The information meeting for RoCo Fit Fall Session is Monday, July 24, 6:00 p.m. at Northeast Technology Center-Claremore, 1901 N. Hwy 88. New participants are highly encouraged to attend this information meeting.
Workouts for this free 12-week couch to 5k program begin Tuesday, August 8, 6:00 p.m. at Claremore Lake Trailhead at Sioux St. Soccer Field. Workouts will continue every Tuesday and Thursday nights, 6:00 p.m., at Claremore Lake, Shelter #2 (on hill by swings).

Registration is now open! Click the registration AND pre survey forms in the right column (BOTH are REQUIRED)-fill out and show up for the workouts.

For questions or more information, contact Renetta Harrison, renettah@health.ok.gov, 918-341-3166.

Congrats to all participants and mentors for a successful spring session of RoCo Fit! The goal event in Pryor – Hope Fit Kids 5k – was well attended and fun. Several finished their first race!
Next is our Spring Graduation Celebration at Northeast Technology Center – Claremore (NTC) on Monday, June 12th, 6:00 p.m. (1901 N. Hwy 88). This is a fun event that includes testimonies, door prizes, and an awesome music video compilation of photos taken throughout spring session. Participants are welcome to bring friends and family. Let’s CELEBRATE your health in a fun way.

Those wanting to continue to walk or run with a group can watch our Facebook page (RoCo LoCo Motion) during the summer – there will be people gathering in the mornings and evenings. Keep your momentum in forward motion!

Fall session will begin in early August in order to finish before daylight savings time makes the lake too dark for safe workouts. Be watching here and on FB! We will open registration on this website in the next few weeks. You may register now by requesting the required forms from Rogers County Health Department or downloading from their website (http://rogers.health.ok.gov). This is a great activity for anyone 13 yrs. and older at any fitness level. We are a couch to 5k program with 10 different groups for walk, walk/run or run only – your choice and based on your ability.

For questions contact Renetta Harrison, renettah@health.ok.gov, 918-341-3166

Find some active fun and improve your health!

We are starting our 4th week of spring session and our workouts are progressing in time and distance, therefore we cannot take anymore new participants. Watch for fall start dates soon!

We have our INJURY PREVENTION/CORE STRENGTH Clinic tonight, April 10th, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Rogers County Health Department and public is welcome to attend! Dr. Steve Hardage of EOOC and Dr. Bret McGuire of Summit PT will be presenting information and answering questions.

For more information or questions please contact Renetta Harrison, renettah@health.ok.gov or 918-341-3166.

Check out our other pages on this website and find out what we do and are all about!

Meet us at Claremore High School Track aka Andy Payne Track at 6:00 p.m. for the pre-session 1 mile activity – this is required for your program incentive shirt. If you cannot make it, please contact Renetta Harrison at renettah@health.ok.gov or 918-341-3166 to arrange an approved make-up activity.

We will be doing a timed 1 mile (or as many laps as you are able not to exceed 4) around the track to get an idea of where you are starting. We will do the same thing Week #12 and see the great progress! Register on this website by clicking on Registration AND PreSurvey both – required! We will also have hardcopies available tonight and for the first two weeks before we close registration on April 4th.

Thursday, Mar 23rd begins our workouts at Claremore Lake! Get there dressed to workout by 6 p.m. as we will be taking off as two large groups after brief announcements. You MUST BE REGISTERED AND 13 years old or older (strollers are welcome). Make sure you register online or before you begin a workout – and sign in each workout on one of the sheets available before and after each workout (your name will appear alphabetized by first name after you register).

Come prepared to have fun, laugh, sweat, and feel great about yourself afterwards! We mentors love helping you get to your goals, share them with us. As one of our first mentors always says “Train Fun!” See you at the track and lake.

If you are a returning participant – come on March 21st to Claremore High School Track for our PreProgram 1 Mile – REQUIRED

If you are new to RoCo Fit – please come to our Information Meeting at NTC-Claremore, March 6th at 6:00 p.m. (1 hour maximum). This will give you all the details!

Please register on this website by clicking and filling our the registration form AND Pre Survey (REQUIRED each session).

Let’s have fun getting off the couch and walking or running a 5k together in 12 weeks. You will learn lots of ways to be healthier along the way. Hope to see you soon!

