Hundreds of youths spent the better part of Sunday hiking at Lukenya hills Machakos.

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The purpose of the hike was to promote healthy living among the youth through exercising.

By sharing the beauties of Lukenya hills and the scenic looks on their individual social media accounts, the youths hoped to market the facility and Machakos county as an ideal tourism destination.

Researchers have been concerned by the increasing number of cases of obesity among the young people which is mostly brought by eating junk foods and failure to exercise.

Hiking is one form of exercise that leads to healthy living by reducing risk of heart diseases, stock and high blood pressure. The team will go for their next hike at Ngong hills on a date to be communicated.