For the Community

If you need an extra incentive to get active on your lunch break, come join me Wed, Aug 26th for a walk from The Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center at 12:15. We will walk a 1.5 mile loop from ANHC and I will be there to offer advice and support for anyone interested in getting started on a more rigorous exercise routine. Everyone is welcome to join us!

ANHC is a clinic that offers primary care services to the most critical needs among the medically under-served and uninsured in Anchorage. Below is more information on the "Walk to Seward for Fitness" event at ANHC.


In attempt to help motivate us all to maintain a healthy lifestyle, I am volunteering to organize a “Walk/Run/Bike to Seward for Fitness" event.

Participants can team up with a few of their co-workers, family members, and/or patients, and record the number of miles that they walk or run and see if their combination of miles mileage will bring them all the way to Seward.

I recommend that each team be comprised of 3 members, although teams can vary from 1-4 participants. A team captain will be responsible for submitting the total mileage for their team members each week.

The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommends a weekly minimum of 2hrs and 30 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic exercise as well as 2 sessions of muscle strengthening activities. If each team member walks 30 minutes/day that will be approximately 1.5 miles/day, and 10.5 miles/week, and (10.5miles each) x (4 weeks) x (3 team members) = 126miles. The distance from Anchorage to Seward also happens to be 126 miles! I realize that each person's goals will vary, however if on average, each team member attains this standard, then a team of 3 will make it to Seward in 4 weeks.

Expect to see small prizes when you reach certain "check points" along the way!

This “challenge” will kick off on Wednesday, August 26th. I was thinking we could walk a 1.5 mile loop from the clinic during the lunch break. Meet at the front of the clinic at 12:15 if you are interested. Everyone is welcome! Each person on the team will support their teammates in reaching their weekly fitness goals, however I can come in to the clinic occasionally to lead a group walk or strength training session if there is an interest.

YOUR TASK FOR THIS WEEK:
-Form a team, pick a team captain, and come up with a team name.

-Have the team captain email me at katie_ronski(at)hotmail.com with this information. Also, if you have any questions or suggestions on how to make this challenge more fun, please let me know. I hope to hear from many of you soon and meet some of you on Wednesday!