CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- Did you know it's National Walk@Lunch Day®?

National Walk@Lunch Day is designed to fit into your busy day. It was created to help improve personal health and decrease health care costs.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates the cost to treat illness and chronic disease caused by inactive lifestyles is nearly $1,000 for every family in America, every year. Simply getting 30 minutes of moderate physical activity, such as a brisk walk at least five times a week, has significant health benefits, lowering the risk of developing or dying from cardiovascular disease, hypertension or type 2 diabetes, and improving the health of muscles, bones and joints.

So on your lunch break today, break away from the desk for a few minutes, and take a walk. While you're out there, snap a picture with your phone and tweet it to @WBTV_News.

MONROE, NC - A national sporting goods store opened in Monroe Tuesday morning, bringing nearly 100 jobs with it.

The Gander Mountain Firearms Super Center is in the Poplin Place Shopping Center, located at 2901 W. Roosevelt Boulevard.

The store replaces a Best Buy store, which closed last year.

The store has sporting goods, but specializes in firearms, making it one of the largest dealers of new and used firearms in the area.

MONROE, NC (WBTV)- Firefighters responded to a home on River Chase Drive in Monroe Tuesday morning.

The Fire Chief told WBTV the family was not home when flames broke out at 7:16 a.m., but two dogs were inside.

One of the dogs was killed, but the other survived.

Firefighters buried the dog for the family in the background.

The family returned to the home when they heard about the fire from neighbors.  

There's no word what sparked the fire but firefighters say the home is extensively damaged with the worst around the two-car garage.

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