WPZ Education: Adult

Woodland Park Zoo and Group Health Cooperative invite you to join Senior Zoo Walkers, a walking program at the zoo to promote fitness and well-being among adults 55 and older. While taking care of your health, enjoy the discovery of our wildlife residents and learn more about the natural world.

Morning at the zoo is often the time when animals are most active. As you walk through lush tropical forests or around open grasslands, you may glimpse a patas monkey perched on a limb, or a zebra running across the savanna.

Senior Zoo Walkers is a fun and safe way to exercise while meeting new friends. The program also offers you these benefits:

Warm-Up Stretches led by Fitness Leader - 9:15 at the zoo's South Entrance (N. 50th and Fremont Ave. N.)
Identification card and walking map
Information and programs on fitness, health and zoo activities
A global adventure throughout the zoo

Why Walk?

Walking is a safe form of exercise and requires no previous instruction. Regular walking can help you:

Improve stamina and energy.
Strengthen bones to fight osteoporosis.
Improve muscle tone and strength.
Increase the efficiency of heart, lungs and blood circulation
Relieve stress and tension.
Burn calories.
Keep joints flexible.

Before starting a new exercise program, it is important to get approval from your physician.
Woodland Park Zoo is a conservation and education institution demonstrating the value, beauty, and interdependence of all living things.
Group Health Cooperative is the nation’s largest consumer-governed health care organization and emphasizes prevent services as part of its medical care.

Program Dates and Times

Sessions:
Tuesdays and Thursdays –
“Warm-Up” at 9:15!!

9:30 - 10:45 a.m.: Zoo Walk

Winter session: Jan. 3, 2008 - Mar. 27, 2008
Spring session: Apr. 1, 2008 - Jun. 26, 2008
Summer session: Jul. 1, 2008 - Sept. 30, 2008
Fall session: Oct. 2, 2008 - December 30, 2008

Your identification card allows you access to the zoo during designated program times. Please enter through the South Gate at N. 50th St. & Fremont Ave N. and come to the Education Center. Dress comfortably for walking and the weather. Parking permits will be issued for free parking. Due to seasonal crowds, parking during the summer (May 1-September 30) is limited to the “Tower Lot” located at the corner of Phinney Ave N. & N. 50th St.

Senior Zoo Walkers identification cards and a parking permit must be validated prior to each program session.

For more information about Senior Zoo Walkers, please call the zoo at 206.548.2424 or the Group Health Resource Line at 206.326.2800 or 1.800.992.2279, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until
4 p.m. After hours leave message, or send email to resource.1@ghc.org.

To register:
Click here to download a registration form which you can print out and mail to:

Woodland Park Zoo
601 N. 59th Street
Seattle, WA 98103-5858