What better way to show your love for your body, your heart and your health than kicking off another Bates Family Health Challenge?? We'll begin our next challenge this Sunday, February 21st! This challenge is all about YOU and feeling your best. Our weekly goals have been updated a little bit. Here's a review:
The challenge is based on 5 weekly goals:
1. Get Veggies!- Eat at least 2 lunch or dinner meals per week that do not contain meat. Meat = ANY animal products (pork, beef, chicken or fish).
2. Get Fit!- Get your heart rate up at least 3 times per week for at least 30 minutes each session.
3. Get Moving!
- Limit television watching to less than 2 hours per day. Fitness shows, dvds, or gaming systems that are being used for working out do not count towards television hours.
4. Get Heart Smart!
- Aim for a low sodium and low sugar diet. Eat 1,500mg or less of sodium per day. Limit the amount of added sugars you consume to no more than half of your daily discretionary calorie allowance. According to the American Heart Association, that’s no more than 100 calories per day (about 6 teaspoons of sugar) for most American women. For men, it’s 150 calories per day (about 9 teaspoons).
5. Get Hydrated!- Drink between 11 (gals) and 16 (guys) cups of fluids (WATER, low-fat milk, decaffeinated coffee/tea) per day.
Each week, challenge members should fill out the survey indicating how well they met the weekly goals. Results will be posted on the blog to help us determine where we can get stronger and give more support as a family. Tips, articles, exercises and recipes will be posted each week to keep us all on track. Anyone wishing to submit a posting for the blog, please send it to me!
Are you ready to Get Challenged??
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