How Does It Work?

You have options!

  • Form or join a Walk Kansas team at your office/workplace, church, school, neighbors, community groups, and family (near and far.) You can participate in Walk Kansas from anywhere – any state or country.
  • Would you rather go solo? Not a problem. You can register and walk solo on one of our virtual solo trails.
  • Your Team Captain will register your team, or you register yourself for the solo trail.
  • When the program begins, log in your favorite physical activities in ‘minutes’ in the online challenge tracker, or report steps from your fitness tracker. You will also log cups of fruits/vegetables you eat daily, and water you drink (optional).

Why record minutes and not actual miles?

All minutes and steps are converted to Walk Kansas Miles. This program is based on the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, which are conveyed as minutes of activity.

The tracker converts minutes (15 minutes of activity = 1 mile) and steps (2,000 steps = 1 mile) to miles and then adds them to your team total.

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Celebrating Success!

I lowered my cholesterol significantly!! Plus combining strength with the cardio, I've managed to lose 2 inches over all areas I was monitoring!! I was able to go from my size 14 to 12 and I'm aiming for my size 10 which I used to be!!! HOORAY!!!!!

Walk Kansas State Leader

Sharolyn Jackson
Sharolyn Flaming Jackson
Extension Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences
114 Umberger Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-2273
sharolyn@ksu.edu

 

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