In this issue:

• National Trails Day

• Yoga in the Park

• Train for Vacation?

• Free Articles and Videos

• Soft Trail Stroll Schedule

• About Me

Celebrate National Trails Day® on June 7, 2025, by joining a local event and taking the #NationalTrailsDay Pledge.

National Trails Day® is your chance to get outdoors, connect with your community, and give back to the trails you love. Every year, people across the country unite on the first Saturday of June in celebration of this day, and it’s the perfect opportunity to get outside, practice trail stewardship.

Find a local event and take the National Trails Day® pledge to leave the trails and the outdoor community better than you found them.

Trails connect us to nature and to each other — and National Trails Day® is an incredible opportunity to experience that connection firsthand. Listen to the birdsong, enjoy the fresh air, and take in the beauty of the trees, blooming flowers, and the natural world around you. There's nothing quite like being present in the outdoors.

National Trails Day® is about ensuring that the outdoors are for all, and that the trails and public lands we cherish are preserved for generations to come. Our trails and public lands need our help more than ever, and this is the perfect time to give back.

Let’s get outside this National Trails Day®, care for the trails, and ensure everyone feels welcome with access to enjoy the beauty of nature. Together, we can make a lasting impact!

Celebrate the 33rd annual National Trails Day® with these easy steps:

Join: Here in central Iowa, our Soft Trail Stroll group is combining with trail runners and mountain bikers to celebrate the new Fourmile Mountain Bike Park. We will foster community and clean up any trash we find along the way. Check out our event page or RSVP on Facebook.

Pledge: Take the #NationalTrailsDay Pledge and commit to leaving the trails and the outdoor community better than you found them. When you take the pledge you will be entered for a chance to win one of four outdoor gear prize packages from American Hiking Society.

Connect: Tag #NationalTrailsDay and @AmericanHiking and share how you’re leaving the trails and the outdoor community better than you found them on National Trails Day®. Share your photos and video on Instagram for a chance to win one of the outdoor gear prize packages from American Hiking Society. Tag #RoccaseccaFitness and @KatherineRoccaseccaCPT on Facebook and Instagram, because I want to see it too!

Back for 2025, I have a list of all the yoga in the park offerings in central Iowa that I can find.

New this year, West Des Moines is offering pilates instead of yoga, and Bondurant is doing both!

Expect the list to be updated and please let me know if there are any ones that I have missed!

Maybe you’ve trained for a 5K or trained for a golf tournament. Have you thought about training for your next vacation?

It’s not a crazy idea. Think about your vacation plans this summer. Are you going on a walking tour? Will there be a lot of stairs? Are you going to have luggage to carry?

Increasing your strength and endurance before you go will help you can get more enjoyment out of your trip.

I can create a custom training plan that helps you achieve it! We can start with your travel date and work backward to today. Schedule a free initial consultation now.

I maintain a website with free fitness-related articles and videos for you. Here are several recent and classic articles I think you might enjoy.

Soft Trail Stroll is a series of free walks designed to help people looking for a simple way to become more active, and to increase appreciation of our local soft trails.

Our walks are typically 1.5 to 2.5 miles long. We always set a pace that accommodates everyone present. It’s a stroll! No one is left behind.

Details for each route are available by clicking the graphics below.

If you are on Facebook, join the conversation in our Soft Trail Stroll Facebook group! This group is useful for discussing the weather forecast and meeting locations. After each stroll, it’s a good place to continue conversations and share photos.

Maybe you've probably noticed that some things aren't as easy as they used to be. That might be climbing the stairs, putting the heavy platter in the top cupboard, or riding your bike all day.

I can design a program for you that takes into account what you do and improves what you need, so you can succeed at what you want to do.