Walk Tall – Walk Strong – WALK KANSAS!
Nora Rhoades, Family & Youth Development Agent
Sign up today for the 8-week healthy lifestyle challenge. Walk Kansas 2015 is March 15th – May 9th!
Walk Kansas is a team-based program that can help you and others lead a healthier life by being more active, making better nutrition choices, and learning positive ways to deal with stress.
How will Walk Kansas motivate you? Teams of six people, one serving as a captain, work toward a common goal. Most teams strive to walk at least 150 minutes per person each week, which collectively is enough to walk 423 miles over eight weeks. While no team actually walks across Kansas, 423 miles is the equivalent of the distance across the state. Teams that want a greater challenge can strive to walk the equivalent of across the state and back, 846 miles, or around the perimeter of Kansas, 1,200 miles.
Walking is not the only activity that counts. Any physical activity completed at moderate intensity or higher and done for at least 10 consecutive minutes can be counted. Moderate intensity means you can barely talk but you can’t sing. Team members log minutes of activity each day and report that number to the team captain each week. Each Monday, captains submit a team report to their local Post Rock District Office. Then, a state-wide website converts the time walked into miles. You’ll be able to visualize how your team’s efforts are “walking across Kansas” online at http://www.walkkansas.org/.
Newsletters are distributed weekly and include tips for more active living, nutrition advice, recipes, stress management ideas, and healthy living on a budget. You will receive support and encouragement from team members and K-State Research and Extension.
Walk Tall, Walk Strong, Walk Kansas! This year the Walk Kansas theme will help participants focus on posture, strength training, and activities that promote cardiovascular health. To participate on a team in the Post Rock District you can access a registration packet and complete details at any office. The registration deadline is March 6th, so get your team members contacted and start the registration process today!
Contact Information for Post Rock District Offices
Beloit Office: 115 S. Hersey Beloit, KS 67420 ● (785) 738-3597
Lincoln Office: 216 E. Lincoln P.O. Box 8 Lincoln, KS 67455 ● (785) 524-4432
Mankato Office: 307 N. Commercial Mankato, KS 66956 ● (785) 378-3174
Osborne Office: 113 N. 1st Street Osborne, KS 67473 ● (785) 346-2521
Smith Center Office: 218 S. Grant P.O. Box 287 Smith Center, KS 66967 ● (785) 282-6823
Sign up today for the 8-week healthy lifestyle challenge. Walk Kansas 2015 is March 15th – May 9th!
Walk Kansas is a team-based program that can help you and others lead a healthier life by being more active, making better nutrition choices, and learning positive ways to deal with stress.
How will Walk Kansas motivate you? Teams of six people, one serving as a captain, work toward a common goal. Most teams strive to walk at least 150 minutes per person each week, which collectively is enough to walk 423 miles over eight weeks. While no team actually walks across Kansas, 423 miles is the equivalent of the distance across the state. Teams that want a greater challenge can strive to walk the equivalent of across the state and back, 846 miles, or around the perimeter of Kansas, 1,200 miles.
Walking is not the only activity that counts. Any physical activity completed at moderate intensity or higher and done for at least 10 consecutive minutes can be counted. Moderate intensity means you can barely talk but you can’t sing. Team members log minutes of activity each day and report that number to the team captain each week. Each Monday, captains submit a team report to their local Post Rock District Office. Then, a state-wide website converts the time walked into miles. You’ll be able to visualize how your team’s efforts are “walking across Kansas” online at http://www.walkkansas.org/.
Newsletters are distributed weekly and include tips for more active living, nutrition advice, recipes, stress management ideas, and healthy living on a budget. You will receive support and encouragement from team members and K-State Research and Extension.
Walk Tall, Walk Strong, Walk Kansas! This year the Walk Kansas theme will help participants focus on posture, strength training, and activities that promote cardiovascular health. To participate on a team in the Post Rock District you can access a registration packet and complete details at any office. The registration deadline is March 6th, so get your team members contacted and start the registration process today!
Contact Information for Post Rock District Offices
Beloit Office: 115 S. Hersey Beloit, KS 67420 ● (785) 738-3597
Lincoln Office: 216 E. Lincoln P.O. Box 8 Lincoln, KS 67455 ● (785) 524-4432
Mankato Office: 307 N. Commercial Mankato, KS 66956 ● (785) 378-3174
Osborne Office: 113 N. 1st Street Osborne, KS 67473 ● (785) 346-2521
Smith Center Office: 218 S. Grant P.O. Box 287 Smith Center, KS 66967 ● (785) 282-6823
