Extension Promotes Exercising With New Eight-week Program
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA-Most Virginians want to stay fit and physically active but have difficulty finding the time, energy or motivation to get moving. FIT Extension (www.fitextension.ext.vt.edu/) is a new eight-week program developed by Virginia Cooperative Extension and designed to help Virginians improve their exercise habits, diets and overall quality of life in a fun and challenging way. Chesterfield County residents who are interested in FIT Extension or have questions about the program should contact Linda Cole at licole2@vt.edu or 804-751-4401 before the March 27 registration deadline. The program begins on March 29 and lasts until May 23. FIT Extension encourages all participants to engage in at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity, such as brisk walking, running, yoga or biking, five or more days a week. “This adds up to at least 150 minutes of exercise each week, the amount of aerobic physical activity recommended for adults by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,” said Joan Wages, associate Extension specialist for health and nutrition. Although FIT Extension is not a competition, co-workers, friends and family members join together in teams of six. Each team has a captain who helps the group set goals for its personal achievement. “If each member of a six-person team does the recommended amount of physical activity, the team would walk the equivalent of 480 miles, the length of Virginia,” Wages said. Anyone age 5 and older who is willing and able to participate may sign up for FIT Extension. The program also includes a nutrition component that promotes increased fruit and vegetable consumption. About Virginia Cooperative Extension Virginia Cooperative Extension (www.ext.vt.edu/) brings the resources of Virginia’s land-grant universities, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University, to the people of the commonwealth. Through a system of on-campus specialists and locally based agents, it delivers education in the areas of agriculture and natural resources, family and consumer sciences, community viability, and 4-H youth development. With a network of faculty at two universities, 107 county and city offices, 13 agricultural research and Extension centers, and six 4-H educational centers, Virginia Cooperative Extension provides solutions to the problems facing Virginians today.
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA-Most Virginians want to stay fit and physically active but have difficulty finding the time, energy or motivation to get moving. FIT Extension (www.fitextension.ext.vt.edu/) is a new eight-week program developed by Virginia Cooperative Extension and designed to help Virginians improve their exercise habits, diets and overall quality of life in a fun and challenging way.
Chesterfield County residents who are interested in FIT Extension or have questions about the program should contact Linda Cole at licole2@vt.edu or 804-751-4401 before the March 27 registration deadline. The program begins on March 29 and lasts until May 23.
FIT Extension encourages all participants to engage in at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity, such as brisk walking, running, yoga or biking, five or more days a week. “This adds up to at least 150 minutes of exercise each week, the amount of aerobic physical activity recommended for adults by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,” said Joan Wages, associate Extension specialist for health and nutrition.
Although FIT Extension is not a competition, co-workers, friends and family members join together in teams of six. Each team has a captain who helps the group set goals for its personal achievement. “If each member of a six-person team does the recommended amount of physical activity, the team would walk the equivalent of 480 miles, the length of Virginia,” Wages said.
Anyone age 5 and older who is willing and able to participate may sign up for FIT Extension. The program also includes a nutrition component that promotes increased fruit and vegetable consumption.
About Virginia Cooperative Extension
Virginia Cooperative Extension (www.ext.vt.edu/) brings the resources of Virginia’s land-grant universities, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University, to the people of the commonwealth. Through a system of on-campus specialists and locally based agents, it delivers education in the areas of agriculture and natural resources, family and consumer sciences, community viability, and 4-H youth development. With a network of faculty at two universities, 107 county and city offices, 13 agricultural research and Extension centers, and six 4-H educational centers, Virginia Cooperative Extension provides solutions to the problems facing Virginians today.
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