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December 21, 2006 Next Walk North Dakota Challenge Starts Jan. 7 2006 is winding down, which means you soon will be thinking about making some New Year’s resolutions. If one of those resolutions is getting more physical activity into your daily routine, Walk North Dakota can help. Walk North Dakota is a North Dakota State University Extension Service-sponsored program that encourages people to become more physically active for better health. The next program runs from Jan. 7 to March 3. You can join as an individual or part of a group. The registration fee is $10 per person for participants 19 and older and $5 for those 18 and younger. Registration for the next session starts Dec. 29. To register, visit the program’s Web site at www.walknd.com. The Walk North Dakota program challenges people to work up to a goal of walking at least 10,000 steps a day. That’s the equivalent of walking five miles a day, five days a week, or 200 miles during each eight-week program. All you need to do is report the number of steps you’ve taken every two weeks. You can make the report online or by postcard. All participants who report the required four times will receive incentive prizes. They’ll also have their name placed in a drawing for $100. In addition, you could become the walker who takes the 1 billionth step since the program began in May 2004. The program participant who reports taking that step will receive a special incentive. The 2,358 people who have participated in the program since it began have logged a total of 928,790,531 steps. For more information about Walk North Dakota, contact Linda Hauge at (701) 231-7964 or Linda.Hauge@ndsu.edu. ### Source:
Linda Hauge, (701) 231-7964, Linda.Hauge@ndsu.edu. |
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