September 26 - November 6, 2011 25 Wellness Dollars

“Dare to be fit”, the 6-week physical activity challenge, returns for another year of friendly competition. Now is the time to team up with your co-workers and get moving! All forms of physical activity count for this challenge- strength training, stretching, cardio, recreational activities, fitness classes, etc.

Two teams – the Blue led Provost Tom Apple and the Gold led by Vice President for Finance & Administration J.J. Davis-- will compete to see which team can accumulate the most minutes of physical activity during the campaign. This program is being expanded to include the entire University community.  The Student Health offices- Healthy Hens and Wellspring- are partnering to offer activities just for students.  Our goal is to encourage employees and students to make living a healthy lifestyle a priority as we begin another school year. 

How the program works:

• Recording your activity minutes.
• Your personal minutes- choose from 1 of 3 activity goals based on your current fitness level and record your minutes of physical activity on your individual activity log.
• Your team minutes- each week, you’ll report your total personal minutes, so that they can count towards your team’s weekly total. You may report up to a maximum of 500 minutes each week.  Updated team totals will be posted on the Healthy U website by the end of the day on Thursdays.
• In order to be eligible for your finisher’s prize, you must return your individual activity log to HealthyU by Friday, November 11th.
  
• Free optional activities include the following:
  
• Fitness Pre-test and Materials Pickup ?
• Kickoff Walk on the Green ?
• Creek Road 5K Fun Walk/Run ?
• Post-test/Wrap-Up Event ?
Wednesday, 9/21 from 10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in Trabant Multipurpose Rooms A&B

Drop in and pick up your program materials and complete your initial fitness tests. Walk-up registration will be available at this event.
• You’ll have a chance to find out your blood pressure, body mass index, waist-hip ratio and back flexibility. These tests will be offered again at the end of the challenge, so you can measure your progress.
Wednesday, 9/28, 12:15-12:45 p.m. Memorial Hall- north steps, facing Delaware Ave.

Rally with your team captains and meet other team members. Gold and Blue captains, J.J. Davis and Tom Apple, will kick off the Challenge from the steps of Memorial Hall at 12:15 p.m. followed by a group walk on the Green. Walk-up registration will be available at this event.
Thursday, 10/13  5:30 pm

Enjoy the beauty of fall along White Clay Creek as we start at the Independence Campus and make our way out and back along Creek Rd. (the course does not include the big uphill section).  Choose your distance 1 mile, 2 miles or 5K (3.1 miles). 

For those who wish to race, this is a certified course and will be professionally timed. Awards will be presented after the race- stay tuned for more details.
Friday, November 11th from 10am-1pm

Return to Trabant to repeat your fitness tests and compare your progress during the program. You can also submit your log and pick up your finishers prize.

What’s included:

• Activity log. All registered participants will receive a hardcopy log in campus mail the week of September 12th.  An online activity log will also be available in Web Forms.
• Weekly fitness tips. Informative fitness tips will be sent to your email inbox each week. 
• “Dare to be fit” rally towel and wristband. All participants receive a gold or blue rally towel and wristband upon registration.  Use your towel during your workouts and show off your team spirit. Wear your wristband with pride while you’re at work and see who else is on your team!   If the Healthy U prize patrol spots you being physically active during your work breaks (or even if you’re walking briskly to a meeting), you could win a prize.
•  “Dare to be fit” finishers’ prize. All finishers who meet their goal and return their individual activity log by Friday, November 11th will receive a stainless steel water bottle. 
  

How to Register
Register for this program in 2 easy steps.

• First- All participants will register as individuals using Wellness Dollars, or other funds.  To register, log on to www.udel.edu/healthyu, choose “Register for a wellness program” and “Dare to be fit”.  When you click the submit button, you will receive a confirmation email. 

Note: Those who sign up for Wellness Plus will not be charged for Dare to be Fit- HealthyU staff will register you for this program and send you the link to choose your team.

• Second- Open the confirmation email and click on the link.  Enter the information requested to choose your activity goal level and your team.  If you prefer not to choose a team, the Healthy U staff will randomly assign you to either the Blue or Gold team and notify you of your team affiliation via email.