Get your walking shoes on, it is time for the Spring Walk Across Texas event. As the weather gets nicer, many folks will be increasing their exercise programs for health reasons. All you really need is 30 minutes of exercise a day to realize the benefits of a healthier life. If you would like to participate in a program that helps you track your miles and the health benefits associated with your daily exercise, you should consider Walk Across Texas!
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office in Comanche County will host a Walk Across Texas program from March 10 through May 4th. The Walk Across Texas program encourages people to develop a habit of regular physical activity. Teams and individuals walk, run, dance, garden, swim, or do any other form of exercise for an eight‐week period. All these activities can be converted into mileage to go towards your total miles. The goal for each team is to walk the equivalent of the 832 miles it would take to cross Texas during the eightweek period. You can do this by logging in several types of activities that can be converted into miles. To help keep you motivated you can log in and track your individual and team progress throughout the program. While 832 miles is the goal, there is no limit as to how many miles participants can log.
You can walk together, individually, outside, at a mall, at a grocery store, or at a gym- whatever fits your schedule and lifestyle. Keep track of your team’s miles to see if together you can go the equivalent of the 832 miles it would take to walk across Texas in eight weeks. Anyone can participate! Bring your family, friends, neighbors, pets, coworkers, and classmates. Teams consist of eight people and will need a Team Captain to set up their team. To register for the eight‐week program, team captains will need to go to www. howdyhealth.org and use the League Code: watL250203-60861. Once the team captain has their team set-up, individuals can go in and register under their respective teams.
The program offers the opportunity for a little friendly competition between teams and individuals. We will be sure to recognize and give bragging rights to the “Comanche County World Champion Team” whomever that might be.
If you would like more information, call us at (325) 356-2539 or come by the office.