<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item link="https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/initiative-promotes-fitness-friendly-competition-and-healthier-communities.html" display="true" type="news-list"><title>AAMU VCLLI Joins Alabama Extension for Statewide Walking Like a Champion Challenge</title><summary>Alabama A&amp;M University’s Virginia Caples Lifelong Learning Institute is partnering with Alabama Extension's Walking Like a CHAMPION program to host a statewide walking challenge from March 1 through April 30, encouraging participants to build healthy habits through movement and friendly competition.</summary><date>2026-03-05T12:00:00-08:00</date><imageAltText>Two women walking briskly side-by-side</imageAltText><image>/_images/walkaceslredit.jpg</image><name>Initiative Promotes Fitness, Friendly Competition and Healthier Communities</name><first>Initiative</first><last>Promotes Fitness, Friendly Competition and Healthier Communities</last><url>https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/initiative-promotes-fitness-friendly-competition-and-healthier-communities.html</url><tags/></item>