Sabathani Walking Club Challenge
Stay Active • Stay Healthy • Stay Strong
Join Sabathani Community Center and our partners for a six-week Walking Challenge designed to help you keep moving through the fall and early winter. With a progressive walking plan and group support, you’ll build healthy habits, boost your energy, and improve your overall well-being—one step at a time!
Why Join?
Regular brisk walking offers powerful health benefits:
- Maintain a healthy weight and lose body fat
- Prevent or manage heart disease, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes
- Improve cardiovascular fitness
- Strengthen bones and muscles
- Boost energy and immune system
- Improve mood, memory, and sleep
- Reduce stress and tension
Challenge Details
Dates: October 23 – December 4 (skipping the week of Thanksgiving)
When: Walk anytime during the week on your own, or join group walks at these times:
- Tuesdays, 9:30am – with a Walking Captain Heidi Adelsman
- Thursdays, 9:30am – at Sabathani Community Center with Sabathani Community Health Navigator Rebekah Floyd
Meet at Sabathani Community Center, room 136.
Where: Indoors or outdoors—your choice! Walk at Sabathani or in your own neighborhood. Just keep a log of your walks (days + minutes).
Goal: Walk at least 5 days per week. Start small and build up:
- Week 1: Build the habit
- Week 2: Increase time
- Week 3: Add intensity
- Week 4: Push endurance
- Week 5: Challenge pace
- Week 6: Peak week—strong finish!
Incentives & Prizes
Stay motivated with weekly rewards and prize drawings:
- Weeks 1–2: Weekly gift card incentive
- Week 3: Weekly gift card incentive + Midpoint Raffle
- Prizes: walking shoes, fitness tracker, 2 × $25 gift cards
- Weeks 4–5: Weekly gift card incentive
- Week 6 Finale Raffle!
- 1 Fitbit/Smartwatch
- 1 Pair of walking shoes
- 2 × $25 gift cards
All active participants receive the weekly gift card incentive and a certificate of recognition upon completion.
Who Can Join?
Open to adults 18+. Walk solo, with a partner, or as part of a group—whatever works best for you!
Register by Tuesday, October 21.
🔗 Click here to register now.
Questions? Contact Rebekah Floyd:
rfloyd@sabathani.org | 612-821-2310
This program is made possible with funding from UCare and in partnership with the Blaisdell YMCA.