Healthy New Year, Get Fitters!
We’re so glad you signed up for our program this year – we have a lot of fun and learning planned. Look for your first newsletter Wednesday, January 22 – we’ll talk about getting started, share a delicious recipe, and more – and in the meantime, check out our Fitness Partners!
Let’s talk about PRIZES!
If you’ve completed your first health screening, you’re eligible to compete for this year’s big prizes. Keep your appointment for the ending screen, and you’re in!
The person or team with the most points at the end of the program (April 13) wins:
Individuals:
- First place – $100
Second place – $50
Third place – $25
Teams (each team member will receive):
- First place – $100
Second place – $50
Third place – $25
How do I earn points?
We’ll award points based on your progress from the first screening to the last screening. Your goal is to decrease your weight, BMI (body mass index), and overall cholesterol level. You’ll get a point for each pound lost, each BMI point lost, and each decrease in your overall cholesterol level. That can add up fast!
If you gain in any of the categories or don’t show up for your final screening, you’ll lose points.
You’ll also be able to earn points by:
- Keeping track of some simple healthy habits – You got a tracking sheet at your first screening to keep track through the week. You’ll need to enter your points once a week. Don’t worry, we’ll remind you on Facebook!
- Going to special events – our first event is a FREE Get Fit Pool Party at Fitness Lifestyles coming up Feb. 1. (Look for details in your first newsletter!)
- Completing each newsletter’s quiz
Those quizzes give you a chance to double up on prizes – like last year, we’ll draw at random a gift card winner from those who complete each quiz. (Any Get Fit participant, regardless of whether they participated in screenings, is eligible to win quiz prizes.)
Tracking Your Progress
One of the most effective ways to bump up your healthy habits is to hold yourself accountable. There are so many different apps, as well as watches and rings, available to help you keep track of your healthy habits.
Here are the 11 best fitness tracking apps according to U.S. News and World Report.
Your points worksheet is really all you need, though. Print it out and hang it on the fridge, and keep counting! You won’t achieve all of your goals each day, but you’re working on building healthy habits!
We’re looking forward to working on healthy habits with you – welcome to Get Fit!
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