Pathways To Wellness and Well-Being . . .
Holistic Healthy Habits - A Frequent Walking Motion Lifestyle
Nutrition and Exercise Routine
A Daily Routine
Step One: Eat A Balanced Daily Ration
Step Two: Control Consumption
Step Three: Be Active, Be In Motion
Eat A Balanced Daily Ration:
The simplest way to balance the Daily Ration is to eat a balanced variety of foods. Use the Recommended Daily Allowance Food Wheel (the Krebs Cycle runs in a circle) and a plate that is divided into three sections, two quarter sections and one half section.
Breakfast: Dairy and Complex Carbohydrates
Lunch: Take the tree section plate, a large salad bowl, a small fruit bowl and a glass or cup. In one of the quarter sections put meat(s), in the other quarter section put complex carbohydrates, and in the half section put two vegetables or a double serving of the same vegetable. Enjoy chopping it all up putting it in the salad bowl with a little tofu, and add olive oil and vinegar. Fruit in the fruit bowl, and no sugar added liquid in the glass or cup.
Dinner/Supper: Same three-section distribution for this meal. But don't chop it up, just cut it into small bites and take the time to enjoy eating.
Snacks: Use a home made "Trail Mix" for snacks, one part dry fruit cut in small bite size pieces, one part nuts cut in small bite size pieces, and one part granola bars or commercial trail mix cut in small bite size pieces. Keep the parts in separate glass jars. Take the time to enjoy eating one bite size piece at a time.
Control Consumption:
To make this work you have to agree with Billy of The Family Circus - "Mommy's cooking my favorite dinner. It's called leftovers."
Until you learn what is the proper amounts to consume to maintain your optimal weight use this simple "Take Control" approach:
Fill your plate proportionately (see previous) with the amounts you usually took. Letting your glutinous eyes feast themselves. Everyone knows; "your eyes are bigger than your belly is." Then "TAKE CONTROL" BEFORE you start eating! Take out one of those micro-wave-able three sectioned warm-up plates and methodically removed one-half of each item of food from your plate and put it on the warm-up plate for the next day’s meal. This continue until your stomach shrinks until it feels full when you eat the proper amounts to maintain your optimal weight. (Be sure to check with your doctor before starting this routine if you have health and/or weight issues.)
In a Restaurant when your food comes; TAKE CONTROL BEFORE you start eating. Either physically or mentally divide each item on your plate in half, and only eat half of what is served. The rest goes into the "People Box/Bag" for tomorrow night. If it is inconvenient to take the food home, then ask the server to bring the box before you touch your plate. Then place half of each item in the box and ask the server to put it with their other eatable trimmings that they send to the Homeless Mission. "You do send your eatable trimmings to the Mission don't you?" Or you can always ask the server to bring you a half portion and box the rest in the kitchen first.
Measured Snacks with liquid at 10:00AM, 3:00PM and before bed. You pre-measure (before you start to eat) the amount to be consumed. Then eat one bite size piece at a time. So it takes long enough to eat the snack so your body can react to the satisfaction of eating, not the fullness of eating.
Be Active, Be In Motion
Both Frequently and Sustained Motion
Frequent Walking Motion Lifestyle - Five-Minute Healthy Habit Walking
At least four to six times a day, take a five minute 1,320 foot walk, (on a previously designated measured/paced off pathway) or do five minutes on the elliptical at a moderate rate.
Sustained Motion - Thirty Minute Healthy Habit Hiking
Listen to your body. When you find yourself being sedimentary, feeling sluggish, take a 30 minute hike, two or three times a week, around the neighborhood, or on a trail in the woods.
Be An Example, Be An Encourager
Set some goals by marking/pacing out your own Five Minute Healthy Habit Walking Pathways. Set a timer each time you sit down at the computer or to watch TV, to remind you to get up and; Take A Break – Take A Walk.
Encourage other people to include frequent waking of various designated Five Minute Healthy Habit Pathways each day as a part of their over all fitness program.
Take A Break – Take A Walk
Five Minute Healthy Habit Walking Pathways
Initiative
A Frequent Walking Motion Lifestyle is :
Most Healthy! Most Habitual! Most Natural!
Most Convenient! Most Beneficial!
