Welcome to WEEK FIVE of the Healthy Lifestyle Challenge!
It’s about building healthy lifestyle habits that will last a lifetime.
Email your Week 4 tracking sheet by midnight to: Here’s my tracking sheet (Don’t forget to attach your tracking sheet) Our top score each week earns 3 free raffle tickets, our 2nd through 10th winners earn 2 tickets and all participants with 200 or more points for the week receive 1 ticket.
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Many of you will be very surprised to learn how much portion size has increased over time. Larger portions can mean a surprising number of calories. Even your morning coffee is suspect.
If you are reading this communication, give yourself the 5 Wellness Education Points. Answer the bonus question on your tracking sheet and give yourself the additional 5 points. THE WEEK 5 BONUS QUESTION (due by next Wednesday): A box of popcorn at the movies 20 years ago held about 5 cups and 210 calories. How many calories are there in the average tub of popcorn sold today? Find the answer by visiting:"Portion Distortion"
More Food for Thought:
Reading the Food Label
Foods That Pack a Nutritional Punch
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----THIS SATURDAY IS A VERY SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO EARN BONUS ACTIVITY POINTS----
RSVP now for the specialSaturday, November 5thcelebration ceremony to honor all of those that set the Guinness World Recordfor the Largest Circuit Training on June 18th, 2011. This event is open to everyone. This is also a time to say thank you to the trainers, Senator James Robey (who will be working out with us!) and all of the other volunteers who made this record happen! Tell everyone you know to join us for a very special circuit training on Sat., Nov. 5that Centennial Park. IMPORTANT LOCATION CHANGE: Centennial Park Corporate Pavilion H
Woodland Road entrance to Centennial Park, just west of Columbia Rd. on Rt. 108W, Ellicott City, Maryland.
There are two entrances to the park off of 108. If you are coming from Rt. 29, you would take the 108 exit west. Go through the first traffic light and you will see the Woodland Road entrance immediately on your right after you cross over Columbia Road. We will be posting signs on 108 directing participants into the park..
We will hold the circuit training at our regular time from 8am to 9am. The ceremony will follow from 9 to 9:30am. If you have not already attended one of our FREE Saturday morning workouts…. you don’t want to miss this one! Fun, high energy and perfect for all ages and fitness levels. Come and find out for yourself why so many are showing up in the park every Saturday to join us! For more information about our family oriented free Circuit Training in the Park, click here.
RSVP HERE
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Put Healthy Happy Hour on your calendar:
Join your fellow Healthy Lifestyle Challenge participants at the first Healthy Happy Hour! Earn your BONUS activity points on Monday, November 21st from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Historic Oakland in Columbia, Maryland. Don’t miss our inaugural Healthy Happy Hour! (Click here for the flyer)
Eat healthy and get active!
brian@wepromotehealth.org