Come join your neighbors in a day of fun, physical activity in the midst of your beautiful county during the Second Sunday event on Oct. 11. The event will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. at Elkhorn Park, near Minnie.

This is the second year for the statewide event that promotes physical activity for all ages and abilities. Cooperative Extension family and consumer sciences agents coordinated Second Sunday partnerships allowing people to engage in all forms of fun-filled activities. In 2008, more than 12,000 Kentuckians from more than 70 counties participated in the first Second Sunday Event. This year, attendance is projected to grow as 105-plus counties are participating in order for their fellow Kentuckians to take advantage of a statewide day for physical activity and commit to making health lifestyle changes.

In Floyd County we are planning to have activities including corn hole, biking, hiking, horseshoes, line dancing, disc golf, walking, chair exercises and many more activities and games!

In addition to being a fun, exciting event, Second Sunday provides us with a unique opportunity to show the nation that we are working to change some unfortunate statistics and improve our overall health. Kentucky has the seventh highest obesity rate in the U.S. at 29 percent and the fourth highest percentage of overweight youth at 37.1 percent. Obesity has been linked to chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers.

The past year has been an exciting one for Second Sunday with the initiative receiving resolutions from both the Kentucky House of Representatives and the Senate as well as from Governor Beshear.

For more information on Second Sunday, contact Theresa Scott at the Floyd County Cooperative Extension Service by phone at (606) 886-2668 or by email at tmscott@uky.edu.

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