Be A Participant
In The
Take A Brake – Take A Walk
Five Minute Healthy Habit Walking Pathways
Advocacy Initiative
To create/establish Five Minute Healthy Habit Walking Pathways at state and interstate highway rest stops, and other convenient locations, anywhere where a 1,320 foot loop path can be measured/paced off, marked with stripping and/or signage, or remembered. Such as existent: trails, paths, both commercial and residential sidewalks, parking lots, malls, stores, inside office/school/plant buildings, school yards, and/or residential yards/houses.
If your state does not have Five Minute Healthy Habit Walking Pathways at your highway rest stops contact your state’s; Governor, State Department of Transportation Office, Regional Department of Transportation Office, State Department of Transportation Rest Area Plan Administrator, and/or The National Department of Transportation and request that pathways be established around the perimeters of rest stops and at other convenient locations.
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Take A Break - Take A Walk
Five Minute Healthy Habit Walking Pathways Campaign
To create Five Minute Healthy Habit Walking Pathways at Montana state and interstate highway rest stops and other convenient locations.
Survey - For the betterment of our community,
I (Print Name) __________________________________________
the hereinafter undersigned’s opinion is that this endeavor is:
__ Very Worthwhile __ Somewhat Worthwhile
__ No Opinion One Way Or The Other
__ Somewhat Worthless __ Very Worthless
Petition - Therefore I request that 1,320 ft. loop walking paths be established at state and interstate highway rest stops.
(Print Name and Address)
Name: _____________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________
Signature: _________________________ Date: ___________
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Encourage individuals, families, community organizations, educational institutions, spiritual entities, commercial firms, and/or government departments and agencies, to establish designated Five Minute Healthy Habit Walking Pathway routes and encourage people to Take A Break - Take A Walk frequently during the day.
For additional information:
Go to http://www.manifestry.info > Pathways
Email to info@manifestry.info
Contact Information for:
United States of America - Department of Transportation
American Association State Highway Transportation Organization
AASHTO Subcommittee on Design....
http://design.transportation.org/Pages/Contact.aspx
States – Governors
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State-and-Territories.shtml
- Departments of Transportation
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/webstate.cfm
- Nutrition and Physical Activities Programs
National/State/Local - Links to Walking Web Sites
http://www.walkinginfo.org/assistance/contacts.cfm
If your state is not listed hereinafter please email the contact information for your Governor’s Office, your State’s Department of Transportation, State Nutrition and Physical Activities Programs and/or for links to national walking web sites, to info@manifestry.info and we will include them in the following list.
State:
Montana
- Governor's message board > http://governor.mt.gov/contact/commentsform.asp
- Montana Department of Transportation > phone 406 – 444 – 6200
Attn: Pat Wise, Deputy Director,
2701 Prospect Avenue, P.O. Box 201001, Helena, MT 59620-1001
phone; 406.444.7222 email; pwise@mt.gov
- Rest Area Plan Administrator > Sheila Ludlow, MDT's > sludlow@mt.gov
Change.org
Links To Petitions to the Governor and Director Department of Transportation By State
Alabama
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Alaska
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Arizona
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Arkansas
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California
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Colorado
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Connecticut
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Delaware
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Florida
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Georgia
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Hawaii
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Idaho
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Illinois
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Indiana
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Iowa
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Kansas
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Kentucky
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Louisiana
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Maine
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Maryland
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Massachusetts
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Michigan
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Minnesota
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Mississippi
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Missouri
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Montana
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Nebraska
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Nevada
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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New Mexico
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New York
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North Carolina
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North Dakota
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Ohio
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Oklahoma
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Oregon
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Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
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South Carolina
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South Dakota
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Utah
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Vermont
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Virginia
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Washington
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West Virginia
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Wisconsin
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Wyoming
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Holistic Healthy Habits - A Frequent Walking Motion Lifestyle
Nutrition and Exercise Routine
A Daily Routine
Step One: Eat A Balanced Daily Ration
Step Two: Control Consumption
Step Three: Be Active, Be In Motion
Eat A Balanced Daily Ration:
The simplest way to balance the Daily Ration is to eat a balanced variety of foods. Use the Recommended Daily Allowance Food Wheel (the Krebs Cycle runs in a circle) and a plate that is divided into three sections, two quarter sections and one half section.
Breakfast: Dairy and Complex Carbohydrates
Lunch: Take the tree section plate, a large salad bowl, a small fruit bowl and a glass or cup. In one of the quarter sections put meat(s), in the other quarter section put complex carbohydrates, and in the half section put two vegetables or a double serving of the same vegetable. Enjoy chopping it all up putting it in the salad bowl with a little tofu, and add olive oil and vinegar. Fruit in the fruit bowl, and no sugar added liquid in the glass or cup.
