Final Food Court 5000

The Food Court 5000, a Portland-based, retro-fitness, mall-walking movement and possibly the best reason to dust off your spandex and hit the mall. They are a community of fast-walking, snack-loving, retro-fabulous weirdos who believe that fitness should be fun, free, and just the right amount of ridiculous.

Saturday at 11am, they gather at Lloyd Center Mall for an hour and a half of high-energy strutting, power-walking, and occasional jazz hands. It’s part workout, part performance art, and all-around a great excuse to take over a shopping mall in the name of nostalgia and movement.

What do they do?

• Power-walk like they’rebeing chased by an aggressive kiosk salesperson

• Maybe break into spontaneous mall aerobics (no promises, but high probability)

• Make the Lloyd Center their own personal runway

This isn’t your grandma’s mall-walking club (though she’s definitely invited). They encourage spandex, windbreakers, neon, and making questionable but fabulous fashion choices.

No sign-ups, no fees, no judgment! Just sweaty camaraderie and a mall takeover that might one day be outlawed.

So, lace up, show up, and walk like you just saw your ex by the food court.

More info: https://foodcourt5k.com