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  • Take a virtual walk along beautiful Nebraska trails.
    Walk Nebraska is an unique website designed to help you achieve a healthier lifestyle by making walking an important part of your personal fitness program.
  • Select your own route for your trek across the state.
    Choose from 5 scenic trails.
     
  • Record number of actual miles you walk.
    Messages automatically appear along your virtual trail, giving useful health tips.
     
  • View your progress along the trail.
    Includes map of trail which charts your progress along the way. See beautiful scenery, notable landmarks and interesting sites in Nebraska.

For more information or questions, contact Cheryl Tickner at (308) 754-5422.

Healthy living tips from Walk Nebraska

M.A.P. Out a Healthy Lifestyle

Achieving a healthful lifestyle involves more than just planning a sensible, balanced eating plan and participating in regular physical activity. Feelings and emotions can influence how you eat and how often you move. Having strategies in place to help you work through the tough times can make healthy eating and regular physical activity a natural part of your daily life.

The Need for Speed: Racewalking

Are you thinking about changing your walking technique? Have you tried “formal” walking? There are two types of formal walking: (1) power-walking (also known as speed-walking) and (2) racewalking. Both types require technique.

Kids and Walking

The health benefits of walking aren’t limited to adults. While adults may “go for a walk” or “walk for health” more often than kids, walking is an excellent form of physical activity during childhood. Physical activity during childhood helps build and maintain healthy bones, manage weight, reduce stress, and prevent and/or delay the development of chronic disease

 


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Physical Activity Resources

Let’s Move  First Lady Michelle Obama's program to help prevent childhood obesity.
(Source: White House, US Dept. Health & Human Services, USDA, US Dept. of Education)

Be Active Your Way  Federal Government's first-ever Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.
 (Source: US Dept. Health & Human Services)

Map of Nebraska State Parks (Source: outdoornebraska.ne.gov)

MyPlate and Physical Activity Why it is important, how much is needed and number of calories burned (Source: USDA)

Physical Activity for Everyone Videos explain physical activity guidelines, give you tips on how to meet them and show how to do muscle strengthening exercises properly. (Source: CDC)