In her practice, Schwartz often sees more injuries after a walkathon than after the New York City Marathon.

Almost every weekend, she participates in some sort of walkathon or other event to raise money for charity and wants us to join her or donate.

In support of October’s breast cancer awareness drive, fitness app Gixo is organizing a 12-hour walkathon Oct.

“I don’t think people would have donated the way they did if I’d done a walkathon.”

Jones is also taking inspiration from the German town of Wunsiedel, where residents have responded to an annual neo-Nazi march by sponsoring an “involuntary walkathon” that raises funds for anti-extremist causes.