Head Outdoors

Fresh fitness events are all around Dallas-Fort Worth in April

Come out for the 25th annual Victory Over Violence Walk on April 9.

Photo courtesy of The Women's Center

This nice spring weather is practically begging us to exercise outside, and the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth are more than happy to help make that happen.

Pop in for a quick stretch at the newly opened StretchLab Denton, then head to one of these DFW classes, fundraiser walks, or special events.

Keller vs. Southlake fitness challenge, begins April 1
Mayors Armin Mizani and John Huffman have cooked up Fit City Challenge 2022, a physical and mental wellness challenge that begins April 1. For 45 days, residents are encouraged to get in 45 minutes of physical or mental activity daily.

CycleNation Dallas, April 7
Join the American Stroke Association at Klyde Warren Park for this high-energy, relay-style stationary cycling event, where teams of four to eight individuals work together to keep their team's bike spinning for two hours while listening to encouragement from energetic instructors and inspiring heart and stroke stories.

25th Victory Over Violence Walk/Run, April 9
The Women's Center is back hosting this fundraiser/awareness event after a three-year hiatus. Held at the Trinity Park Duck Pond in Fort Worth, the event begins with a 1K fun run at 8 am followed by a 5K walk/run at 8:30. The race kicks off a month-long recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Hit the Turf, April 12 & 26
Fitness Ambassadors leads this combo of athletic training, poundfit, and dance cardio on the Omni Dallas Hotel's Pegasus Lawn, where a 45-minute class also comes with swag from the event's partners.

Movement Suns Out Workout, April 23
Take your workout outside to the patio, where from 10-11 am instructors at The Hill location will lead you through an invigorating class in the fresh air.

Nanda Yoga Moms Night Out, April 28
Grab your gal pals and join Nanda Yoga, The Wine Protagonist, and chef Jenkins Garrett for a special night of sipping and stretching. Event starts at 6 pm, and spaces are limited.

Dallas/Fort Worth Walk To End Lupus Now, April 30
Join the Lupus Foundation of America, Lone Star Chapter for a 3-mile walk at River Legacy Parks in Arlington. The walk brings together the lupus community to raise funds for research, education, support, and advocacy. Registration is $25 and the walk goes from 8 am-12 pm.

First class free at SculptHouse
Use the code CULTUREMAP to get a free class at the world's first studio to combine the Megaformer and interval cardio on a treadmill. Located in Inwood Village, these 22-person classes allow one-on-one attention from trainers and offer a low-impact workout with high intensity. You can also shop the curated collection of athleisure in person and online, offering brands like Year of Ours, Varley, Alo, Theragun, and more.

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Legislative news

Texas governor intercedes with last-minute save on sales of THC

The THC limit in medical cannabis products is also increasing.

Photo courtesy of TOCC

The Texas cannabis industry is safe.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill Sunday to ban all THC consumables, allowing the booming market flush with THC-infused vapes, gummies and other products to continue to be sold across the state.

Abbott, a Republican, waited until the final moment to veto the bill in what would have been one of the most restrictive THC bans in the country and a significant blow to the state’s billion-dollar industry.

The law would have made it a misdemeanor to own, manufacture, or sell consumable THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, products and was the latest push by states to regulate THC after a 2018 federal law allowed states to regulate hemp, a similar plant to marijuana that can be synthetically processed to produce THC, the compound giving marijuana its psychoactive properties.

Loopholes in existing law have allowed many THC-infused goods to enter the market across the country, including states with strict marijuana laws.

Texas has some of the strictest marijuana laws in the country, prohibiting all recreational use and providing a limited medical marijuana program. The consumables market has allowed residents to legally access goods giving a similar high to marijuana.

Republican lawmakers have criticized the products as dangerous due to a lack of federal oversight in how the goods are manufactured. Texas’ ban is one of the more far-reaching among states that have taken similar steps. Several states, including California, have imposed age limits and restrictions on the potency of THC products.

Critics of the Texas bill say it allows people who cannot access marijuana through the state’s medical marijuana program to acquire goods that can provide a similar relief. Many retailers across the state also pointed to the thousands of jobs and millions in revenue the industry brings each year.

Last year, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that would have put age restrictions on THC consumables, claiming it would hurt small businesses.

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