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Monday Mile: Partnerships Strengthening Community Fitness & Inclusion

Chris Abbott, City of Syracuse Parks and Recreation Leah Moser, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion Peyton Sefick, Fitness Inclusion Network

Attendees will…

• Describe how to establish partnerships between recreation

departments and community-based organizations with a goal of achieving inclusion

• Recognize and understand how inclusive recreation benefits

everyone, not just those with disabilities

• Learn a framework for developing an inclusive Monday Mile

Who We Are

The Monday Mile

• Healthy Monday campaign
• Encouraging physical activity and

reducing chronic disease

• Partnership with City & County
• Designate one-mile routes
• Parks, neighborhoods, business

districts

• 29 signed routes in Onondaga

and Madison counties

• Moving toward inclusion
• Toolkit, IRRC assessments

Monday Mile in the Parks

• Establishing broad partnerships
• Parks Department
• Public Works
• Neighborhood groups
• Public Health
• Fitness Inclusion Network
• Benefits for Parks and Communities
• Marked Routes for fitness/mileage tracking
• Parks usage
• Can lead to incentive-based programming
• Education: reinforces the message that regular PA

is beneficial, attainable for everyone

Southside Walking Group

Why Monday Mile for Parks?

• Key Recommendations:

1) Avoid Inactivity 2) strive to get at least 150 Minutes per week of moderate intensity physical activity

• Regular PA can lead to substantial health benefits including:
• Lower risk of Heart Disease, HBP, Stroke, Type II Diabetes,

Metabolic Syndrome, some cancers

• Improved cognitive function
• Improved fitness levels.
• Health benefits of PA are evident for those of all

ages and abilities.

• 2008 PA Guidelines for Americans (US Dept of HHS)
• American College of Sports Medicine

Why Monday Mile for Parks?

• A near perfect dose of exercise
• Among the most low cost forms of PA
• Addresses key pillars of NRPA
• Improved health and wellness through parks
• Ensuring all people have access to the benefits of P&R

Monday Miles through Syracuse Parks

Fitness Inclusion Network

• Inclusive rec is healthy for all
• Nottingham varsity teams
• Wheelchair basketball clinic
• Adaptive design/design thinking
• Geocaching and access to green space

Walk and Talk

• https://vimeo.com/186005441

Let’s go for a walk!

• Leave hotel travel north on Warren
• Turn right onto East Jefferson and

proceed to Columbus Circle

• Turn right on Montgomery and pass

County courthouse

• Turn right on Madison
• Return to hotel

Q&A

• Why is it called the Monday Mile?
• Am I done after Monday?
• What programs utilize a Monday Mile?
• What are common designs of public spaces that highlight access?
• What factors limit access?
• Who pays for this? Who maintains it?