7272.

About Citizens for Modern Transit:

CMT is a 501(c) 3 organization that has been recognized for helping to bring the

MetroLink light rail system to St. Louis and encouraging citizens to use it. They have

received numerous awards in their efforts to increase public transportation awareness.

CMT’s mission is to lead advocacy efforts to expand light rail as the critical component of an

integrated, affordable and convenient public transportation system that will enable economic growth

to improve quality of life in the St. Louis region.

Please contact:

Citizens for Modern Transit at www.tentoes.cmt-stl.org or call 314-231-7272