Welcome to Walk Kansas!      

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Walk Kansas 2010 

March 7 - May 1

 

Walk Kansas is a team-based program that will help you and others lead a healthier life.  Join this program and

  • be more active with friends and family,
  • make better nutrition choices,
  • and walk away your stress. 
 

Walk Kansas Newsletter

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The Benefits of Walk Kansas!

  

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Walk Kansas is based on the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.   The name of the program implies walking but many forms of physical activity count toward Walk Kansas miles. Nutrition information provided through this program is based on MyPyramid guidelines and Fruits & Veggies - More Matters®. 
 

For more information about Walk Kansas, contact your local Extension Office for program registration materials.

 

Elementary aged children can participate through our kids program. 

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Kansas Health Facts      

strawberriesMore than half of the people living in Kansas do not reach the minimum weekly goal for physical activity. Only 19% of Kansans eat enough fruits and vegetables each day, and chronic disease is responsible for more than 70% of health care expenditures in our state. Many chronic conditions can be prevented and controlled by healthy lifestyle behaviors.
Source: www.cdc.gov


Number of Teams: 2563
Average minutes walked by a participant:3
Small Steps --- Big Rewards

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Walk Kansas...a Well-kept Secret!



Thanks for carrying out this great program in Crawford County! We at Pitsco jumped on board and had a lot of fun with more than half our employees participating and we developed some good, new habits along the way. Walk Kansas is a well-kept secret that needs to become common knowledge and a regular part of every Kansan’s spring rituals.



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A health initiative presented by Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service