The weather might not necessarily cooperate, but if there’s any sunshine this weekend, the Florida Department of Health in Pasco County is encouraging people to get outside and have some healthy active outdoor fun.
It’s all part of National Get Outdoors Day and the health department’s Healthiest Weight initiative. Falling this year on June 14, National Get Outdoors Day is designed to bring awareness to the physical opportunities Pasco has to offer in the outdoors, and parking fees in the county’s 11 parks will be waived.
“National Get Outdoors Day encourages healthy, active outdoor fun, and Healthiest Weight Florida is working to increase physical activity, so working to ether makes good sense,” said county health officer Mike Napier, in a release. “Everyone can benefit from being physically active, and visiting out local parks is a great place to start.”
Prime goals of the national day are reaching first-time visitors to public lands, and reconnecting youth to the outdoors.
“All of us need to be more active,” Rick Buckman, Pasco’s parks and recreation director said, in a release. “This is a wonderful day to visit your local parks, and start a new healthy habit. Get active outdoors and enjoy Florida’s environment.”
For information about park locations in Pasco, click here. For information on National Get Outdoors Day, visit NationalGetOutdoorsDay.org.
