Denton, Texas -- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Denton County will be hosting a county-wide Walk Across Texas! The program will begin on June 22 and will run through August 17.

What is Walk Across Texas?

Walk Across Texas! is a free, eight-week program for teams of up to eight coworkers, friends, and family all working together to reach the 832-mile goal to “walk” across Texas!

Walk Across Texas! is designed to encourage Texans of all fitness levels to develop a habit of regular physical activity in a fun and rewarding way. Teams compete to see who can log the most miles walking, jogging, biking, and swimming across Texas. Aerobics, dancing, cleaning house, gardening, or any form of exercise counts, too.

Each 20 minutes of exercise counts as one mile “walked” in our online system!

What’s in it for you?

You’ll benefit from an engaged team of friends, family, coworkers, or neighbors; a little friendly competition and (most importantly) a healthier lifestyle! Additionally, weekly newsletters will be sent via email with current standings, healthy tips and tidbits, recipes, and more!

All of this is COMPLETELY FREE (no, there’s not a catch)!!

Steps to register your team

Steps to Register

1. Form a team - The team consists of a captain and up to 7 additional members.

2. Each member creates a profile on the Howdy Health Account at https://howdyhealth.org

3. The Team Captain:

a. Click the WAT! Adult Dashboard button

b. Enter your team’s name and a start date of 06/22/2025. Team code will be generated.

c. Invite coworkers to join the team by sharing the team code.

4. Team Members:

a. Log into your Howdy Health Account.

b. Under the WAT! Adult Dashboard, click the Join a team button.

c. Enter the team code shared by your team captain to join the team.

5. Log your miles starting June 22.

Need more information?

I’m here to help! Email me at hannah.schlup@dentoncounty.gov or call 940-349-2888, and I'll be happy to answer your questions or set up a meeting to walk you through the process!

Thanks for taking the steps to become a Healthy Texan and making a difference in the health and wellness of Denton County! Now, dust off your walking shoes and let’s get moving!