Lighten Up Alabama!
Lighten Up Alabama is a fun health and fitness awareness program that encourages Alabamians to develop healthy, active lifestyles and eating habits. The Employee Health and Fitness Day Walk - part of the Lighten Up Alabama program - is a free non-competitive walking event designed to encourage walking as part of a health and fitness routine.
2010 Fitness Walk Partners
Nutrition & Physical Activity Division for the Alabama Department of Public Health
Governors Commission on Physical Fitness
Alabama Sports Festival
Event Video
Check out all the fun everyone had at this year's National Health & Fitness Day!
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Schedule for Friday, May 14, 2010
| 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Visit Vendors |
| 12 Noon | Welcome & Opening Statements |
| 12:05 PM | Warm Up |
| 12:15 PM | Begin Walking the one mile course |
| 12:40 PM | Drawing for Door Prizes |
A Free Non-Competitive Walking Event
- 1. Participants should gather on the South Lawn of the State Capitol by noon for this event.
- 2. The course is approximately one mile and can be walked or jogged at your own pace. Twenty-five minutes are provided to complete the course.
- 3. All participants completing the Walk will receive a participant ribbon and will be eligible to win a door prize.
- 4. Fruit and drinks will be available at the Finish Line.
- 5. Drawings for door prizes will take place after the completion of the walk. Winners must be present.
- 6. Fitness and Wellness related vendors will be set up before and after the Walk. Blood pressure checks, compliments of the State Wellness Program, will also be available.
- Laurie Eldridge-Auffant
- Nutrition & Physical Activity Division
- Alabama Department of Public Health
- Laurie.Eldridge-Auffant@adph.state.al.us
- (334) 206-5651
- Ronnie Floyd
- Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness
- physical.fitness@GCOPF.alabama.gov
- (334) 242-4496
- Marc T. Riker
- Alabama Sports Festival
- marc.riker@alagames.com
- (334) 280-0065
[Last updated: 2010-05-25 11:31:35]
