It's been so hot out that it is hard to drive, so Best and I have been working on our Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA). Well, it might be more accurate to say that I have been and Best has been along for the walk.
The Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA) challenge helps add an activity, in my case walking, to your daily life, and then rewards you when you do. As a very results oriented person this is a good challenge for me. Last year I did the 3-Day Walk for the Cure (60 miles in 3 days) which was fun but I ended up with a nasty case of tendinitis which doesn't want to go away and then last December I blew out my calf muscle. I spent New Years Eve in a hot tub trying to get my leg muscles to relax after they had contracted to the point were the right leg was nearly a 1/4 of an inch shorter than the left. It took a long time to get that straightened out but I'm definitely making progress (have to keep up with Best when he walks) and this gives me an extra incentive to get out there again.
What do you have to do? For adults, you need to be active 30 minutes a day, at least 5 days a week, for 6 out of 8 weeks. Horseback riding is one of the recognized activities so if you're riding feel free to join up.
What do you get? Presidential Active Lifestyle Award. You can also get a t-shirt, stickers, etc. You do have to pay a small fee to get them mailed to you but it's still cheaper than signing up for a 5K. There is no fee to sign up.
It's too bad they don't have an award for all the pets that walk along with their people, I'd bet they'd have a lot of them sign up. I thought of signing Best up some how but thought they might notice someone named "Against the Best." :)
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