Walk Across Texas! started in Calhoun County on February 15. Walk Across Texas! is part of the Healthy South Texas Initiative to challenge teams and individuals to walk 830 miles in 8 weeks as a way to encourage participants to increase their physical activity. If you live in Port O’Connor and want to participate, our local Intracoastal 4-H will be hosting a sign-up event on Sunday, February 21st, at 3:00 pm at King Fisher Beach. Our 8 weeks will end a week after the rest of the county. We will have a midway celebration with awards.

Participating in Walk Across Texas! focuses on walking, which is considered one of the least expensive and easiest ways to exercise. Walking 30 minutes a day will improve your overall health. Walk Across Texas! works with individuals to form teams of 8 people and have activities that will get the team to walk 830 miles or more in 8 weeks and teach participants how to increase their daily physical activity.

Adults and children can be on the same team, making this event a great choice for a family activity. If you do not want to walk, you can choose to bike, run, swim, or many other activities. Some of your home and garden chores can count too! For more information about the Walk Across Texas program, you can visit walkacrosstexas.tamu.edu.