More info: Call Renetta Harrison at 918-341-3166 or email at renettah@health.ok.gov

Fun and Free! Twice a week for 12 weeks = 5k!
If you are 13 yrs. old or older you may join the fun and get fit starting in March. All fitness levels welcome.

To find out details, attend the Information Meeting, Monday, March 6th, 6 p.m. at NTC-Claremore, 1901 N Hwy 88. Only NEW participants need to attend this meeting. If you are a returning participant you do not need to attend the information meeting.

You MUST register for this program each session- either on this website by clicking on Registration AND also fill out the REQUIRED Pre Survey or you may fill out the paperwork at the information meeting or first few workouts or via email to renettah@health.ok.gov. We will close registration the 3rd week of the session.

We will begin workouts with a REQUIRED Pre 1 Mile workout at Claremore High School Track, Tuesday, March 21st, 6 p.m. (this can be made up in the first 3 weeks if you cannot attend March 21st) and then continue our twice a week workouts at Claremore Lake, Thursday, March 23rd, 6 p.m. for 12 weeks. We have groups for all fitness levels!

Past participants’ testimonies:
“I really appreciate ROCO-I did it for the first time last year and I lost 42 lbs. Running has been about the only thing that has helped me loose significant amounts of weight. I have been able to keep it off and am glad that the program is still going. I don’t care if I get a shirt or not I just like going and running with the group. I have kids and sometime have to be gone for their things but the most important thing that ROCO has done for me is it has taught me how to condition my body and increase my endurance. I do like to run but it is much more fun with the big group. Less reason to talk myself out of going.”
“This was my first session to attend. I managed to get my husband to sign up as well. ROCO has given us a common ground and something for the both of us to look forward to every week. Even though we ran in different groups it gave us a common interest and something to do together. I have always been envious of others who ran. ROCO has given me the confidence to run my first 5k and soon my first 10k!”
“RoCo Fit has been great for me this fall. I have never been involved in any kind of run/walk group but always wanted to be. When I heard about RoCo Fit, I was so excited! I had tried running on my own before, but I never stuck with it. When it got too hard, I would just give up. This program has been so helpful to me. I have made friends in this group and we each push each other and encourage each other to hang in there when it gets hard and you want to give up. I have a great time and so look forward to Tuesdays and Thursdays. I’m sad to see it come to an end, but I will definitely be back in the spring!”
“Even though I only completed 8 weeks this session. I am 100% sure my walking/running SO improved my recovery after surgery. It has made me an even further believer in being an exerciser for life. I was able to walk a mile within 1 1/2 weeks of surgery ( not very fast of course) I am now up to a mile and a half and I am getting a little faster. I am SO thankful for this program! See you in the Spring!”

There are many more testimonials – come join us and write your own! We will help you get to your goals!!!

Questions? Contact Renetta Harrison, 918-341-3166, or renettah@health.ok.gov

RoCo Fit is a free 12 week couch to 5k walk or walk/run program open twice a year to anyone 13 yrs. and older. There are groups for everyone from “off the couch” to “advanced running and race walking.” All groups are mentored by volunteers who are past participants of the program who want to give back to something that helped them.

Workouts begin and end with a 1 mile (or as far up to 1 mile as you are able to go) pre/post assessment workout on an outdoor track. Regular twice weekly workouts on Claremore Lake Park Trails (paved) occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. There is a 5:00 p.m. group that meets at the same location, but who are physically challenged, unable to walk more than a mile due to a health issue, need an assistance device (cane, walker, etc.), or with another physical reason making them unable to walk in a group.

Workout format for the first 3 workouts: all walkers go together and all walk/run participants go together in two large groups. In the middle of the 3rd workout, mentors divide up into 8-10 small groups according to fitness levels during an actual workout. The groups formed will continue for the remainder of the 12 week session. The schedule progresses in time each week with pace increasing only as the group is able and ready. The final workout and goal of all groups is to finish a free Mock 5k Race (3.1 miles) at Claremore Lake.

Also offered during the 12 weeks are free educational clinics (Walk/Run Gear, Walking Form/Running Form, Safety, Nutrition, Injury Prevention, Core Strength, Benefits of Massage Therapy). The clinics are presented by local professionals either at a workout or at Rogers County Health Department and are open to the public free of charge. All participants will also receive weekly educational and informative emails and possibly a few cross training opportunities from fitness specialists.

