Walk Across Arkansas, one of the largest public fitness initiatives in the state, began its 2015 edition Monday.
Those wishing to take part should sign up online and record the number of minutes they walk or do other exercise every week for eight weeks. Walkers are encouraged to form teams of two to 10 people to keep the enthusiasm high. Participants who report their minutes all eight weeks of the event will earn a Walk Across Arkansas shoe wallet, a handy device that holds keys and identification cards by a hook-and-loop closure.
“If Southeast Arkansas residents will start walking for the Walk Across Arkansas, they can develop the habit of exercising,” University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Jefferson County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Mary Ann Kizer said in a press release.
A 5K walk is being planned for Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Regional Park to celebrate Walk Across Arkansas.
To register go to www.uaex.edu/WalkAcrossArkansas, then start walking between now and April 12 and record total minutes walked online once a week.
The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information or any other legally protected status and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.