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Current Challenges
1. The Be Well Sweetheart Challenge is open to all USU employees and their spouse/partner. This is an individual challenge; however working in groups may improve success by providing support and encouragement.
2. Points are awarded for walking. Even modest lifestyle changes can greatly improve your health and well-being.
3. Register for the challenge at https://usu.us.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_e4ZUa9857IoyRp3. Due to problems with the entry scorecard this challenge will run from February 25, 2013 through April 8, 2013.
4. Use the online scorecard to track your progress throughout the challenge. Enter your weekly points on your scorecard to keep track of your daily steps.
5. If you qualify for at least 70% of the total challenge possible points you will receive a choice of Be Well T-shirt, a Be Well water bottle, a Be Well mug, or a coupon for a 15 minute massage for your efforts. If you get 90% of the total challenge possible points you will receive a Be Well T-shirt and a choice of one of the following; a Be Well multi-tool flashlight, a Be Well tote bag, a Be Well water bottle, or a coupon for a 15 minute massage for your efforts.
6. You are always welcome to work out in the Employee Wellness Center (HPER 109) with the Be Well staff. They have cardio machines, weights, a stretching mat, a weight scale, and a body fat analyzer. The Wellness Staff is there to support you in your wellness efforts, so use them!
7. As always, we encourage you to come do a fitness assessment as well as take your online Health Risk Assessment through Health Advocate if it’s been over a year.
Lifestyle Habit (Goals):
Walking (target 10,000 steps per day) 1 point per 500 steps 20 pts/day; 140 pts/week
Maximum Points Possible: 20 per day, 140 per week, 840 for the challenge.
Walking: To help track your steps, pedometers are sold in the Wellness Center (HPER 109) at our cost ($21 plus tax for Omron HJ-112). They will become your new favorite little walking buddy!
Be Well One Step at a Time Challenge
This is a personal challenge and can be started at any time! This challenge starts with just water, building up over time until you are tracking similar to many of our other challenges. It is a great starter challenge!
4-Week Be Well Challenge
- The Be Well Challenge is open to all USU employees and their spouse. This is an individual challenge, however, working in groups may improve success by providing support and encouragement.
- Points are awarded for drinking water, exercising, and eating veggies and fruits throughout the month. You may choose 1 area to improve upon, or all 3, depending on your wellness goals. Even modest lifestyle changes can greatly improve your health and well-being.
- The Be Well Challenge runs for 4 weeks. You may start at any time.
- Use the provided Excel spreadsheet to track your progress throughout the month. Submit your weekly points, and final results in an email or on paper to: Skie Jenson HPER 109 or skie.h@aggiemail.usu.edu.
- If you qualify for at least 50% of the total (504) possible points, you will receive a Be Well t-Shirt and lapel pin for your efforts. For group challenges coordinated by a wellness leader, prizes are also available for the highest point totals in each area, and the highest point total overall.
- You are always welcome to work out in the Employee Wellness Center (HPER 109) with the Be Well staff. They have cardio machines, weights, a stretching mat, a weight scale, and a body fat analyzer. The Wellness Staff is there to support you in your wellness efforts, so use them!
- You can qualify for an additional 50 points if you have a fitness assessment with our wellness staff. To schedule your appointment, please contact: Dayna.Barrett@usu.edu. Info at: www.usu.edu/wellness.
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Lifestyle Habit (Goals): |
Points Earned |
Maximum Points Possible: |
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Drinking water (6-8 cups per day) |
1 point per cup |
6 pts/day (42 pts/week) |
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Exercise (30-60 minutes per day) |
1 point per 10 min |
6 pts/day (42 pts/week) |
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Eating Veggies & Fruits (5-9 servings per day) |
1 point per ½ cup |
6 pts/day (42 pts/week) |
Water: Fresh, local water in reusable containers is recommended. Sorry, but coffee, juice, sugar soda, milk, crystal light, diet soda, tea, lemonade, etc. do not count. (That’s why this is a challenge!)
Exercise: A variety of aerobic activity, strength training, and stretching is recommended. It’s OK to accumulate 30-60 minutes of activity throughout the day in 10 minute sessions. Pedometers are sold in the Wellness Center (HPER 109) at our cost ($21 plus tax for Omron HJ-112). Personal training is also available.
Veggies & Fruit: Fresh, frozen and canned qualify. Please do not count corn, potatoes, or ketchup as a veggie. Please do not count juice (which is high in calories and has NO fiber) as a fruit. What qualifies as a ½ cup serving? Any of the following: ½ cup celery, ½ medium tomato, 1 small apple, ½ large banana, 6 baby carrots. Here are some ideas to increase your daily servings: choose 1 medium banana (2 servings) at breakfast, enjoy ½ cup lettuce and tomato slices (1 serving) on a sandwich, have 1 cup raw veggies for an afternoon snack (2 servings) and a small apple (1 serving), try 1 cup steamed broccoli for dinner (2 servings), or add ½ cup berries (1 serving) to a yogurt for a dessert parfait.