Weimar's Walk Across Tex - as (WAT) teams logged a stag - gering 20,624.62 miles in eight weeks this year. Friends of the Weimar Pub -
lic Library sponsors the Walk Across Texas program to pro - mote physical activity and a healthier lifestyle. Beginning with only four teams initially, the program grew to 13 teams this year. Competition is fierce and fun. This year's winning teams were: Fayette Savings Bank, first place with a total of 3418.78 miles logged; Miller Creek Milers in second place, logging 2852.96 miles; and Flying Cowgirls in third place with 2261.96 miles logged.
Other teams participating were: Sole Sisters and Michael, Fayette Memorial Funeral Home Last Responders, The United Uteri, The Story Strollers, Walk Forrest Walk, The Delivery Di - vas, Thunder Swords, Thunder Swords 2, Top Dollar Steppers, and Columbus Oaks.
The Walk Across Texas Pro -
gram "has been recognized for its measurable impact on re -
ducing chronic disease risk and healthcare costs, with an esti - mated lifetime economic benefit of $119.5 million for participants in 2024 alone," according to the Walk Across Texas website. The Weimar program high - lights a fun, competitive way to get back into the exercise mode.
WAT is an eight-week com - munity program delivered through a web-based platform to help establish the habit of regu - lar physical activity. While participants log their individual daily achievements, they are able to see the progress of competing teams on a day-today basis, increasing not only the fun of working as a team but also the competitiveness of log -
ging the most miles each day. Watch the Weimar Public Li -
brary calendar and/or Facebook page for the next WAT compe - tition. Get your eight-person team of friends, family, neighbors or co-workers together and get healthier with us.
