Let’s Walk Together

Our walking group program will begin on April 1st and go through June. Walks will be 20-30 minutes long. Distance will vary depending on pace. We have fun, make new friends and experience new things together! You must register to participate, but there is no cost to join.

So why not join us! A daily brisk walk has been touted as “the closest thing we have to a wonder drug!

First, let’s get registered, by clicking the ‘Register Here’ button below. Once you register, choose a group from below with a walking pace and schedule that best suits you or walk with them all!

(If you have health concerns, please check with your doctor before starting our program.)

Once Registered, log your minutes walking minutes with the button below. For every minutes you log, five cents is donated to help families in Crook County struggling with the impacts of cancer, increase preventative measures and battle this devasting disease. We currently have $2000 pledged toward this campaign…help us by logging your minutes!

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HOSTED and NON-HOSTED WALKING GROUP OPTIONS – SPRING 2025

Our Spring 2025 hosted groups are listed below by Team Name – Days of Week – Start Time – Host – Meet Up Location – Route & surfaces. Groups will start walking at the time designated, so please show up a few minutes early.

• Un-de-feet-ables – Tues & Thurs @ 5:30 pm -Rod & Donna – Starbucks Parking Lot off Combs Flat Road – Longer walks, usually about 3 miles – Sidewalks/Paved Trails/Short Hills, occasionally multi-surface (if going to Barnes Butte Area).
• Booking’ It – Wed & Fri @ 10 am – CC Library Staff – Library East Parking Lot – About a mile on sidewalks in a beautiful neighborhood.
• JabberWalkies – Tues & Thurs @ 9 am – Carol & Kristi -at Harwood Park in the north parking lot – Walking Ochoco Creek Paved Trail – Older Adult friendly, handicap accessible, benches available along trail to rest. Distance varies based on abilities.
• Busy Beavers – Mon and Weds @ 9 am – Shawna – OSU Extension Office parking lot, 498 SE Lynn Blvd – Looped walk around internal fairgrounds road. Gravel and paved surface, uneven at times. Very minimal traffic and loop can be walked multiple times.
• P.O.R.K. (Prineville Oregon Running Club) – Sundays @ 8:30 am – Brent – Starbucks Parking Lot – This is a great group of people. Don’t be intimidated by the name, they welcome walkers too! Routes vary, typically concrete sidewalks/paved trails with occasional grass and gravel. Usually 2 to 3 mile distance.
• Wild & Free – Maybe the hosted groups above don’t work for your busy schedule?
  • Create your own neighborhood walking group! It’s simple and this guide can help you get started. View the guide here – Create a Neighborhood Walking Group
  • Already walking with a group? Encourage your group to participate by registering under the Wild & Free group – log your minutes in Minutes Can Matter campaign to help those in Crook County impacted by cancer.

Walking on your own or in a non-hosted group? Print our map of 1, 2 and 3 mile routes in the downtown core and surrounding neighborhoods to get ideas for new routes.

All our activities are listed on the calendar below. Click on the walk/event for more details. Add a walk to your personal calendar if you wish. Walk with several groups and enjoy meeing new people!

GROUP EXPERIENCES

In addition to the weekly group walks, attend these events to earn additional challenge minutes.

• Healing Hearts Walking Event – join the St Charles Hospice, Bereavement and Transitions staff as they lead conversation on to deal with difficult life changes. We’ll meet in the Healing Garden at the north end of St Charles Prineville hospital building.
  • Dates and times coming soon
• Benefit walks to help our community
  • May 31st at 4 pm – A Time of Hope – an community cancer awareness walk and gathering – the untimed walk is free, but registration is required for the walk. Donations will support resources that provide assistance to Crook County residents impacted by cancer in Crook County.

THE SOCIAL SIDE OF THINGS

Tag your social media walking photos with #walktogether2025 to encourage friends to join the walks!

GROUP NEWSLETTERS

We will send out periodic emails to those who have signed up for our newsletters. If you missed these emails or want an easy way to find them, we will post them here. So check back later to catch up!

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ADDITIONAL HEALTHY LIFESTYLE RESOURCES

But wait! There’s more…Be sure to look around our website as there are so many great tips, event notices, and resources to make those small lifestyle changes that can make a big difference in your health. Find our walking group times and locations in a handy calendar format at the bottom of our Events Page. You can even add the events to your calendar from ours! 

Explore our YouTube Channel where you’ll find short videos and you can log 10 minutes by watching a video! See examples in the slide show below:

Additionally, our partners and members have shared favorite resources to help us add life to our years as we stay healthy together. Let us know if you have a personal favorite that we might add to the list!

Articles, Books and Videos:

• Why Walk? Walking Tips and Benefits – Article – compiled by CCOTM
• Experience Prineville Maps – Interactive Maps with walking and biking routes to explore Prineville’s Art, History and our beautiful town!
• Protect Your Skin – a short Be Well Series video
• Warm Up Your Walk With QiGong – a short Be Well Series video
• Kwik Brain with Jimi Kwik – Podcast – After a childhood brain injury left him learning-challenged, Jimi Kwik created strategies to dramatically enhance his mental performance. He has since dedicated his life to helping other unleash their true genius and brainpower to learn anything faster and live a life of greater power, productivity and purpose. In this easy to digest bite-sized podcast, you will discover Kiwk’s favorite shortcuts to read faster, remember more, and ‘supercharge’ your greatest asset: your brain.
• The Little Book of Lykke by Meik Wiking- Book – A global roadmap for joy that offers a new approach to achieving everyday happiness that not only improves our own lives, but helps us build better communities and a better world. Available at CC Library, or for purchase at Amazon.
• Peak Mind byAmishi P. Jha, PhD – Book -Focus without all the struggle, take back your attention from the pull of distraction, and function at your peak, for all that truly matters in your life. Available at CC Library, for digital checkout in print or for purchase at Amazon.
• Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor – Book -No matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how skinny or young or wise you are, none of it matters if you’re not breathing properly. Available at CC Library, or for purchase at Amazon.
• Plant Forward Solution by Charlotte Martin –Cookbook – Registered dietitian Charlotte Martin shows you how to make plants the center of your diet while still having the flexibility to incorporate healthy portions of your favorite animal proteins (i.e., meat, poultry, and seafood) whenever the craving strikes! The Plant-Forward Solution provides a wealth of easy-to-digest scientific evidence showing the power of plants for weight and blood sugar control, gut health, heart health, longevity, and more. Available for purchase at Amazon.
• Fresh Food Matters – Cookbook – Easy steps to health-inspired eating by Suzanne Landry. Escaping the lure of fad diets, the book shows how sensible and delicious food is the key to fabulous energy and health and makes it fun and easy to return to the simplicity of natural wholesome and delicious food. Available at CC Library

Online Resources

• Be Well Video Series – the complete series of Be Well Videos by CCOTM and its partners
• Calm, Insight Timer, Headspace – Meditation and Sleep apps – Subscription fees apply
• https://cohealthcouncil.org/diabetes-resources/ – Non-profit resources for preventing and Managing Type 2 Diabetes