The San Joaquin County Safe Routes At School Network

Solnit starts out by saying “Freedom to walk is not much use without someplace to go” (Solnit page 262). Solnit starts out by saying our early ancestors used to walk miles in order to obtain food, find romance or communicate. Solnit claims that the average American walking radius has decreased to “a quarter of a mile” (Sonlit page 264) In modern America we prefer to drive to our friends house rather than walk. We spent time more time on social media sites rather face to face communication. As of 2010 the New York Times have announced that the average Americans walk approximately half a mile a day. When I first came to Riverside from Norcal I used to live in motel 6. I have spent four hours a day for three weeks walking getting to know the school and city. Just as Henry David Thoreau said in “Walking,” walking can symbolize a path taken or history that was and now is. This lack of exercise leads to health issues such as diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, type two diabetes, stroke

In many communities, walking ‘behavior’ does appear to be unusual, because it looks so uncommon, despite the natural physiological aspect of walking. Riding in a car is seen as more normal, just like a robotic policeman is seen as more normal in the Bradbury story. Today, people do still walk, but often on a moving conveyor belt at the gym, rather in a real environment. This takes people away from nature and a sense of being part of something larger than themselves.

Key stakeholders will be invited including the Stockton Unified Police Department, Delta College with their mascot Fierce, and local reporters in the area. Previously, SRTS Walk to School Day events hosted in the county have been covered by local newspapers such as the Stockton Record. Students in the leadership program will assist with counting participants and distributing incentives with information that will reinforce safety skills during the event. The classroom with the highest amount of participants will receive a health eating smoothie celebration by the NEOP program and additional prizes . During the school day, the library will assist in promoting walk to school day and pedestrian safety skills by reading “Clifford Walks to School” and asking guided questions. At the end of the day, students will be greeted by members of the SJC Safe Kids coalition and given bookmarks to promote

Staying cooped up inside not going outside only when necessary can negatively affect your physical health. Walking was cultivated by our ancestors. The physical benefits are eye-opening because most of them improve problems society is dealing with such as obesity, heart disease, diabetes, etc. For example, an article by the Mayo Clinic Staff states, “regular brisk walking can help you: Maintain a healthy weight. Prevent or manage various conditions, including heart disease, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. Strengthen your bones and muscles.” (Walking: Trim your waistline, improve your health), walking seems to improve physical health. Walking is more

It promotes positive emotional well being, allows them to feel free and promotes a positive attitude to physical activity, as well as allowing them to explore the world

You constantly need to challenge your body so you can increase its intensity. In case you are suffering from any body ailment, you can seek advice from your doctor. Consult your doctor not only before doing walking, you need to consult before doing any kind of exercise.

Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to start walking to improve their mental and physical health.

After reading this article my question of how twenty minutes of walking each day is beneficial was answered, this is because a little amount of exercise increases the body’s anti-inflammatory response. The anti-inflammatory

Individuals who frequently hike and exercise have a significantly lower risk of things like heart disease and strokes. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, coronary artery disease is the most common causes of cardiovascular disease in America, killing over 370,000 people every year, additionally, strokes kill almost 130,000 a year. With statistics like this, Americans should be motivated to get their health under control. With proper lifestyle changes, including increased exercise, those people can lower their risk. Hiking is not only great for your body, it can also be beneficial to your mental health.

Have you ever counted the number of steps you take during the course of a day? If you wore a pedometer, you could. A pedometer is a device that determines the distance you've walked. It does this by counting your steps. Now, a nonprofit group called America On the Move is urging people to increase their stepping. The group also encourages healthful eating and exercise. It says that this improves health. The group recently began a new program to see if wearing pedometers would encourage people to increase their walking.

Human beings tend to take their bodies and mobility for granted. Until one day the aches and pains start, and we suddenly realize a simple act like walking, pain-free, isn’t something to be taken for granted.

The Safe Schools program has been designed now reviewed carefully by experts in education, so as to ensure that the message shared with children is appropriate and positive. There seem to be powerful and conservative elements, both within the media and in our state government, that are determined to see the program as something more than it is, something more devious and deceptive that intended. I don’t know why such powerful messages of acceptance, inclusivity and positivity are perceived this way.

An interesting points I found while reading this article was that “at least in studies, pedometer users walk more that 2,000 additional steps each day than nonuser”. This is true, I started using a pedometer at work while participating on the GCC 100 Day Challenge and during those 100 days, my lowest day was around 8,000 steps. By using a pedometer and by being able to count your steps everyday, it gives you a sense on accountability an it motivates you to mover more often throughout the day. During the 100 days of the challenge my step count was lower during the weekend (Saturday and Sunday), possible because due to my busy work week, I was trying to catch up on my sleep and just hang around my family.

Americans have developed the most sedentary lifestyle of any other industrialize d nation which has led to the rise in health concerns like obesity and Alzheimer’s, but walking is a very good solution to this problem and needs to be re-implemented into our society. The negative effects of mental diseases like Alzheimer’s can be helped by increasing the amount of walking that is being done by Americans, which when combined with a proper diet will lessen these greatly. Obesity has a become one of the biggest health issues in America due to our lifestyle and how our cities have been developed to increase the use of cars. Both of these major health issues can be solved by increasing the amount of walking that is being done by Americans. Which could be a hard issue to fix due to how are cities have been developed after the rise of cars which have allowed cities to spread out and make walking to do simple tasks much more difficult in our busy lives.

Many forms of aerobic exercise like walking require nothing more than a pair of appropriate shoes by way of investment but the returns are certainly very positive in terms of better health, burning calories and keeping the heart and lungs working hard. You end the exercise with a rush of happy feelings and a lot has happened with the regular practice. Aging has been kept at bay and longevity achieved. Better oxygen