Join Walk Kansas!
March 18 - May 12, 2012
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.
Benefits of Walk Kansas
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One Stone at a Time
Ellenor Large of Linwood (Leavenworth County) holds a jar of stones she used to keep track of the number of laps she completed while participating in Walk Kansas - 2003. By the end of the eight weeks, she was walking 2 miles a day three times a week and had lost 30 pounds -- enough weight to get off most of the diabetes medicine she was taking. This photo was taken just before the start of Walk Kansas 2011 and Large is participating again this year.
Read more about Ellenor from the Tonganoxie Mirror.
Photo by Elvyn Jones.
Courtesy of The Tonganoxie Mirror. Reprinted with permission.
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Walk with Ease is a new structured walking program, from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, that offers support, information, and tools to help participants develop successful exercise routines.
Choose a self-directed online program, or join others in a six-week group series led by a certified leader. Learn proper stretching and pain management techniques, as well as build stamina and walking pace. The program can be modified to meet individual needs of participants.