STARK WALKS

WALK, it’s good for you! www.uwstark.org/stark-walks

EDWARD COLEMAN COMMUNITY CENTERQUESTIONSWhat counts as moderate physical activity? Fast-paced walking where you can talk but not sing.

What counts as intense physical activity? Jumping, running or climbing where you can only say a few words before pausing to take a breath.

INDIVIDUAL GOALS• Adults need 2 ½ hours (150 minutes)

of moderate physical activity each week.

• Children need 60 minutes of moderate to intense physical activity a day.

ADVOCATE• Start a walking group with friends

& neighbors.• Take regular walks with coworkers

during breaks.• Challenge community leaders like

teachers, pastors or safety officers to keep up.

BENEFITS OF WALKING:• Helps to get & keep a healthy weight• Lowers your risk of diabetes, high

blood pressure & heart disease • Improves your mood & lowers the risk

of depression

Stark Walks is supported by the Stark County Health Department and United Way of Greater Stark County through Live Well Stark County coalition.

HISTORYIn order to make physical activity easier to achieve, in 2015 Live Well Stark County mapped several walking routes where people live, work and play in Canton, referred to as Stark Walks. A year later, United Way of Greater Stark County joined the effort to develop additional routes, signs and wider participation throughout Stark County. Today, there are more than a dozen designated Stark Walks routes in Northeast, Southeast and Downtown Canton - with more on the way.

Less than half of adults get the physical activity they need to be healthy.*

*Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Stark Walks is a Canton community walking program for everyone and provides access to more than a dozen urban walking routes between a half-a-mile to two miles each. This brochure contains a map of the 4 routes by the Edward Coleman Community Center.

The Edward Coleman Community Center routes explore the Southeast Canton community from Sherrick Road Church of God to the SARTA Station. You will find that these routes are centered around the hub of the community, the Edward Coleman Community Center, and can connect you to the larger Southeast community separated by Route 30 .

Walking is a gentle, low-impact exercise that works off calories consumed and makes you feel better, mentally and physically.

Set a goal & plan in advance how to celebrate once you reach it.

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