Mark Bowland Shares Scenic Walks on KC Trails

Mark Bowland is the Central Region Manager of the Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation Department

Mark Bowland, an African American, is trying to increase awareness about natural trails throughout the Kansas City area.

This article was featured in the magazine, “Only Health Matters”, September, 2006

Americans are eating too much and moving too little.  About 65 percent of American adults are obese.  Recent research shows that moderate activity, such as walking for 30 minutes a day, provides major health benefits.

The Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation has more than twenty-nine exercise trails for your walking pleasure.  Safe, clean exercise trails are located throughout the Kansas City Park System:

•  Mill Creek Park trail, JC Nichols Parkway, 0.96 mile
• Parade Park trail, Paseo and Truman Road, 0.30 mile
• Loose Park trail, 51st and Wornall, 2.57 miles
• Bannister Park trail, 9800 James A. Reed Road, 0.53 mile
• Platte Purchase Park, N.W. 100th Plate Purchase Drive, 1.00 mile

These are a few trails within the park system.

Come on, get off the couch and join the thousands of other Kansas Citians who have chosen a healthier way o fliving, visit one of YOUR trails today.

For more information concerning a trail near you, please contact the Kansas City, MO Parks and Recreation at 816.513.7500 or online at www.kcmo.org/parks.

Happy Trails.

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