Winter Warm-Up Challenge
Community Partners in Health 9th Annual Winter Warm-Up Challenge
The Winter Warm-Up Challenge is a 8 week free walking program open to everyone, designed to encourage regular physical activity and good nutrition with a goal to help improve the health and fitness of residents of Mid-Michigan.
Incentive
The community that logs the most miles over the course of the Challenge will receive the Grand Prize grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield to be used toward supporting an existing public health and fitness facility or event in the community.
A Few Ways to Participate
Take part in the coordinated walks at the Lansing Mall beginning January 21 through March 10, from 9-10 a.m. Each week there will be a theme such as “What should you wear and what equipment should you have? “Exercise on your own, keep track and record your miles/minutes online using the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) tracking tool. A few ways to do that are…
- The Grand Ledge High School is available for walking any school day they are open until 9 p.m.
- Snap Fitness is offering great discounts for Winter Warm Up participants. Save $50 on 8 week packages.
- Enjoy the outdoors at Fitzgerald Park, Lincoln Brick Park, or Jaycee Park. There are many opportunities to hike, run, snow shoe, cross-country ski and sled. There is no entrance fee in the winter months.
2012 Kick-Off Event
This year’s kick-off event will be held at the Lansing Mall on Saturday, January 21 at 9 a.m. EVERYONE is encourage to attend.
Logging Physical Activity
Walking/physical activity will be tracked through a free online activity tool provided by BCBSM. If you have previously registered and participated in the WWU you will need to re-register this year as past program information has been cleared from the system.
Sign Up:
- Click here to go to www.walkingworks.com.
- Click “Sign Up” to register.
- At “Please Select Your Plan”, choose “Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield.”
- At “Please Select Your Group”, choose “2012 Winter Warm Up Blues Community Challenge.”
- At “Please Select Your Program”, choose “2012 Winter Warm Up Blues Community Challenge.”
- At “Please Select Your Team”, make sure to select Grand Ledge!
- Enter the required information on the registration page and click “Submit.” You’re now registered with a personal tracking page, which rolls-up under your Team of choice for the 2012 Challenge!
- Return to the www.walkingworks.com login page to access your personal tracking page to begin!
If you have any questions regarding this program please contact Amee King at 622-7925.
Conversion Chart
All listed activities are steps per minute.
This information was compiled from www.myrightsteps.com
| ACTIVITY | ACTIVITY | |||
| Aerobics (low impact)
Aerobics (moderate) Aerobics (high impact) Aerobic dancing, low impact Aerobic dancing, strenuously Badminton Baseball Basketball, playing recreational Basketball, game Bicycling (leisurely, 10-12 mph) Bicycling (moderate, 12-14 mph) Bicycling (vigorous, 14-16 mph) Billiards Bowling Boxing, non-competitive Boxing, in a ring competitively Canoeing, leisurely Circuit Training Cricket Dancing, choreographed Dancing, socially Elliptical trainer Fencing Firewood, chopping Firewood, stacking Fishing, from boat, sitting Fishing, from river bank Football Frisbee, general playing Gardening, light Gardening, moderate Gardening, heavy Golfing, with a cart Golfing, without a cart Grocery Shopping Gymnastics Handball, recreational Hiking, general Hiking, 10-20 lb. load Hiking, 21-42 lb. load Hockey Hoeing in a garden Horseback riding, trotting Horseback riding, walking leisurely Housework, light Housework, mopping floors Housework, vacuuming Housework, washing windows Ice skating, leisurely Ice skating, moderately Ice skating, competitively In-line skating, moderately Judo Jumping Rope, slow Jumping Rope, moderate/fast Karate Kickboxing
Skateboarding |
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154 182 118 140 98 111 138 230 100 200 250 77 87 131 213 100 178 111 158 93 203 133 133 89 56 111 189 67 73 116 174 78 122 67 89 142 172 217 232 178 96 102 31 72 51 101 87 84 122 162 125 187 178 244 290 290
152 |
Line Dancing
Mowing Painting/papering Pilates Racquetball Racquetball, playing competitively Raking leaves Rollerblading, moderately Rowing, light Rowing, moderate Rowing, vigorous effort Running, jogging Running a 6 minute mile Running a 7 minute mile Running a 8 minute mile Running a 9 minute mile Scuba diving Shoveling snow, light Shoveling snow, moderate Shoveling snow, heavy Skiing, cross-country slowly Skiing, cross-country moderately Skiing, cross-country rapidly Skiing, downhill slowly Skiing, downhill moderate Skiing, downhill rapidly Snowboarding, light Snowboarding, moderate Snowmobiling Snowshoeing Soccer, recreational Soccer, playing competitively Softball Squash Stair climbing, slow Stair climbing, moderate Stair climbing, vigorous Swimming, treading water Swimming, leisure Swimming, moderate effort Swimming, vigorous effort Tae Kwon Do Tennis, singles Tennis, doubles Volleyball, leisure Volleyball, game Walking at a normal pace Washing the car Water Aerobics Water Skiing Water Polo Weight lifting, light Weight lifting, moderate Weight lifting, vigorous Yard Work, general Yoga Zumba (low impact) Zumba (moderate) Zumba (high impact) |
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160 78 101 138 198 125 125 111 179 203 156 247 222 200 184 203 133 174 278 114 164 256 109 178 244 150 182 106 178 144 218 145 348 90 180 267 49 133 174 222 290 178 102 87 232 100 87 100 104 222 66 87 133 145 100 125 154 182 |