Dinner/Supper: Same three-section distribution for this meal. But don't chop it up, just cut it into small bites and take the time to enjoy eating.
Snacks: Use a home made "Trail Mix" for snacks, one part dry fruit cut in small bite size pieces, one part nuts cut in small bite size pieces, and one part granola bars or commercial trail mix cut in small bite size pieces. Keep the parts in separate glass jars. Take the time to enjoy eating one bite size piece at a time.
Control Consumption:
To make this work you have to agree with Billy of The Family Circus - "Mommy's cooking my favorite dinner. It's called leftovers."
Until you learn what is the proper amounts to consume to maintain your optimal weight use this simple "Take Control" approach:
Fill your plate proportionately (see previous) with the amounts you usually took. Letting your glutinous eyes feast themselves. Everyone knows; "your eyes are bigger than your belly is." Then "TAKE CONTROL" BEFORE you start eating! Take out one of those micro-wave-able three sectioned warm-up plates and methodically removed one-half of each item of food from your plate and put it on the warm-up plate for the next day’s meal. This continue until your stomach shrinks until it feels full when you eat the proper amounts to maintain your optimal weight. (Be sure to check with your doctor before starting this routine if you have health and/or weight issues.)
In a Restaurant when your food comes; TAKE CONTROL BEFORE you start eating. Either physically or mentally divide each item on your plate in half, and only eat half of what is served. The rest goes into the "People Box/Bag" for tomorrow night. If it is inconvenient to take the food home, then ask the server to bring the box before you touch your plate. Then place half of each item in the box and ask the server to put it with their other eatable trimmings that they send to the Homeless Mission. "You do send your eatable trimmings to the Mission don't you?" Or you can always ask the server to bring you a half portion and box the rest in the kitchen first.
Measured Snacks with liquid at 10:00AM, 3:00PM and before bed. You pre-measure (before you start to eat) the amount to be consumed. Then eat one bite size piece at a time. So it takes long enough to eat the snack so your body can react to the satisfaction of eating, not the fullness of eating.
Be Active, Be In Motion
Both Frequently and Sustained Motion
Frequent Walking Motion Lifestyle - Five-Minute Healthy Habit Walking
At least four to six times a day, take a five minute 1,320 foot walk, (on a previously designated measured/paced off pathway) or do five minutes on the elliptical at a moderate rate.
- Once around the house/yard every morning, to help jump start the metabolism
- Once around the parking lot on the way into work, or into a store
- Once around the office/plant building at mid morning break
- Once around the parking lot or block on the way to the car at lunch
- Once around the office/plant building on mid afternoon break
- Once around the parking lot or block on the way home, or out of a store
- Once around the house/yard every evening
- When traveling, once around the Rest Stop Area! Quick Stop parking lot
Sustained Motion - Thirty Minute Healthy Habit Hiking
Listen to your body. When you find yourself being sedimentary, feeling sluggish, take a 30 minute hike, two or three times a week, around the neighborhood, or on a trail in the woods.
Be An Example, Be An Encourager
Set some goals by marking/pacing out your own Five Minute Healthy Habit Walking Pathways. Set a timer each time you sit down at the computer or to watch TV, to remind you to get up and; Take A Break – Take A Walk.
Encourage other people to include frequent waking of various designated Five Minute Healthy Habit Pathways each day as a part of their over all fitness program.
Take A Break – Take A Walk
Five Minute Healthy Habit Walking Pathways
Initiative
A Frequent Walking Motion Lifestyle is :
Most Healthy! Most Habitual! Most Natural!
Most Convenient! Most Beneficial!
Be A Participant
In The
Take A Brake – Take A Walk
Five Minute Healthy Habit Walking Pathways
Advocacy Initiative
To create/establish Five Minute Healthy Habit Walking Pathways at state and interstate highway rest stops, and other convenient locations, anywhere where a 1,320 foot loop path can be measured/paced off, marked with stripping and/or signage, or remembered. Such as existent: trails, paths, both commercial and residential sidewalks, parking lots, malls, stores, inside office/school/plant buildings, school yards, and/or residential yards/houses.
If your state does not have Five Minute Healthy Habit Walking Pathways at your highway rest stops contact your state’s; Governor, State Department of Transportation Office, Regional Department of Transportation Office, State Department of Transportation Rest Area Plan Administrator, and/or The National Department of Transportation and request that pathways be established around the perimeters of rest stops and at other convenient locations.
