Start! Moving Fall Challenge
What is Start! Moving?
UK Health & Wellness and UK HealthCare are proud to bring you the American Heart Association’s Start! Campaign, a physical activity initiative to fight heart disease and stroke by getting people moving through workplace walking programs.
Use the free MyStart! Online program as an easy way to track your physical activity and nutrition intake. And you can win prizes by completing UK's Start! Moving Fall Challenge. About 200 UK employees, retirees, spouses and sponsored dependents completed the Summer Challenge and won prizes. Now, it's your turn to get moving!
You can use MyStart! Online to track your activities anytime, but UK's challenge runs from October 7 to December 18, 2009. Be sure to register for UK's challenge by October 30.
How do I get started today?
1. Click here to register for UK's Fall Challenge by October 30. Remember to submit the AHA Waiver Form (PDF) to 116A Seaton Center or fax to 859-323-4700.
2. You must also register for the American Heart Association's MyStart! Online Tracker. Search for and select "University of Kentucky Health and Wellness" as your company. To be eligible to earn prizes, you must check the box to allow us to see your name, department, e-mail address, and physical activities.
3. You're ready to start tracking. Log into MyStart! Online and click on "MyStart! Tracker." Enter and save your daily physical activities in your Activity Diary.
4. Complete a minimum of 1,200 minutes or 425,000 steps by December 18 and win a prize! Any physical activity counts, not just walking! (Update your online Activity Diary by no later than December 20.)
Start! Moving Summer Challenge Success Story
This has been a tremendous amount of fun. I needed some major surgery two weeks ago, and was much better prepared for it because of my walking. I was able to walk right away after surgery, and have built up my walking to where I was prior to surgery. I have healed very nicely, and I attribute it to a strong cardiovascular and musculoskeletal system. Thank you for supporting this.
Can't wait for October!
Michelle Grenier, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Want to walk on campus?
Walk with a friend or coworker on one of our walking paths on campus! Check out the maps on our Web site to help you find a walking path nearby. Use our UKWalking blog to find a walking buddy.
Don’t walk on campus? Use the MyStart! Online Tracker to map your own route, wherever you walk.
*Only University of Kentucky employees, retirees, spouses, and sponsored dependents are eligible for UK Health & Wellness services and programs.
