Walking groups are a great way to meet new people, stay motivated and improve your overall health, but what are the steps to starting one in your neighborhood? Knox County Health Department is ready to help you get moving with more fun, incentives and prizes!

The walking program is a way for neighborhoods to join together to make physical activity a priority in
their community. The synopsis of the program is that people in the neighborhood join together to make
a group (no more than 15 people) and choose a group leader. The leader is responsible for their group
members’ paperwork and group record keeping. The group leader will attend the group leader luncheon
on February, 14 at noon. At the meeting they will receive the required paperwork for each group
member. The group leaders have about 2 weeks to get the paperwork turned in to the health dept. and
receive the goody bags. The goody bags will include a pedometer, walking log, and other goodies. The
program will officially begin on Monday, March 5, and end on Sunday, April 29. The program is for 8
weeks. Participants are required to wear the pedometer everyday from March 5 to April 29. At the end
of each day the participants will record the number of steps taken that day and the number of minutes
they exercised that day. At the end of each week they will provide the total number of steps and
minutes exercised for that week to their group leader. Group leaders will keep track of each member’s
weekly steps and minutes exercised and record the groups’ totals in the group leader log. 

• Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 12:00:  Group Leader Interest Meeting in the KCHD Auditorium
• Wednesday, February 15 – Friday, March 2, 2012:  Registration for program  
• Friday, March 2, 2012 by 3:00 p.m.:  All participant paperwork must be turned in
• Monday, March 5, 2012:  Program Begins 
• Week of April 2, 2012: Leaders will be contacted by phone or email for an updated participation
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• Sunday, April 29, 2012:  Program Ends  
• Tuesday, May 8, 2012 by 3:00 p.m.:  All paperwork (group and individual) must be turned in!  
• Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.:  Finale picnic at New Harvest Park