Structured walking groups
EVENTS, RECRUITMENT
HLAs will organize walking groups and adjust scheduling around work and childcare commitments of participants. Groups will begin meeting twice weekly and will occur more frequently as participation increases. The main recruitment strategies employed for these groups will be from flyers, from tables with posterboard displays, and by word-of-mouth referrals. Flyers will be distributed in a variety of ways including door-to-door, posting in high traffic areas, placing in mailboxes, and distributing at community events. Walk group participants will gather at a meeting place, such as a community room, within their development. Children are welcome to attend the walks with their parent/guardian to promote family participation and because improvised day care is not sustainable in the long run. Well behaved pets are also invited. All walking sessions will begin with light stretching. The groups then proceed with their walks. After each walk, they return to the meeting place for a post-walk stretching session. In case of inclement weather, all public housing developments have access to a large group room where they will lead indoor exercise classes, such as dance classes like Zumba or dances to upbeat popular music like Soca.