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Campus Walking and Active Lifestyle Programs

Many of us find it challenging to be physically active, whether we are too busy, too overwhelmed, or just too tired. Health*Matters encourages faculty and staff to be part of the CalWalks culture by taking small steps to a healthier way of life. Engage in programs and fnd resources that will help you build a physically active lifestyle by fitting fitness into your workday. Use the links below to find programs and resources help you lead a physically active lifestyle.

Cal Walks
Being Active on Campus
Staying Active - Tools & Online Calculators
Getting Started
Getting Active Recommended Resources

CAMPUS WALKING TOURS

  • Strawberry Canyon Walking Tour
    See Strawberry Creek - A Walking Tour of Campus Natural History, a 20-page guide on about Strawberry Creek and its history, fish pools, the Eucalyptus Grove and lots, lots more.
  • Campus Walking Tours
    Free, guided campus walking tours, led by expert student guides, take place daily, seven days a week, rain or shine, excluding some university holidays and break periods. See Visitor Services for more information and to make a reservation.

UPCOMING CAMPUS EVENTS

On Wednesday, May 23, UC Berkeley faculty and staff are invited to celebrate the third annual, system-wide UC Walks event to raise awareness for committing to walk a minimum of 30 minutes a day as part of National Employee Health and Fitness Month.

Faculty and staff are encouraged to fit a 30-minute walk into their work day and to make it a destination walk to the Cal Walks@Work Celebration Event, 12:10 - 1:00 pm at the Campanile. You can walk with one of the organized walks or walk on your own.
Go to the Cal Walks @ Work Day page.

 

PAST EVENTS

Celebrate Food Day by walking to the UC Berkeley BYO Lunch Picnic!
Monday, October 24, 2011
12:10-1:30pm, Campanile

Meet at the Campanile and take a green stroll to The Local on Sproul Plaza and the Berkeley Student Food Cooperative on Bancroft Way for delicious and fresh local produce. Then head back to the Campanile for the BYO picnic featuring food day information and the Cal Golden Overtones

No registration required.

Tell your colleagues about Food Day
by posting this flyer in your office!

 

Pink Ribbon

Annual Cal for the Cure Breast Cancer Walk
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
12:10-1 pm, Campanile

Cal for the Cure Photos
 


UC Walks: Cal Walks @ Work Day
May 18, 2011

 

 

On May 18, 2011 over 3,500 staff, faculty, postdocs, retirees, medical center employees, scientists, and students walked a total of 95,945 minutes or 6,396 miles. That's the equivalent of 244.12 marathon distances walked or the distance from San Diego, California to Rome, Italy! (A marathon is 26.2 miles.)

Cal Community Walks the walk@work
Cal Walks photos from the Berkeley NewsCenter

 

WALK FOR A CAUSE
 Put your legs to good use and support one of the following health causes. Raise awareness, fund research, help provide services and more, just by participating in a local walk campaign.

See the upcoming walks below and click on the links for more information:

Walk to End Alzheimer's - Alzheimer's Association
September 24, 2011 in San Francisco
October 15, 2011 in San Jose and Petaluma

Out of the Darkness Community Walk - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
September 25, 2011 in San Francisco
October 22, 2011 in Oakland

Race for the Cure - Susan G. Komen for the Cure
September 25, 2011 in San Francisco

Walk for PKD - Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation
October 9, 2011 in San Francisco

Light the Night Walk - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
October 15, 2011 in Santa Rosa
October 20, 2011 in San Fransisco
October 22, 2011 in Walnut Creek

Fight for Air Walk - American Lung Association
October 15, 2011 in Alameda

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer - American Cancer Society
October 22, 2011 in San Francisco
October 29, 2011 in San Jose

The Out of the Darkness Overnight Walk for Suicide Prevention - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
June 9-10, 2012
The Out of the Darkness Overnight is a fundraising walk of up to 18 miles throughout the night, designed to raise funds and make a bold statement to bring the issue of suicide out into the light. The Overnight is organized by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the leading national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research and education, and to reaching out to people with mood disorders and those affected by suicide. For more information, visit www.afsp.org.

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