This health
challenge was conceived by Dr. David Patton, Director of the Utah Department of
Health, and enthusiastically adopted by Governor Gary Herbert. As part of the
vision of Utah being a place where all people can enjoy the best health
possible, Utah leaders are invited to set an example for their employees and
the public by committing to engage in a healthy behavior over a 10-week period.
Participants can earn points for themselves and their agencies during the
course of the challenge.
Activity
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Points
Earned
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Choose Your Goal
and Sign the Work Well Pledge
Commit to healthy
living!
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10
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Track Your Healthy
Behaviors
Use the Governor’s
Choose Health Challenge Tracker to log what you do every day to support
health.
Give yourself 1
point if you eat breakfast.
Give yourself 1
point if you exercise for 30 minutes.
Give yourself 1
point if you eat 3 servings of whole grains.
Give yourself 1
point if you drink 8, 8 oz servings of water.
Give yourself 1
point if you sleep for at least 7 hours.
Give yourself 1
point if you eat a minimum of 5 fruits and vegetables.
**A serving =one
whole piece of fruit, ½ cup cut fruit, ½ cup cut/cooked vegetables, 1 cup
leafy greens.
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420 (possible)
Total possible
points for each day= 6
(42 per week).
420 points for the
10 weeks of the challenge.
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Participate in Wellness Events
Keep your Wellness Council strong.
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Earn 5 points for each activity you participate in
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Payson City Employee
Wellness
Improve Your Health with the
Governor’s Health Challenge
Below are
the Challenges, record your weekly challenge accomplishments and points from
above, then report to Sarah by December 15 to put your name in a drawing.
·
Week 1 (Sept 25 – Oct 1)
o
Find
ways to relax
§
Nap
Time Challenge Activity September 27 at 8am and 4:30
·
RSVP required, if no one RSVPs there
will not be a class held
o
Nutrition
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Week 2 (Oct 2-8)
o
Be
Active YOUR Way
§
Challenge
yourself
·
Week 3 (Oct 9-15)
o
5
for 5 Challenge
§
5
flights of stairs – 5 times a day
·
Week 4 (Oct 16-22)
o
Walking
and Stretching break – the POWER of Ergonomics
§
Install
the Ergonomic warning on your computer – it will alert you when you have been
sitting to long or
§
Set
a time to get up and move every hour – it will help your overall health
·
Week 5 (Oct 23-29)
o
Scare
away the pounds
§
Look
at your nutrition and exercise habits – are there things that you can change –
make a goal to change your
·
Week 6 (Oct 30-Nov 5)
o
Cold
Weather Fitness
o
Halloween
Healthy Potluck – watch for details -
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Week 7 (Nov 6-12)
o
Stress
Management
·
Week 8 (Nov 13-19)
o
Yoga
at desk
§
There
are ways to do yoga at your desk – watch for videos to be emailed
·
Week 9 (Nov 20-26)
o
Portion
Size
§
Holidays
are challenge to keep portions in control – watch for portion size information
to be sent to you.
o
Take
Ten Tuesdays
·
Week 10 (Nov 27-Dec 3)
o
Frugal
Fitness
§
Exercise
does not have to be expensive – find ways to be fit without spending a lot of
money.
·
Walking
·
Exercising
at home
·
Research
frugal fitness ideas on the internet
·
Week 11 (Dec 4-10) Make up week….
o
Reward
yourself for reaching your goals
§
How
are you going to reward yourself – maybe reporting your challenge
accomplishments to Sarah to put your name in a drawing?
