We placed our sticker on the monument sign at the entrance
to Lettuce Lake Park. Our group chose this location as the park is a perfect
example of a local recreational facility that benefits the Tampa Bay area. The
park offers the community an affordable and safe location in which to relax and
exercise in a beautiful natural setting. For a nominal fee the public has
access to the 240 acre park, complete with trails for walking, jogging, and
biking. These trails also include an additional element to increase fitness
with multiple locations for full body exercises. An amazing boardwalk meanders
through the dense foliage providing an access to views and sights not available
to those who exercise at home or in a gym. There are fields available for sport
and games and playgrounds for children. Lettuce Lake provides access to the
floodplain of the Hillsborough River via canoe or kayak which is a additional
way to combine exercise with relaxation.
A moderate
diet combined with exercise is the only way to maintain a healthy body. A
sedentary lifestyle contributes to
premature death due to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease.
Obesity in both children and adults is a problem that is only increasing in
our country. To combat all of these problems, the park is an excellent location
in which to exercise, at whatever level with which an individual may be
comfortable, using any mode they wish. Stress is also a major contributing
factor to susceptibility to disease. The natural environment combined with
beautiful Florida sunshine can be used to facilitate stress management and
reduction. By utilizing all of the amenities Lettuce Lake has to offer the
public can improve their health.
Group Members: Court, Tina, Lauren, Allie, and Cody
Lettuce Lake Park is a great public commodity. Everyone in the surrounding areas can come to this park to enjoy the natural surrounding of Tampa Bay, Florida. I really enjoy coming to this park but if I had a choice I would choose Lake Park because of it's location. Parks are one of my favorite past-times growing up and even still today.
ReplyDeleteLettuce Lake is a Fitness/Nature lovers paradise and a great example of Public health in the community. The fitness trail that goes through the saw grass palms is the change of scenery that everyone that is in a rut needs to see especially those that go exclusively to the gym for fitness. The park is great for families to go for Saturday afternoon walks to get their "Play 60"(A campaign sponsored by the NFL to encourage kids to spend at least sixty minutes a day outside doing physical activity to reverse childhood obesity) time in and to see all the critters that cross the path in front of you almost at every bend. Making something as important as staying physically active and maintaining a healthy lifestyle fun for the future generation should be all of our goals. Lettuce Lake is one of many great county and state parks that fill this requirement so get out there and explore.
ReplyDeletePublic parks are great for the promotion of a healthy lifestyle. Nature's beatuy has long been know to draw us outside for a day of healthy fun. Parks provide the convinience of a place for a fantastic run to help our cardiovascular longevity, or just a simple hike in the fresh air. Public parks provide us with the inexpensive, publically available getaway that in which we can enjoy the beauty of planet earth while eliviating stress.
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