This campus was made for walking, and that’s just what we’ll do — on four 1-mile loops newly marked with colorful buttons on pavement and concrete, one loop in each campus district: Quad, Pavilion, Health Sciences and Gateway.
°ϲĻϢ WALKS
Three of the Davis campus’s new walking loops will be featured during °ϲĻϢ Walks during the noon hour this Thursday (May 31). See details below.
The loops are courtesy of , which coordinates efforts among units that promote health and well-being on the Davis and Sacramento campuses. The Healthy °ϲĻϢ Davis steering committee comprises staff, faculty and student representatives.
Healthy °ϲĻϢ Davis also has projects of its own, like the walking loops: two on the Sacramento campus, four in Davis — with the route thrown in for good measure (3.1 miles, to be exact).
The walking loops emerged from the Physical Activity subcommittee, which aims to foster a campus environment and culture that promote physical activity and decrease sedentary behavior. “We can see this as a way to increase energy levels, improve cognitive abilities and help promote better sleep,” the subcommittee declares on its webpage.
Promotional cards tout the Davis campus loops as a way to “get free exercise,” “connect with campus,” “plug into nature” and “take a mental break.”
The Sacramento campus has the ACC Loop, 1 mile, between the medical center and the Ambulatory Care Center; and the Moore Path, ½ mile, between the medical center and Betty Irene Moore Hall.
°ϲĻϢ Walks
This annual event, now in its ninth year, takes place at all °ϲĻϢ campuses and the Office of the President, too. This year’s “official” °ϲĻϢ Walks date was May 16 — but some locations moved the event to avoid conflicts with other events, such as °ϲĻϢ Davis’ Thank Goodness for Staff.
The Sacramento campus held its °ϲĻϢ Walks event May 17 and the Davis campus will hold its event this Thursday (May 31).
Here’s where to meet up for walks at noon:
- Gateway Loop — , main entrance
- Health Sciences Loop — Courtyard
- Quad Loop — South end of Centennial Walkway on the
- — Back of the cul-de-sac
- Drew Circle — Front desk in
- Research Park — Between and Accounting and Financial Services
Be sure to sign in for prize drawings and pick up °ϲĻϢ Walks T-shirts (while supplies last). Walks will last for 30 minutes.
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