Hennepin County Encourages Residents to 'Get Out, Get Active'

Hennepin County is encouraging residents to be physically fit this year with the "Get Out, Get Active" program.

The program is broken into three sessions, with Session One underway now and running through June. During each session, a number of physical activities across nine categories will be suggested, and residents who participate in at least five categories—and turn in a participation card—will be entered into a drawing for a Three Rivers Park District Activity Pass (worth up to $150).

You can see the full Session One brochure attached to this article as a PDF. Below are the suggested activities:

Disc Golf – Enjoy the spring on either of these nine-hole courses.

• Central Park, Regent and 85th avenues N., Brooklyn Park
• Moir Park Disc Golf Course, W. 104th St. and Morgan Ave. S., Bloomington

Fishing – Cast your line by a lake at one of these fishing docks.

• Sanborn Park, Chowen Ave. N. and Shoreline Drive, Robbinsdale
• St. Louis Park
  • Lamplighter Park, 1800 Pennsylvania Ave. S.
  • Westwood Hills Nature Center, 8300 W. Franklin Ave.
  • Wolfe Park, 3700 Monterey Drive
• Excelsior Commons, Lake Street and Lake Minnetonka, Excelsior
• Three Rivers Parks, 15 locations, www.threeriversparks.org

Golf – Celebrate Spring with a round of golf at one of these courses.

• New Hope Village Golf, 8130 Bass Lake Road, New Hope
• Three Rivers Parks, three locations, www.threeriversparks.org

Basketball or Tennis (free) – Enjoy some outdoor recreation.

• Excelsior Commons, Lake Street and Lake Minnetonka, Excelsior

Swim or Exercise Indoors – Print this brochure (see box on right) and bring with you to receive one free admission!

• Williston Center, 14509 Minnetonka Drive, Minnetonka

Indoor Ice Arena – Miss the ice? Bring your skates and enjoy open
skating.

• New Hope Ice Arena, 4949 Louisiana Ave. N., New Hope

Trails (free) – Walk, Bike, Jog, or Inline Skate along a local trail.

• Lake Normandale Trail, 84th Street and Chalet Road, Bloomington
• Edinbrook Channel Trail, east side of Zane Avenue to West
  River Road, Brooklyn Park
• Hagemeister Pond Preserve Trail, 6427 41st Ave. N., Crystal
• Excelsior Commons, Downtown Excelsior
• Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, 338 Water St., Excelsior,www.threeriversparks.org
• Luce Line Regional Trail, Trailheads, Theodore Wirth Park and City Line at Highway 169, Golden Valley, www.threeriversparks.org
• Luce Line State Trail, Trailheads, County Road 83 and County Road 19, south of County Road 6, Independence
• Maple Plain – Independence trail map, available at city hall
• Nature Walk, Dorothy Mary Park, 60 1/2 and Wisconsin avenues, New Hope
• Various parks, Robbinsdale
• Various parks, St. Louis Park
• Three Rivers Park, nearly 400 miles for biking and hiking
• Cyclopath

Walk Score (free) – Visit www.walkscore.com, and try walking or
biking to a nearby location.

Choose your own – What’s your favorite way to stay active?