FINAL DAYS to sign up for the Keep America Active Challenge

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Sign up TODAY for the Keep America Active Challenge

Visit https://ourwellbeing.usg.edu and register by THIS SUNDAY (Sept 22nd) in order to participate in this challenge.

Compete on your own or create a team of 2-15. Send in your registration confirmation to GHCWellness@highlands.edu for a CHANCE TO WIN a black USG Wellness Program swag bag full of awesome goodies (t-shirt, water bottle, pedometer, & more!)
  • 1 chance to win for individual registration confirmation
  • 2 chances to win for group registration

***** All confirmed registrations will receive a FREE GHC Charge Up Your Wellness Mouse Pad! *****

What is Keep America Active?

What if you could go coast to coast without boarding a plane, hopping on a bus, or gassing up the car? Well, now you can (sort of) in Keep America Active. With this virtual trip, you’ll:

  • Travel from state to state, stopping at the country’s most amazing hot spots as you record health behaviors.
  • View postcard-perfect images.
  • Build well-being habits that last long after your country-wide tour is over.

How does it work?

Each day you’ll visit a new attraction, earning points and stars as you record physical activity minutes or steps, plus meditation time and mindful eating. And you’ll answer a fun trivia question, learn why each attraction should be on your bucket list, and collect badges. To make it even easier, you can use a tracking device to record your daily steps. Just put your wireless activity tracker on in the morning, sync it with your Keep America Active account, and your physical activity will automatically load.

 

On Thrive Thursdays you’ll find an additional activity in your email and on the Team page. If you complete it by midnight CT, you’ll earn a bonus point for your team.

 

You’ll also have the opportunity to answer a fun trivia question, learn why each attraction should be on your bucket list, and collect badges. To learn more, hover over your name in the upper right, click Settings, then the How It Works tutorial.

 

What is the goal?

In this all-American 8-week well-being adventure, your Keep America Active goal is to log 200 points (25+ points/week).

  • Record physical activity minutes or steps, log at least 30 minutes of physical activity/6,000 steps a day.
  • Record meditation time.
  • Record mindful eating.

Point Breakdown:

 

Physical Activity: 

  • 30-44 minutes/6,000-7,999 steps = 3 points.
  • 45-59 minutes/8,000-9,999 steps = 4 points.
  • 60+ minutes/10,000+ steps = 5 points.

Daily Behaviors: 

  • Meditation time = 1 point.
  • Mindful eating = 1 point.