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About Us
County Impact Statements - Lawrence County
Walk Across Arkansas Team Improves Community Health
Walk Across Arkansas was an eight-week health program that
sparked friendly competition in Lawrence County and across the state of
Arkansas. Teams of up to eight competed to see who could log the most miles
walking, jogging, swimming, biking, etc.
Walk Across Arkansas program is designed to persuade and
motivate people of all ages to make an important change in their lives – to
follow a plan to improve their health and fitness. Lawrence County’s team of
eight "blew the rest of the state of the competition" in logging time devoted to
health and fitness.
"I am diabetic and I have decreased my medication to almost
half. My energy level has increased due to the exercise. This is a life style
that I want to continue and this program has helped me." – Mildred Smith
"I enjoyed the Walk Across Arkansas, which we won. I hope we
have another program this summer." - Vada Ruth Davis
Walk Across Arkansas is a fun and flexible way to exercise. Just
get together with several other people - friends, neighbors, coworkers, or
family members - and start walking, jogging or even biking. You can walk
together or individually, outside, at a mall or a gym, or any way that fits your
schedule and lifestyle. You keep track of your miles, to see if you can walk the
300 miles "Across Arkansas" in eight weeks and by the end of Walk Across
Arkansas, you'll have a healthy habit that will last a lifetime!
Lawrence County Walk Across Arkansas Team Spring 2003 |
Impacts
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Health and Fitness Awareness
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Team members helped to motivate each other to be more
active.
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Together, they made a vitally important decision in their
life – to just get started.
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69 Arkansas teams participated with 1 team from Lawrence
County
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An average of 226.78 miles were logged by the Lawrence
County team each week
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Lawrence County placed first in the competition
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Lawrence County Team walked a total of 1,814.25 miles with
the second place team coming in at 1,307.20 miles
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