YMCA encourages San Benito residents to get active
The local YMCA in San Benito is sponsoring a hike for the whole
family Sept. 26 as part of the national YMCA
”
America on the Move Week.
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Those interested in participating can meet at the trailhead
(North Gate) of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historical Trail
in San Jaun Bautista, Sept. 26 at 9 a.m. The guided tour will begin
at 9:30 a.m. let by a ranger. Participants are asked to bring a
sack lunch, water bottle, hat and sunblock. The hike will last
until noon and is open to adults, kids, and dogs on leashes.
YMCA encourages San Benito residents to get active
The local YMCA in San Benito is sponsoring a hike for the whole family Sept. 26 as part of the national YMCA “America on the Move Week.”
Those interested in participating can meet at the trailhead (North Gate) of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historical Trail in San Jaun Bautista, Sept. 26 at 9 a.m. The guided tour will begin at 9:30 a.m. let by a ranger. Participants are asked to bring a sack lunch, water bottle, hat and sunblock. The hike will last until noon and is open to adults, kids, and dogs on leashes.
As part of America on the Move Week, the YMCA staff solicited local businesses to have their employees participate in tracking their steps for the week. Those who signed up for the challenge – with the goal of walking 10,000 steps a day – were given a booklet with information about the program was well as a red pedometer to wear for the week. The program booklet, put together by the America on the Move Foundation, with which the YMCA has partnered this year to provide health programs to local YMCAs, offers tips for getting healthy. Some of those include simple things such as taking 2,000 more steps a day or eating 100 fewer calories.
The booklet also has a guide for translating other activities into steps so that participants can mix in other physical activities. Some of those listed inlcuded low-impact aerobic dancing – equal to 142 steps per minute for a woman; bowling – equal to 73 steps per minute for a man; and vacuuming – equal to an average of 80 steps per minute.
For more information on the Anza Trail walk, call 637-8600.
