PHOTO BY DEBRA GOUVELLIS


Aaron Whitman a nursing student at Polk State College, checks mall walker, Lucy Bardo's blood pressure as well as her pulse rate before Bardo begins her walk.

PHOTO BY DEBRA GOUVELLIS


Lucy Bardo holds up her prize for walking a total of 100 miles so far this year. "I love coming here to walk with my friends. It helps make the miles I walk so much easier when I am doing
it with a friend. I am going to miss mall walking when I go back up north," said Bardo.