Information for Agencies & Community Groups

New Physical Activity Guidelines for Older Adults

What Makes Older Adults Want to Walk?

Find out about the New Jersey Live Long, Live Well Walking Program for people 50+

How to start a community walking program

Individual walking tracking form [pdf 235k]

Poster to promote the program. Download here - just fill in your contact information

Members of your community can receive New Jersey Recognition Awards for participating when you complete the Community Mile Log [pdf 27k].

Locate walking clubs in your community.

Do you have an existing walking club you would like to have listed on this state website? Fax or e-mail the following information to NJ Department of Health and Senior Services (609) 943-3497 or e-mail

• Name of club
• Phone
• Contact
• Address
• County
• Walking location
• Year round walking
• (If seasonal. please specify months)
• Days of the week club meets
• Time of day walks are scheduled

Do you have a 'liveable' community for seniors? [pdf 62k]

Provide maps of local area walking trails for your residents:

• Identify safe neighborhood locations and local sites of interests for walks
• Make sure sidewalks are in good repair, pedestrian crossings are marked and there are traffic lights at busy corners.
• State Park walking trails
• New Jersey Trails Association - tips on hiking, walking trails by county
• New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Division of Parks and Forestry - virtual tour of park trails
• Central Jersey walking trails

If your group is using pedometers, learn how to count steps [pdf 11k] for other activities like gardening, swimming, mopping floors or dancing

For more information on Important Facts and Key Messages, Benefits of Physical Activity, and What Communities Can Do, see (Report of the Surgeon General on Physical activity and Health for Older Adults).

Sample Press Release [pdf 16k] on new walking program

Ideas [pdf 19k] for kick-off event and community support

Sample consumer flyer [pdf 22k]

Eating Better & Moving More - a national program for older adults sponsored by the Administration on Aging and Meals on Wheels (USA on the Move: Steps to Healthy Aging)

What are active community environments? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

See how many miles your county has 'logged' (Coming Soon)

Link to other NJ DHSS services for older adults

Still have unanswered questions? Contact Lisa Bethea at NJ Department of Health and Senior Services 609/943-3498

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