Author: Jennifer Bridge
Planning Unit: Meade County CES
Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General
Plan of Work: Improved Physical and Mental Health
Outcome: Initial Outcome
Fall is the perfect time to get outdoors and increase physical exercise. According to the recent Behavioral Risk Factor Survey System (BRFSS) , approximately 30% of Kentuckians are physically inactive. To provide an incentive to be more physically active, a group of FCS agents worked together to offer Walktober in their counties. Each agent localized the 4-week online challenge to increase walking/steps. In Meade County, a Qualtrics survey was created to register participants. The program was promoted via newsletters and social media sites. Initially, 26 people registered, 22 female and 4 male, with the majority between the ages of 36 and 55. Information on the benefits of walking along with a chart to track their progress was emailed to each person. At the end of the 4 weeks, participants were asked to submit information related to the goal set and number of steps during the tracking time. Nine people submitted information reflecting a total of 1,783,551 or 713.5 miles of steps with all of them reaching their personal goal. Each participant who submitted results received stretch bands and an exercise towel.
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