Monday Mile: Partnerships Strengthening Community Fitness & Inclusion Chris Abbott, City of Syracuse Parks and Recreation Leah Moser, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion Peyton Sefick, Fitness Inclusion Network
Attendees will… • Describe how to establish partnerships between recreation departments and community-based organizations with a goal of achieving inclusion • Recognize and understand how inclusive recreation benefits everyone, not just those with disabilities • Learn a framework for developing an inclusive Monday Mile
Who We Are
The Monday Mile • Healthy Monday campaign • Encouraging physical activity and reducing chronic disease • Partnership with City & County • Designate one-mile routes • Parks, neighborhoods, business districts • 29 signed routes in Onondaga and Madison counties • Moving toward inclusion • Toolkit, IRRC assessments
Monday Mile in the Parks • Establishing broad partnerships • Parks Department • Public Works • Neighborhood groups • Public Health • Fitness Inclusion Network • Benefits for Parks and Communities • Marked Routes for fitness/mileage tracking • Parks usage • Can lead to incentive-based programming Southside Walking Group • Education: reinforces the message that regular PA is beneficial, attainable for everyone
Why Monday Mile for Parks? Key Recommendations: • 1) Avoid Inactivity 2) strive to get at least 150 Minutes per week of moderate intensity physical activity Regular PA can lead to substantial health benefits including: • Lower risk of Heart Disease, HBP, Stroke, Type II Diabetes, • Metabolic Syndrome, some cancers Improved cognitive function • -2008 PA Guidelines for Americans (US Dept of HHS) Improved fitness levels. • -American College of Sports Medicine Health benefits of PA are evident for those of all • ages and abilities.
Why Monday Mile for Parks? • A near perfect dose of exercise • Among the most low cost forms of PA • Addresses key pillars of NRPA • Improved health and wellness through parks • Ensuring all people have access to the benefits of P&R
Monday Miles through Syracuse Parks
Fitness Inclusion Network • Inclusive rec is healthy for all • Nottingham varsity teams • Wheelchair basketball clinic • Adaptive design/design thinking • Geocaching and access to green space
Walk and Talk • https://vimeo.com/186005441
Let’s go for a walk! • Leave hotel travel north on Warren • Turn right onto East Jefferson and proceed to Columbus Circle • Turn right on Montgomery and pass County courthouse • Turn right on Madison • Return to hotel
Q&A • Why is it called the Monday Mile? • Am I done after Monday? • What programs utilize a Monday Mile? • What are common designs of public spaces that highlight access? • What factors limit access? • Who pays for this? Who maintains it?
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