Walk For Lunch in May

April 27, 2012 by 1 Comment

Walk For Lunch, the noontime walking program in downtown Decatur, begins its third month on May 8th. It is a great time to either continue or start your walking program.

We currently have a few walkers already signed up for the next session, but we will need more in order to start our program.  

We will start with a 1.5 mile walk. So, this would be the perfect time to invite a friend to join you. 

 Here’s the walking schedule:

Tuesday (1.5 m walk)
Thursday (1.75 m walk)
Tuesday (2 m walk)
Thursday (2 m walk)
Tuesday (2.5 m walk)
Thursday (2.5 m walk)
Tuesday (2.75 m walk)
Thursday (3 m walk)

 You can register by clicking here . The cost is $25 for 4 weeks. Walks are led by Barbie, a certified personal trainer. The cost is $25 for 4 weeks.

One month of Walk For Lunch counts as a qualifying event for the Team Decatur Grand Slam Fitness Challenge!

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Walk For Lunch Decatur Starts Tomorrow

March 12, 2012 by Leave a comment

Walk For Lunch begins tomorrow in downtown Decatur! We will walk every Tuesday and Thursday for 12 weeks during lunch hour- from noon until 1pm. It is not too late to sign up. Visit www.walkforlunch.com for more information and to register. You do not have to commit to all 12 weeks, although we would love it if you did!

We love walking, making new friends, and feeling refreshed when we return to work.

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Walk For Lunch Begins March 13th

February 6, 2012 by Leave a comment

Join us for Walk For Lunch, a lunchtime walking program that begins on the Old Courthouse Square each Tuesday and Thursday beginning March 13th. This year we are extending the program to run for 12 weeks, so we will be ready to do all the local 5ks coming up. You can sign up for either 4, 8 or 12 weeks, the more you sign up for the more of a discount you get. Walkers also receive a Walk for Lunch Decatur t-shirt.

Walk For Lunch is a fitness program that employees can do during their lunch hour. It includes power walking and intervals of strength and body toning exercises. Taught by certified fitness instructors, it is a great workout for any level of exerciser.

Walk For Lunch instructors will follow a 5K walking schedule and lead 1 – 3 mile power walks from the Square. The walks will take you on scenic and sometimes historic walks through Decatur. This unique program also provides employees with the opportunity to meet other co-workers, to form lasting friendships and to help your organization thrive.

For more information and to register, click here.

Walk For Lunch is also one of the Team Decatur Grand Slam Fitness Challenge qualifying events

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EveryBody Walk!

January 24, 2012 by Leave a comment

Be sure to visit the Kaiser Permanente website, EveryBody Walk!, an online educational campaign aimed at getting Americans up and moving. They are working to spread the message that walking 30 minutes a day, five days a week really can improve your overall health and prevent disease. The site provides news and resources on walking, health information, walking maps, how to find walking groups, a personal pledge form to start walking, as well as a place to share stories about individual experiences with walking. There is even an ap for both Smartphones and IPhones.

Also on the site are links to their partners, including Walk For Lunch, which will begin in Decatur on March 13th. So what are you waiting for? Start walking more today!

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Walk For Lunch: Best of Atlanta!

November 30, 2011 by 1 Comment

The May Walking Group

Decatur Active Living is very excited to learn that our new  noontime walking program “Walk For Lunch” received a Best of Atlanta “No Excuses Exercise” from Atlanta Magazine! We collaborated with Zuaquis and Zachery Ross to bring the program to Decatur last May, and happy that it has been a success.

Here’s what Atlanta Magazine has to say:

“There are a few reasons not to escape your crummy cubile, get some exercise, and soak in Vitamin D with Walk For Lunch, a noontime initiative that guides Downtown and Decatur walkers on a one-to two-mile route on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Sure, you could do that by yourself – and for less than the four week fee of $25, but founders Zachery and Zuaquis Ross have added bonuses: prizes, healthy lunch discounts, and peer pressure from fellow walkers. Plus, proceeds benefit local children’s charities”.

Congratulations also go to Decatur Yoga and Pilates for receiving Best Yoga Studio in the Reader’s Survey. Lots of reasons to stay active in Decatur!

Walk For Lunch photos are from one of our favorite walkers and photographers, Arthur Ratliff.

Walkers Stop on Ponce for a Photo

 

Zachery and Zuaquis Ross

This is me, happy to be out on such a nice sunny day!

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Walk For Lunch Starts Next Tuesday!

April 29, 2011 by Leave a comment

Join us next Tuesday as we kick off the new walking program, Walk For Lunch. It is not too late to register. You can get more information and sign up by clicking here, or sign up on Tuesday on the MARTA Plaza at the Information table.

There will be giveaways, information on staying healthy and DeKalb Medical will be giving free blood pressure checks.

We have over 75 people signed up to walk on Tuesdays and Thursdays in May. I am looking forward to walking with and meeting lots of new folks in Decatur.

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Register for Walk For Lunch and Get Discount on Shoes!

March 18, 2011 by Leave a comment

 Receive $10 off your next pair of shoes from Big Peach Running Company and Fleet Feet Decatur when you register for Walk For Lunch – Decatur. Offer Expires May 31, 2011!

Walk For Lunch is a fun and out-of-the box lunch hour walking program that includes healthy lunches, daily goodies and benefits local children. The program will be held each Tuesday and Thursday in May with guided walks anytime between 11:30 am and 1:15 pm. Each walker can also pre-order healthy lunches from a variety of local restaurants for $5. When you register, $1 will be given to the Decatur Education Foundation.

For more information and to register, click here.

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Walk For Lunch & Get Healthy Lunches

February 17, 2011 by Leave a comment

 

WALK FOR LUNCH is a lunch hour walking program designed to encourage communities to walk 1, 2 or 3 miles, 2 days a week, along planned walking courses. Each walker can pre-order healthy lunches from a variety of local restaurants.  $5 Lunch is optional.

Decatur Spring Season: May 3 – 26, 2011, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30 am – 1:15 pm.

For more information and to register, click here.

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Walking to Remember

February 10, 2011 by Leave a comment

From the New York Times:

In healthy adults, the hippocampus — a part of the brain important to the formation of memories — begins to atrophy around 55 or 60. Now psychologists are suggesting that the hippocampus can be modestly expanded, and memory improved, by nothing more than regular walking.

To read the rest of the article, click here.

Need more reasons to start walking? Join the group from Team Decatur and compete in the Team Decatur Fitness Challenge: run or walk three local races and the KP Corporate Run/Walk in September and hit a “Grand Slam”! In May, Decatur Active Living will present “Walk For Lunch”. What a great way to help your memory, get more fit and meet new friends.

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Walk For Lunch Coming This May!

February 7, 2011 by Leave a comment

Walk for Lunch is a lunch hour walking program designed to encourage communities to  walk 1, 2 or 3 miles, 2 days a week, along planned walking courses. Lunches can be ordered and are optional.

 

Decatur is excited to have the Walk For Lunch program beginning in May. Get out of the office (or your house) and walk with members of the community, meet new friends, and have fun getting fit. 

 

Mayor Bill Floyd and Aerobics Instructor Bobbie Elzey will lead walks on May 3 to kick off the program.

Decatur Spring Season: May 3 – 26, 2011, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30 am – 1:15 pm.

For more information and to register, click here.

I look forward to taking a walk with you!

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