Are you a fitness walker, racewalker, Nordic walker or a hiker from southwest Michigan?  Then you want to join Kalamazoo Valley Walkers (KVW)!

- Participate in KVW Fitness Walks and other events.

- Register for the KVW 10-week Winter Walk Classes (racewalk and fitness walk   technique training and coaching) beginning in January (Sunday afternoons).

- Opt to receive e-mail annoucements about upcoming local walks and races. 

- Opt to receive a subscription of Walk! Magazine.

KVW is an affiliate club of USA Track & Field (USATF) and American Volkssport Association (AVA).

Every step we take together can influence others to walk for health and fitness.

Join KVW! 

KVW Membership Application

Fit MI

April 19 - October 3, 2008

GET MOVING!  For Healthier Youth, Workforce and Community.  

Fit MI, formerly Fit 2007, is a FREE community fitness programs for all residents of Kalamazoo County and beyond. 

Fit M is pronounced as three words, "Fit 'm I," and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy for Fit MI participants. 

• Fit MI is a self-directed fitness program.
• Create a team (4 or more) at your church, worksite, school or in your neighborhood or register as an individual.
• Select a team leader who registers online first to set-up the team name.
• Exercise in groups or independently on your own time schedule at your favorite location doing your preferred physical activities. 
• Minimum goal is 150 minutes of physical activity per week. 
• Activities include sports to exercise to push mowing the lawn and walking the dog. 
• Wear a watch and keep track of all activities in minutes. 
•  Participate in one or all of the three eight-week sessions. 
• Register free online at www.FitMI.org

Session hosts include Kalamazoo Public Schools, Kalamazoo County Family YMCA and Mt. Zion Baptist Church - Living Well Family Center, Kalamazoo.

Fit MI's website, www.FitMI.org  is an online fitness community where participants log their daily activity, blog with peers, view calendar of events, their individual and team performance .

Team leaders join us for a training session on Saturday, April 19th at 9 a.m. at Loy Norrix High School, Rm: Cafeteria.  Obtain flyers to promote your Fit MI team to others by contacting us at info@fitmi.org  or call 269-349.1870.

 

Fit MI Kick-Off

Sat,  April 19th

Loy Norrix High School

606 E Kilgore Rd,

Kalamazoo MI

 

Pre-register at www.FitMI.org

Registration also available on site.

 

9:00 a.m. Fit MI Team Leader Training, Rm: Cafeteria

9:45 a.m. Warm-Up on the Track with “Girls On the Run”

  10:00 a.m.  Kick-Off Celebration: Fit MI Overview and "Why BE Active?"  presentation by Linda Buzas, Kalamazoo County Health & Human Services.

 

Afterward, join us for a 60 minute kick-off walk on the Portage Bicentennial Trail

 

Admission is FREE. For more information contact info@FitMI.org