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Walk Across Tennessee

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Total Miles Walked: 20,335 
 

What is Walk Across Tennessee (WAT)?

Invest in your health by participating in Walk Across Tennessee!

The eight-week program was designed for all Tennesseans to become active through exercise while creating and meeting personal goals with team support.

The WAT campaign is coordinated by the University of Tennessee Extension, Family Consumer Sciences. We invite everyone to participate in activities that will encourage movement and promote health.

Why should I join WAT?

Are looking for a unique and fun way to motivate your employees, church members, county residents, or students to become physically active? Maybe you are looking for a way to help motivate yourself to become more physically active. Whatever your needs are, Walk Across Tennessee can provide the support and fun needed to get people moving!​

What will be required of me?

To participate in WAT, you will need:

  • a team of 8 people
  • a pedometer
  • a team captain​
  • a team name
  • to set a personal goal
  • a good pair of walking shoes
  • a willingness to record your exercise daily
  • turn in your registration form, sign the release and pay registration fee 

For more details of the program, contact your local county extension office.

What kinds of activities should I do?

Although most people choose to walk for their daily activity, you can conduct any activity you want (swimming, running, bike riding, etc).

Exercise qualifies as any activity that is performed "with the intent to be physically active, raises heart rate and/or causes you to break a sweat" for at least 10 minutes at a time.

The teams will have a friendly competition to see who can log the most miles walking, jogging, biking, dancing or other types of physical activity.​

How can I register?

​Below under "Team Packet" you can find all the forms needed to participate. All registration should be turned in to the Extension Office.
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2015 Walk Across Tennessee Impact Report:

WAT Report 2015.pdfWAT Report 2015.pdf

2014 Walk Across Tennessee Impact Report:

WAT Report 2014.pdfWAT Report 2014.pdf

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 ​2015 Team Ranking by Miles Walked:

1. Little Steps of Hope- 2,432
2. Fat-n-the-Furious Redux- 1,812
3. Walking Warriors- 1,713
4. Generations- 1,617
5. Postal Slow Pokes- 1,586
6. Mighty Morphin Power-Walkers- 1,566.5
7. H2O- 1,450
8. Red Hot Chili Steppes-  1,223.5
9. Senior Quilters- 1,120.5
10. Golden Walkers- 1,061
11. The Walking Dead- 1,002.25
12. Valley Volunteers-  851.49
13. Witness to Fitness- 802.87
14. Financially Fit- 763
15. Walkie Talkies- 693.1
16. Happy Feet- 630

Total miles across TN: 475 miles​

​More WAT information!

 Your Benefits:
  • WAT t-shirt
  • Support team to encourage you
  • Easier Breathing
  • Stronger Legs & Toner Arms
  • Lower Blood Pressure
  • Protect your health & fight chronic diseases
  • More energy
  • Higher metabolism
  • Gain muscle
  • Shaping up (for Summer!)
​​Your Cost:
  • $8.00 registration fee
  • Short breath (at first)
  • Aching legs and arms (at first)
  • Giving up some couch time​​
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​Be a Team Member

Interested in joining a WAT team? You can talk to friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, or anyone to make up a team of 8. If you cannot find a team, don't worry- just contact the Extension Office and she will help you find a team!

For more information check out the WAT Flyer on the right side of this page. Make sure you get your registration form, signed release and $8.00 in by the deadline. 


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​Be a Team Captain

Interested in being a team captain? The team captain will be the point of contact for all team members. Each week team members will report to the captain the miles they have walked and the captain will turn in their team numbers each Tuesday to Rebecca Grissom. Anyone can be a team captain- just go find 7 other friends, family members, co-workers, or anyone in the community that wants to be more active with you during this 8 week journey!
For more information, check out the forms on the right side of this page.
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​Team Packet 2015 

WAT Fl​yer WAT flyer.pdfWAT flyer.pdf

WAT Kick-Off WAT kick off 2015.pdfWAT kick off 2015.pdf

WAT Tracking Chart - all team members should have one WAT Tracking chart 2015.pdfWAT Tracking chart 2015.pdf

Team Registration Form​- Due March 16th Team Regsitration form.pdfTeam Regsitration form.pdf

Captain Responsibilities Captain Responsibilities 2015.pdfCaptain Responsibilities 2015.pdf

Captain Report Form -for captains to record weekly miles walked by team members
Captain report form 2015.pdfCaptain report form 2015.pdf

WAT Wrap Up WAT Wrap up 2015.pdfWAT Wrap up 2015.pdf

WAT Team Name Ideas​ -some fun ideas in case you need help!

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