Let’s Thrive in 2025!
We’re so glad you’ve joined us for Get Fit 2025! If you’ve made a resolution to try and include healthier foods and more movement in your life this year, you’re in the right place!
You’re also in the right place if you like puns like “let’s thrive in 2025.” But really, that’s what we’re going to be focusing on for the next 12 weeks.
You may have noticed that “getting skinny” isn’t one of our stated goals, and that’s by design. We’re all about trying new, healthy stuff – foods, exercises, fitness clubs, and more – and incorporating some of that into our daily lives.
Check out this article on living your strongest, healthiest life.
This year, we have a fun tracker sheet to help you keep track of your healthy goals. If you participated in our initial screenings, you got a printout of the sheet there. You can print out another copy here. The Wellness Points Tracker site is designed for you to enter your information once a week – we’ll remind you each week on Facebook! You must submit your points within 2 weeks of earning them.
We’ve always kept our Get Fit goals simple – eat “5 a day” (5 servings of fruits and vegetables) and drink 8 glasses of water each day. Achieving both of those is always going to be a good thing.
If you took part in our initial screenings, your goal is to decrease your weight, BMI, and overall cholesterol level, and we’ll measure those at the end of the program to see who wins our big prizes.
If you didn’t participate in the screenings, you’re out of the running for the big prizes, but you are very much a part of Get Fit, and we have prizes you can win, too! Keeping track of your fitness goals on our tracker sheet will help keep you accountable and on track.
With each newsletter, you’ll get a link to a fun quiz – it won’t be tough, we promise! Answer just 2 questions and hit enter, and we’ll draw a $25 grocery gift card winner from among the people who submit the quiz. You’ll find the week 1 quiz link at the bottom of this newsletter.
Let’s Get Moving
Ah, Illinois. It’s too cold to take a nice walk around the neighborhood. That’s why we partner with fitness centers around the area to give you a chance to try out some indoor exercise!
Check out our fitness partners and this year’s deals here. We’re working with our fitness partners to schedule some fun activities to get out of the house, get moving, and earn more points!
Our first event this year is a Get Fit Pool Party at Fitness Lifestyles in Freeport. You and a friend are invited to join us for a FREE swim from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. (Additional guests are welcome with the purchase of a day pass.) You can have fun, and earn 5 Get Fit points for attending!
In the meantime, though, there are plenty ways to get your exercise at home. You don’t need a treadmill or elliptical, just the will to get up and get moving! Check out 25 Ways to Get Moving at Home from the American Heart Association!
If you’d like a little help putting together an actual exercise plan, we’ve found the Move Your Way website is a great place to start – there’s even an interactive tool to create a weekly activity plan.
Spicy Start
For our first recipe, we’re cooking up some barley jambalaya. Grains, veggies, and lean protein – this Barley Jambalaya recipe has it all!
Don't forget to take Quiz #1 and follow us on Facebook for more fun tips and recipes!