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A total of 15 schools, 65 teachers and
1,150 students in Logan County schools participated in this Walk Day
activity and walked a total of over 45 miles. The second-grade class
at Mount Pulaski Elementary, taught by Keri Elliott, won a random
drawing of those participating and was awarded a pizza party for her
class.
Walking is the best way to start a new
fitness program this spring because almost everyone can do it, it's
free, and it's easy. Health experts tout physical fitness in general
as having many benefits, including an association with a decreased
risk of breast cancer, improved cardiovascular health, and lowered
resting pulse rate and blood pressure.
Walk Day is
an annual event sponsored by University of Illinois Extension on the
first Monday of May. For further information about how to get
involved next year, please contact Patty Huffer at the Logan County
Extension office, 732-8289.
[News release
by Patty Huffer,
Logan County Extension community worker]
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