Partner to Power Up for 30

Walk Georgia can be used:• As a before,

during or after-school program

• Tie to school wellness and CSPAP model graphic

Partner to Power Up for 30

UGA Extension Banner Program• Identify issue relevant to entire

population: Georgia wellness• Create program for

simultaneous statewide delivery

• Engage communities• Change sedentary lifestyles• Reduce rates of preventable

disease• Increase participation to

100,000 Georgians in three years

• Decrease number of physically inactive people 5 percent per county in three years

Goals of Walk Georgia

• To help students become more fit• Develop the habit of regular physical

activity• Get encouragement from other

students, teachers and parents• Have fun!

Why should my school/class participate?

• Promote healthy, fun competition• Track progress through program’s

reporting• Receive weekly Walk Georgia

newsletters• Learn about Georgia through county

facts• Receive competition incentives• Improve physical condition• Reduce risk of obesity

Website Features

• Updated website look and feel• Website scales to mobile devices• Move to points rather than miles “walked”• Join and interact through social media• Move to year-round, but will maintain two,

12-week community sessions annually• Makes a great school wellness program! Flexibility

for systems, schools, classes to create their own sessions and competitions

• Flexible group sizes with infinite layers of subgroups

• New logo

More than 60 Types of Activity

Active stretchingAerobicsBadmintonBasketballBiking / CyclingBowlingCalisthenicsCanoeing / KayakingDancingDynabandElliptical trainerExercise ball

FootballFrisbee / CatchGardeningGolfGymnasticsHeavy yardworkHorseback ridingHuntingJump ropeMartial artsMedicine ballMowingPilates

RunningSkatingSkiingSoccerSoftballSwimmingTennisVolleyballWalkingWater activitiesWater joggingWeight liftingYoga

School Implementation

• Form a school task force• Seek local sponsorship• Implement local competitions• Interact with local organizations• Support students with weekly statistics• Track progress on wall map• Advertise to parents• Announce weekly class / grade level leaders

Visit walkgeorgia.org for more information!

Kids’ Corner Newsletter

Student-centered activity tips:• Ways to be active indoors during

inclement weather• School resources in place to support

your activity• Listing of community events that

promote family activity

Walk Georgia Lesson Plans

• Lesson plans being developed by University of Georgia’s College of Education

• Will be available for fifth grade mathematics, with plans for more lesson plans in varying subjects and grades

• Available this fall• Email walkga@uga.edu with questions

Registration and Group Set-up

The following slides will show you:• How to create a Walk Georgia

account and log in• How to create and join a group• How to log activity

Post-program:

• School celebration• Completion certificates• Awards to teachers and local

recognition• Success stories• County reporting

Timeline

• Pilot the program this summer in July and August

• New website to be rolled out this fall, in September or October, in conjunction with a program-wide 12-week session

4-H part of Wellness Walk

Walk Georgia partnered with Association County Commissioners of Georgia this summer for a Wellness Walk at the ACCG annual conference. 4-H volunteers from Chatham and Effingham counties took part in the event, guiding participants along the route.

Grants are available for Incentives

Grants are available for student incentives through UGA Extension:• There are 158 county Extension

offices located across Georgia.• Call 1-800-ASK-UGA1.• Ask about partnering to apply for a

Walk Georgia grant for student incentives.

Contact us!

• Maria Bowie, Walk Georgia program director, can be reached at 706-542-3908 or mbowie@uga.edu.

• Kathryn Schiliro, Walk Georgia editor, PR specialist, help desk, can be reached at 706-542-3646 or schiliro@uga.edu.

• The help desk is always available by emailing walkga@uga.edu.

• Visit walkgeorgia.org