Mark your calendar! Big Day of Play this year is on August 25 at Magnuson Park. It’ll be bigger and better than ever!
Special Announcements
Come join us! Seventeen Seattle Parks and Recreation locations to “Start Walking” on Wednesday, April 4:
Parks Administration, 100 Dexter Avenue North , Seattle WA 98109 – 12 noon, 30 minutes to Lake Union Park and back.
Alki Community Center at Alki Bathhouse, 2701 Alki Ave. SW, Seattle WA 98116- 5:30 p.m., walk along the beach sidewalk
Ballard Community Center , 6020 28th Ave NW, Seattle WA 98107 – 10 a.m., 30 minute walk around the neighborhood
Bitter Lake Community Center, 13035 Linden Ave N, Seattle WA 98133 – 12 Noon, 30 minute walk around the neighborhood
Green Lake Community Center, 7201 E Green Lake Dr N, Seattle WA 98115 – 12 Noon, 45 minute walk around Green Lake
Loyal Heights Community Center, 2101 NW 77th St, Seattle WA 98117 – 12 Noon, 30 minute walk around the neighborhood
Helene Madison Pool, 13401 Meridian Ave N, Seattle WA 98133 - 2:30 p.m., “Walking in Water”, admission required
Magnolia Community Center, 2550 34th Ave W, Seattle WA 98199 – 9:30 a.m., 30 minute walk around the neighborhood
Magnuson Community Center & Life Long Recreation , 6344 NE 74th Street, Seattle WA 98115 – leaving from the Magnuson Brig - 12 Noon, walk through the wetlands
Meadowbrook Pool & Center, 10517 35th Ave NE, Seattle WA 98125 - Walking in Water” event - 12 Noon at Meadowbrook Pool (People not wanting to get wet will be able to walk the pool deck while cheering on those in the water). Admission required
Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave, Seattle WA 98122 - water walking on Wednesday, April 4th from 1:30 – 2:00 P.M. in the shallow end Admission required
Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave E, Seattle WA 98112 2:30 p.m., Teens walk with NOVA and One World Schools
Rainier Community Center , 4600 38th Ave S, Seattle WA 98118 – meet at 11:45 a.m., start walking at 12 Noon, community center to Mt. Baker Rowing & Sailing and back.
Sound Steps : Rainier Indoor Walkers, Rainier Community Center 4600 38th Ave S, Seattle WA 98118 (group meets every Wednesday) at Rainier CC at 10 a.m.
Southwest Teen Life Center, 2600 SW Thistle St, Seattle WA 98106: for teens “Walk and Mile, Talk a Mile” – starting at 4 p.m.
West Seattle Life Long Recreation - Alki Beach, approximately 2726 Alki Ave. SW, Seattle WA 98116 10 a.m. meet at the Statue of Liberty
South Park Community Center, 8319 8th Ave S, Seattle WA 98108 4 p.m., teens and adults at the playfield
A partnership between Seattle Parks and Recreation and the American Heart Association.
What is Seattle Parks And Recreation's Healthy Parks, Healthy You
Initiative?
The Healthy Parks Healthy You Initiative (HPHY) is designed to promote physical activity and wellness programs
that serve our diverse community. Parks and Recreation partners
with Public Health-Seattle & King County to plan and implement different
components of the initiative. Community health statistics demonstrate
the need for intentional action when it comes to enhancing the health
of our citizens.
One specific indicator of health - obesity rates – is on the rise
in King County. Fifty-four percent of King County adults were deemed
overweight in 2004, up from 37% in 1987. Obesity can lead to significant
health problems including diabetes, increased risk for certain types
of cancer, and heart disease. Did you know that just 30 minutes of moderate
exercise most days of the week, combined with a healthier diet, can
be enough to make a difference?
Seattle Parks offers citizens endless opportunities to achieve those
30 minutes of moderate exercise at our trails, playgrounds, gyms, pools,
fitness classes, athletic fields, beaches, and more. We’ve decided
to take advantage of this natural fit and encourage people to use our
public system of parks, pools, community centers and golf courses to
have fun AND get fit.
The components of the HPHY Initiative are consistent with National Recreation
and Parks Association’s “Step in to Action: Guidelines to
Community Health and Livability” program, which outlines specific
action steps parks and recreation and public health agencies can take
to improve the health and livability of our communities.
Parks established The Healthy Parks Healthy You Committee in 2008 with the goal of bringing the HPHY Initiative to life. The Committee
is responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating specific
“Action Items” that support healthy programs and lifestyles.
HPHY members serve as ambassadors for the health initiative to the public
and to Parks employees.
See some hardy souls take on the HP3 Challenge in West Seattle!
Thank You To Our Sponsors!
Healthy ParksHealthy
You Initiative Building Your Healthy Tomorrow TODAY!
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Recreation
Director: Sue Goodwin 
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