Chino Neighborhood Steps
Every Second Saturday of each month, the City of Chino hosts a “Walk to the Moon”. Chino is very proactive in providing excellence with promoting and living a healthy lifestyle.
Many people who live in the Chino community are unaware of all of the different walks that Chino provides.
The most known community walk is “Chino Walks” that is hosted once a month. What people do not know is that there are volunteer groups who get together on a weekly or daily basis to get their fitness in, which is known as Neighborhood Steps.
The goal is to “Walk to the Moon”. “Walk to the Moon” is a goal that consists of a one hour walk with about 10,000 steps, which is equivalent to five miles.
Each neighborhood walk is hosted by a team captain. Team captains are self nominated, but hand picked by the city once the proper paperwork and background checks have cleared.
When participating in the monthly walk on Oct. 8, I had posted on the Facebook how I have lived in Chino for six years and never knew about any type of neighborhood walks.
I received multiple responses from Facebook friends claiming they had no idea that the City had such clubs and extractives either.
On average, about 12-20 seniors show up to the monthly walks, but I think that the lack of knowledge the community knows about these programs is why the turnout is so low.
It just so happens that the day I attended the walk, only one person had showed up and she ended up leaving early.
I believe these walks are very beneficial and many local community members would participate in living a healthier lifestyle if they knew about these opportunities.
The City believes in promoting a productive and healthy life, so they should promote their knowledge to schools, senior centers, and local community members.
It would be a great way for to locals to unite and engage with fellow neighbors.
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