Our office is buzzing with people who are pulling their Walk KS teams together and that is great news. This signature program of K-State Research & Extension is set to begin March 15th and runs through May 9th. Registration for this program that emphasizes healthy living can be completed online.
For a $10 registration fee, participants will receive timely newsletters and other program materials, incentives and a celebration luncheon set for Tuesday, May 12th in Great Bend. An optional t-shirt may be ordered for an additional charge.
With the Walk KS program kicking off in a couple of weeks, it is the perfect time to remind you to find a physical activity you enjoy and then make time in your schedule to do it! For me, that means getting back on the bike. Even a few days off from the routine of bike commuting to and from work makes me feel sluggish. The forty-eight minutes of riding to and from my office in the morning at lunch time and at the end of the day is broken into twelve-minute increments so that it hardly feels like exercise but it is.
So now is the time to visit with friends, family or co-workers and form your team of six. Select a fun name that describes your team and when March 15th rolls around start logging minutes exercised. Each team will choose a challenge to work toward depending on the goals of the team. Besides reporting minutes exercised each week, participants have an opportunity to log the number of cups of fruits and vegetables they eat each week.
People are always anxious to learn what colors the t-shirts are. This years’ t-shirt colors are a pretty sea green and charcoal gray. Both are attractive with the Walk KS logo complete with sunflower and purple lettering.
A Walk Kansas Celebration complete with a free lunch for Walk Kansas team members is set for Tuesday, May 12th, at the Great Bend Activity Center. I’ll have more information about this fun and educational event as the date draws near.
You can go to www.walkkansasonline.org and follow the steps to sign up for Walk KS. Call or stop by our office if you have questions. So now, let’s hope for some warmer weather so we can get back into the swing of things with Walk KS!
Donna Krug is the Family & Consumer Science Agent with K-State Research & Extension – Cottonwood District. You may reach her at (620)793-1910 or [email protected]
