Walk Across Tennessee is an 8-week walking program designed to encourage friends and family to join a walking team and walk as many miles as you can. We want to encourage you to make a team goal to walk 440 miles (approximately the length of Tennessee) over the course of the eight weeks.
Who can participate?
Anyone can participate–no age limit! You can form teams of neighbors, friends, family members, co-workers, etc.
Categories
Participants may choose to compete as a team or individual.
TEAMS
– Teams will have a maximum 5 members.
– Teams will choose a unique team name to identify them during the challenge.
– Teams select a team captain who will report miles for the team each Monday using a digital mileage log.
INVIIDUALS
– Participants participating independently will report individual mileage.
Why Join This Walking Program?
- Get fit
- Developing an exercise
- Lose Weight
- Meet new people
- Have fun
- Decrease BP, blood cholesterol or blood glucose levels
Moving More Protects Your Health
- Helps you lose weight or maintain a healthy weight
- Improves your mood and your ability to cope with stress
- Helps you sleep better
- Strengthens your immune system to fight infections
- Increases your flexibility to reduce falls
- Makes you feel more energetic
Useful Links:
Calculate and Convert Your Steps Into Miles