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Take A Break - Take A Walk
Five Minute Healthy Habit Walking Pathways Campaign
To create Five Minute Healthy Habit Walking Pathways at Montana state and interstate highway rest stops and other convenient locations.
Survey - For the betterment of our community,
I (Print Name) __________________________________________
the hereinafter undersigned’s opinion is that this endeavor is:
__ Very Worthwhile __ Somewhat Worthwhile
__ No Opinion One Way Or The Other
__ Somewhat Worthless __ Very Worthless
Petition - Therefore I request that 1,320 ft. loop walking paths be established at state and interstate highway rest stops.
(Print Name and Address)
Name: _____________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________
Signature: _________________________ Date: ___________
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Encourage individuals, families, community organizations, educational institutions, spiritual entities, commercial firms, and/or government departments and agencies, to establish designated Five Minute Healthy Habit Walking Pathway routes and encourage people to Take A Break - Take A Walk frequently during the day.
For additional information:
Go to http://www.manifestry.info > Pathways
Email to info@manifestry.info
Contact Information for:
United States of America - Department of Transportation
American Association State Highway Transportation Organization
AASHTO Subcommittee on Design....
http://design.transportation.org/Pages/Contact.aspx
States – Governors
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State-and-Territories.shtml
- Departments of Transportation
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/webstate.cfm
- Nutrition and Physical Activities Programs
National/State/Local - Links to Walking Web Sites
http://www.walkinginfo.org/assistance/contacts.cfm
If your state is not listed hereinafter please email the contact information for your Governor’s Office, your State’s Department of Transportation, State Nutrition and Physical Activities Programs and/or for links to national walking web sites, to info@manifestry.info and we will include them in the following list.
State:
Montana
- Governor's message board > http://governor.mt.gov/contact/commentsform.asp
- Montana Department of Transportation > phone 406 – 444 – 6200
Attn: Pat Wise, Deputy Director,
2701 Prospect Avenue, P.O. Box 201001, Helena, MT 59620-1001
phone; 406.444.7222 email; pwise@mt.gov
- Rest Area Plan Administrator > Sheila Ludlow, MDT's > sludlow@mt.gov
Change.org
Links To Petitions to the Governor and Director Department of Transportation By State
Alabama
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-alabama-take-a-break-take-a-walk-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathways?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Alaska
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-alaska-take-a-break-take-a-walk-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathways?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Arizona
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-arizona-take-a-break-take-a-walk-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathways?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Arkansas
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-arkansas-take-a-break-take-a-walk-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathways?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
California
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-california-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathways?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Colorado
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-colorado-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Connecticut
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-connecticut-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Delaware
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-delaware-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Florida
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-connecticut-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Georgia
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-georgia-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Hawaii
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-georgia-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Idaho
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-idaho-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Illinois
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-illinois-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Indiana
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-indiana-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Iowa
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-iowa-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Kansas
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-kansas-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Kentucky
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-kentucky-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Louisiana
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-louisiana-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Maine
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-maine-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Maryland
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-maryland-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Massachusetts
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-massachusetts-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Michigan
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-michigan-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Minnesota
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-minnesota-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Mississippi
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-mississippi-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Missouri
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-missouri-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Montana
https://www.change.org/p/governor-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-montana-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Nebraska
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-nebraska-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Nevada
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-nevada-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
New Hampshire
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-new-hampshire-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
New Jersey
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-new-jersey-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
New Mexico
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-new-mexico-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
New York
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-new-york-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
North Carolina
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-north-carolina-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
North Dakota
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-north-dakota-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Ohio
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-ohio-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Oklahoma
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-oklahoma-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Oregon
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-oregon-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Pennsylvania
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-pennsylvania-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Rhode Island
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-rhode-island-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
South Carolina
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-south-carolina-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
South Dakota
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-south-dakota-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Tennessee
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-tennessee-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Texas
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-texas-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Utah
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-utah-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Vermont
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-vermont-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Virginia
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-virginia-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Washington
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-washington-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
West Virginia
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-west-virginia-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Wisconsin
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-wisconsin-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
Wyoming
https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-director-department-of-transportation-state-of-wyoming-take-a-break-take-a-walk-on-a-five-minute-healthy-habit-walking-pathway?recruiter=512864219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive