California Task Force on Youth and Workplace Wellness: Torlakson's Tips

2005 Tip #11:
Connecting

One of our greatest challenges is linking our knowledge with action. As we examine our health and set goals, as we read and share more about the facts and science of nutrition and exercise, how do we best channel that information and desire into actions that match?

To help us transform our goals into actions it is advantageous from time to time to connect to people who in various ways share some of our goals.

May is Fitness Month. Let’s take advantage of the many opportunities to celebrate and focus on our health!

Here are useful information and event web links:

This coming Saturday (April 30), ride for MS – 10, 25, 50 or 75 miles – Terrific fun, great support, food and wonderful cause. Join our Teamo Team Saturday morning in Pleasanton. Contact me if you’re interested or register online at www.nmss.org/can.

Also this weekend – walk or run the 5k or 10k Devil Mountain Run in Danville at www.chofoundation.org.

This same Sunday at 6:30 pm on Bay Area’s TV UPN 44 will be a feature on mountain biking and exploring the fantastic trails of the East Bay Regional Park District. Visit “the Great Outdoors” with Tom Stienstra – and my daughter Tiffany. Check it out online at kbhk.com/greatoutdoors.

Tiffany is a coordinator of EBRPD’s outdoor programs. Another great program during May is hiking with their “May Marathon” walk or run – 26 miles of their wonderful trails during the month and earn a t-shirt, pin and pedometer! You get a cool guidebook with maps and suggested hikes (written by Tiffany). Check it out at www.ebparks.org! You can register online or phone 510-636-1684. They also have the Trails Challenge between now and the end of the year. Do 5 out of the 20 suggested hikes. Something for everyone, at any level of conditioning.

Bilingual hotline: 20 recorded messages on healthier eating habits. Toll free: 800-514-4494. And the American Dietetic Association has more at www.eatright.org.

My district, Contra Costa based activities for May include:

Walk and Talk Town Hall
Saturday, May 14 – 9 a.m. to noon at Pt. Pinole Regional Park.

Fitness Month Bike Tours
rides of 10, 20, 35 and 40 miles, depending on what group or route you’d like to take:

Sunday, May 15 – meet at 8 a.m. in Brentwood at Panama Bay Café off Balfour Road
Sunday, May 22 – meet at 8 a.m. in Brentwood
Saturday, May 28 – meet at 8 a.m. at Heather Farms in Walnut Creek off Ygnacio Valley Roa

The next message will have details on the fun activities planned in Sacramento during Fitness Month.

Further out – on Saturday, July 16 – the Healdsburg Century tours incredible country in the Russian River area with 23, 37 or 60 mile options. www.healdsburg.com

Connect and enjoy!

“The wise see knowledge and action as one: they see truly.”
(Advice from the Bhagavad-Gita, one of the major sacred writings in Hinduism)

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.”
(Advice from the great German poet, novelist and playwright (Faust) — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)