Wellness Walks

A group of four people walks on a trail by Lake Merritt in Oakland.

 

As we shelter in place, many of us are experiencing the discomfort of not moving our bodies as much as we’d like. To counter this, our Wellness Walks provide you and your students with some extra encouragement to get out and enjoy a walk. Similar to monthly Walk and Roll to School events, we’ll pick a theme each month and offer suggestions for incorporating it into daily walks. We hope you’ll join us!

Also, we’ve launched the Walk and Roll Pen Pals program as another way to stay connected while we’re keeping our physical distance. Each month, we’ll provide a letter writing prompt that aligns with our Wellness Walk theme. Check out this month’s Pen Pals prompt in the Resources column on the right.

 

Resources

June 2021 Wellness Walks – Celebration

June 2021 Pen Pals – Celebration

June 2021 Wellness Walks – Celebración

June 2021 Pen Pals – Celebración

May 2021 Wellness Walks – Mental Health (English)

May 2021 Wellness Walks – Paseos Sanos – Salud Mental (Español)

May 2021 Pen Pals – Mental Health (English)

May 2021 Pen Pals – Compañeros por Correspondencia a pie y sobre ruedas – Salud Mental (Español)

April 2021 Wellness Walk – Nature Appreciation (English)

April 2021 Pen Pals – Nature Appreciation (English)

April 2021 Wellness Walk – Nature Appreciation (Spanish)

April 2021 Pen Pals – Nature Appreciation (Spanish)

March 2021 Wellness Walk – Self-Care (English)

March 2021 Pen Pals – Self-Care (English)

March 2021 Wellness Walk – Self-Care (Spanish)

March 2021 Pen Pals – Self-Care (Spanish)

February 2021 Wellness Walk – Healthy Hearts (English)

February 2021 Pen Pals – Healthy Hearts (English)

February 2021 Wellness Walk – Healthy Hearts (Spanish)

February 2021 Pen Pals – Healthy Hearts (Spanish)

January 2021 Wellness Walk – Making a Change (English)

January 2021 Pen Pals – Making a Change (English)

January 2021 Wellness Walk – Making a Change (Spanish)

January 2021 Pen Pals – Making a Change (Spanish)

December 2020 Wellness Walk – Gratitude (English)

December 2020 Pen Pals – Gratitude (English)

December 2020 Wellness Walk – Gratitude (Spanish)

December 2020 Pen Pals – Gratitude (Spanish)

November 2020 Wellness Walk – Inclusion (English)

November 2020 Pen Pals – Inclusion (English)

November 2020 Wellness Walk – Inclusion (Spanish)

November 2020 Pen Pals – Inclusion (Spanish)

October 2020 Wellness Walk – Positivity

October 2020 Pen Pals – Positivity