Walk Across Texas!

Walk Across Texas! is an 8-week walking program to help people of all ages support one another to establish the habit of regular physical activity. The program is recognized as a Best Practice Physical Activity Program by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Why is this program important to Texans?  

• Twenty-five percent of Texans are obese.
• Twenty-five percent of children are obese.
• Only 25 percent of adults and 25 percent of high school students get regular, moderate exercise.
• Twenty-nine percent of American adults are not physically active.

Impact of Walk Across Texas!

• Provides opportunity for individuals or groups to participate in regular physical activity.
• Seventy-nine Texas counties participated in 2006.
• More than 14,525 people registered and 1,122 people finished the 8-week program.
• Fifty percent of participants report feeling decreased stress after participating.
• Participants will experience reduced incidence, severity, and health care cost of chronic diseases that are linked to overweight and inactivity.

For more about Walk Across Texas!:

Walk Across Texas ! Background and Impacts - Walk Across Texas Brief (pdf)

Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes - Diabetes Brief (pdf)

Program Contact:

Carol Rice
Extension Health Specialist
Family Development and Resource Management
Texas Cooperative Extension
The Texas A&M University System
Phone: 979-845-3877
crice@ag.tamu.edu

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