Participants are eligible for a program incentive tech shirt when they register, complete the required evaluations (pre/post health surveys and pre/post 1 mile assessments), and finish 70% of the workouts. Past participants are welcome to serve as mentors after attending Mentor Orientation/Training.

For more information or questions, please contact the coordinator, Renetta Harrison, at Rogers County Health Department, 918-341-3166 or renettah@health.ok.gov.

To join this program, please fill out the registration form AND PRE SURVEY on this website-both are required for participation.

On Thursday, Oct. 27th, over 150 monsters, ghosts, witches, goblins, zombies, children and adults walked and ran the free Monster Mash Dash 5k community race at Claremore Lake. The event celebrated the finish of the fall 2016 couch to 5k RoCo Fit program and invited residents and surrounding communities. This free program is in its 6th year of success in Rogers County and continues to encourage and promote healthy lifestyles.
A one mile fun run/walk and a 5k run/walk were offered to accommodate all levels of fitness. All ages walked or ran the courses through Claremore Lake trail, encountering all forms of scary things along the way, with many participants and mentors in costumes. Several danced the Monster Mash or Thriller as they made their way across the finish line.
Chameleon Sounds and Tatur Racing graciously donated their time and equipment to add festivity and fun to this event. They started/finished the race, made regular announcements, and played music to keep everyone excited and cheering until the last participant crossed the finish line. Many volunteer RoCo Fit mentors and participants donated their time and supplies. Rogers County Health Department also provided fruit, water, and supplies. Cherokee Nation WINGS provided the ½ way water stop and the Healthy Community Partnership/Volunteers for Youth’s Growing the Good provided t-shirts for the kids as well as medals for all participants. It was truly a fun, free family event!
RoCo Fit will continue providing free opportunities to walk and run for all fitness levels twice a year in Rogers County. MaCo Fit (Mayes Co.), FLOWCo (Washington Co.), and LoCo Fit (Osage Co.) are modeled after this program and will continue offering the same in their communities. This mentored fitness program will begin again in March 2017 for 12 weeks. Each session includes a progressive schedule to allow participants to improve their fitness and health safely and slowly. Educational clinics are offered and presented by professionals covering nutrition, form, gear, safety, injury prevention and strength/cross training. Both sessions host free Mock 5Ks open to the public at the end of each session. This is a free healthy lifestyle program with dedicated and giving volunteer mentors and community members. Spring session registration will open early in 2017 and workouts begin in mid-March. Watch for details on Facebook and www.rocofit.org. For questions please contact Renetta Harrison, renettah@health.ok.gov or 918-341-3166.

Free Fun in Rogers County!
Open to all ages. NO registration. Join in the fun celebrating the finish of fall RoCo Fit!
Monster Mash Dash 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run or Walk
Claremore Lake Park
Thursday, Oct. 27th – COSTUMES are encouraged but optional
5:30 p.m. – 1 mile fun run/walk
6:00 p.m. – 5k (3.1 miles)

Medals for finishers, shirts for kids, ½ way water stop and at finish
Tatur Racing – start/finish line arch and clock – no official time
Chameleon Sounds – music at start/finish
Cherokee Nation WINGS – door prizes and ½ way water stop
Volunteers for Youth Growing the Good – shirts for kids and medals for finishers
Many, Many others who helped promote it!

Please share this with others! Questions? Contact Renetta Harrison at renettah@health.ok.gov or 918-341-3166.

See you at Claremore Lake Park (first shelter on left after entrance – park anywhere EXCEPT on trail or road)- 6:00 P.M. SHARP- be prepared with workout clothes on and water in hand! You must be registered – see the link on this website for registration and required pre-survey. Hardcopies will be available at the workouts until registration closes on August 25th. If you are registering tonight, please come early as we will begin announcements at 6 p.m. and leave to do our workout shortly after those.

This free fitness (couch to 5k) program is geared towards helping people get off the couch, become more active, and reduce their risks of chronic disease. We have groups for all fitness levels from beginner through advanced, but it’s main focus are the beginners. Our volunteer mentors will help encourage and advise participants. Weekly emails will give program updates, changes, and educational information. Professionals offer clinics on gear, form, nutrition, injury prevention, and safety.

Anyone 13 yrs. old and older are welcome to join this free program (strollers are welcome) – all minors must be in same group as parent/guardian. For more information please contact Renetta Harrison, RoCo Fit Coordinator and Health Educator for Rogers County Health Department, renettah@health.ok.gov or 918-341-3166.