#ActiveLYH - AUGUST STEP IT UP!
Hey Friends. Not sure if you noticed how much we’ve been sweating! August has begun. But we’re not stopping our steps - are you? The coolest times to be active are early and late. Don’t let the temperature stop you!
Live Healthy Lynchburg is cheering for each of your steps. Over the past 10 years, we have had a tradition of a summer challenge - 100 miles accumulated over the 90 some days between July 1st and the Virginia 10 Miler in late September. While anyone with a pair of shoes could participate, it attracted more seasoned athletes than beginners. So this year, we’re changing it up. Instead of focusing on the total, we are trying to help build healthy habits.
Some people like to count STEPS on their phones, watches or even pedometers. Some prefer to just check the clock and count by TIME. Experts say it’s better to do what works for you and build consistency. Just like fad diets are doomed, fad exercise habits just don’t stick. Over the next 87 days, how can you make activity as routine as brushing your teeth? But maybe as rewarding as when your dog greets you at the end of the day?
Work Healthy partners will be encouraging #ActiveLYH in our community with rewards for the workplace with best participation!
Lynchburg has lots of inspiration! We will post weekly tips to try and inspire you to get active and explore the trails, parks, downtown, and favorite sights in our fair hilly city!
AUGUST: STEP IT UP!
Let’s take what you did last month and step it up a little! What’s your move? Choose a goal to measure time or steps. Use the weekly challenges as an inspiration. Invite friends to join you.
STEP GOAL: Adults: 7K steps/day 3x/week or TIME GOAL: Adults 60 min/day 5x/week
Kids: 2k steps/day 3x a week Kids 30 min/day 5x a week
ACTIVITY CHALLENGE:
WK 7: Explore Ivy Creek!
Use this to help you achieve your STEP or TIME goal.
Get Active at your own pace
Just like on a ski slope:
Green Upstarts are beginners!
Blue Movers are intermediates
Black Health Nuts are experts!
UPSTARTS: Warm up by walking around the pond.
Kids -bring a notebook and write down how many birds and bugs you see!
MOVERS: Walk around the pond twice!
HEALTH NUTS: Check out the Harris trail - entrance is right by the parking lot.