The Kentlands Community Foundation announced today that it will be sponsoring a 12-week walking training program geared for seniors aged 60 and over. The program, called "Got FIT" (Feet in Training), is open to all qualified seniors located in the Greater Gaithersburg area and will run from late June through mid-September, culminating with the participants walking in the Kentlands/Lakelands 5K Walk on September 1. Participants will meet weekly throughout the program for a team training walks and to listen to area health specialists speak about steps seniors can take to live a healthier lifestyle.

"As the organization responsible for serving as the educational resource on new urbanism and walkable communities, the Kentlands Community Foundation wanted to make its biggest event of the year, the Kentlands/Lakelands 5K, even more accessible to our area seniors than ever before. The Got FIT program is designed to do just that," said Foundation Chair Clyde Horton.

The registration fee for the program will cost just $10, and will also include the participant's registration fee for the actual 5K Walk at more than a 50% discount. Participants will each receive a pedometer, T-shirt, and water bottle to use in their training. Enrollment will be limited to the first fifty (50) registrants, and participants will be required to provide a note from their doctors confirming their satisfactory health status.

The opening Training session will take place the 3rd Saturday of June. Walking training sessions will take place every Saturday morning 8:00-9:30 am through the summer and start/end at one of the program's key sponsors, Elite Performance Physical Therapy, located off Kentlands Boulevard in Kentlands Square.

Interested residents can pick up a registration form for the Got FIT program at the Kentlands Clubhouse, the Lakelands Clubhouse, Elite Performance Physical Therapy, and the Upcounty Senior Center and online.

Registration Form