The 6th annual Moving Starke County Forward Walking Challenge began July 1 and continues through Oct. 31.
30 Minute Walk Challenge Continues
Moving Starke County Forward’s continuing with its challenge for residents to walk at least 30 minutes a day for a month. Continue reading
Moving Starke County Forward Announces New Challenge
Moving Starke County Forward organizers are striving to improve health outcomes for local residents with a new healthy challenge. They cite statistics from 2011 that indicate 37 percent of adults ages 20 and over in Starke County reported no leisure-time physical activity. They say this plays a factor in Starke County ranking 90th of 92 counties in terms of healthy outcomes. Continue reading
Another Step Forward Walking Challenge Ends
Moving Starke County Forward Reaches Goal
It was a secret until now. How many miles did the participants log in the Moving Starke County Forward walking challenge? Organization member Nancy Dembowski gives us the answer.
“We made 27,426 miles which is around the world to San Francisco overseas to the west and all the way back to Starke County – and a little further,” said Dembowski. “We are just so proud of the people of Starke County. 269 people participated. We truly believe that this initiative has made 269 people healthier today than they were when they started and that’s what it’s all about.”
Moving Starke County Forward Organization Walking Around the World
One week remains in the Moving Starke County Forward Walking Challenge.
The challenge’s 267 participants have been logging steps over three months to see just how far they could take Starke County around the world. A goal of 3,000 miles was set in the beginning, but when that goal was shattered just a few weeks into the challenge a new goal of 25,000 miles was set. The participants have been sending in their steps daily and sometimes weekly to IU Health Starke County Wellness Director Heather Skelly.
Goal Shattered in Walking Challenge
The goal for the Moving Starke County Forward walking challenge has been shattered, according to IU Health Starke Hospital Wellness Specialist Heather Skelly.
The goal was to walk from the Statue of Liberty in New York to the Golden Gate Bridge in California. So far, participants have walked all the way from the Statue of Liberty to Honolulu, Hawaii.
