The holiday season is all about traditions. Turkey and gravy on Thanksgiving, taking the kids to visit Santa, lighting the menorah during Hanukkah.

Why not welcome a new tradition to share with family and friends: Participate in your local Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day!

This year, Texas Health is the presenting sponsor for both the Dallas and Fort Worth YMCA Turkey Trot races. In September, we launched a 10-week, self-paced “Train to Trot” program to help you get the holiday season off to a healthy start, whether you’re participating in the 5K or 8K run/walks.

“We’ve created an engaging program that invites our community to do Thanksgiving Day the Texas Health-Y way,” said Alix Ehrhardt, who manages sponsorships for Texas Health. “We want to inspire families to make healthy choices, and training for the Trot is a fun way to do it.”

The Train to Trot program provides easy steps you can take to get ready for the race, no matter when you’re starting your journey or whether that milestone is on Thanksgiving or part of a ‘new year, new you’ undertaking. In addition to an upbeat Spotify playlist and tips to help you get moving, the free program includes a run/walk tracker with different exercise goals. There’s advice about eating healthy and a reminder about the importance of the right running shoes, plus health assessments you can take.

So start a new tradition and trot with us in Dallas or Fort Worth this Thanksgiving! Don’t forget to use #TrotWithTexasHealth when you post your photos on the day of the race.

Visit TrotWithTexasHealth.org for more information and to register for your preferred Turkey Trot.