Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices

Taylor County Extension programs encourage family-oriented, age-appropriate physical activity through a variety of programs. To encourage local use of eight tracks and trails, a walking club with 18 participants was formed. "Mindful Movement" and "A Matter of Balance" programs were introduced for older adults, with six participants reporting improved posture, flexibility, and balance. On an unseasonably hot day, 84 people participated in 2nd Sunday, showing support for the "built environment" by walking, dancing, biking, jumping, and dancing. Ten attendees in a mental-health day program learned exercises and healthier eating in an ongoing class taught by the Family and Consumer Sciences Agent. Nutrition and exercise games were a part of the Extension Family Field Day, which 158 people attended.

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