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Walktober Kicks Off Sept. 19
Thursday, September 15, 2016,
By News Staff
Walktober is a monthlong initiative and competition that encourages individuals and teams to use the month of October to engage in more physical activity by walking.
Healthy Monday, the Syracuse University Wellness Initiative, Food Services and Department of Recreation Services invite you to the fourth annual Walktober. Walktober is a monthlong initiative and competition that encourages individuals and teams to use the month of October to engage in more physical activity by walking.
Healthy Monday is organized by the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion at the Maxwell School, and in collaboration with the Wellness Initiative invites participation from SU, SUNY Upstate, SUNY ESF and the VA Medical Center. Registration for Walktober begins here on Sept. 19 and will continue until Oct. 5. Walkers, runners, rollers, hikers and joggers from all participating colleges and institutions are invited to participate in this monthlong initiative.
The kickoff event will take place on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quad on Monday, Sept. 19, between noon-2 p.m. A team from Healthy Monday and the Wellness Initiative will be available to assist with registration and answer any questions. Light refreshments will be available.
For more information, visit http://healthymonday.syr.edu/walktober/ or email questions to healthymonday@syr.edu with the subject line WALKTOBER 2016.