Start! Moving Challenge
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Let’s get moving Big Blue!
The UK vs. UofL Challenge runs from April 4 to June 12, 2012. Any UK employee, retiree, and their spouse or sponsored dependent is eligible to participate. The University with the highest average steps per participant WINS a traveling trophy and bragging rights. We won last year. So, let’s keep the trophy in Big Blue territory!
1. REGISTER. Accept the challenge for the University of Kentucky here. (If you are new, simply click the orange "Register" button. Or click "Login" if you registered previously.) You must also submit the AHA Waiver Form (PDF) to 116A Seaton Center or fax to 859-323-4700. For step-by-step registration instructions click here.
2. MOVE! Walk, run, strike a yoga pose, pump iron! Any activity counts! (The Start! Walking website will convert minutes to steps for you.) You get a free t-shirt if you log 425,000 steps by 8 a.m. EST, June 13. The UK employee, retiree, or spouse with the highest number of steps will be involved in our post-challenge recognition.
3. RECORD IT. Login to your MyStart! Online page and save your daily physical activities in your Activity Diary. If you don’t record it, it doesn’t count!
UK Receives 2011 Start! Moving Challenge Trophy
Left to right: Helen Moseley (UK Health & Wellness); Jennifer Ebert (American Heart Association); Jody Ensman (UK H & W); Joey Maggard (AHA); UK President Eli Capilouto; UofL President James Ramsey; Kathy Renbarger (AHA); and Patricia Benson (UofL Get Healthy Now Program). Photo courtesy of UK PR.
UK won the 1st annual Start! Moving Challenge against UofL. In addition to bragging rights, UK will proudly display the trophy. It was presented to President Eli Capilouto before the UK vs. UofL football game. (Read UKNow story here.)
- How do I register?
- Frequently Asked Questions and Detailed Registration Instructions (PDF)
- What is the Start! Moving Challenge?
- Why should I join Start?
- Success story
- Information on walking on UK's Campus
- Check out a video of the Start! Walking Kickoff on April 6, 2011: click here. Plus check out photos from the Start! Kickoff Walk on our Facebook page: click here.
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 physical activity programs. View the Start! brochure here (PDF)
The MyStart! Online program is a free and easy way to track your physical activity and nutrition intake, and you can WIN A GREAT PRIZE by completing UK’s Start! Moving Challenge. It’s a free 10-week physical activity challenge for UK employees and their spouses/sponsored dependents. Get info. on the current challenge here.
If you have not already done so, click here to 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.
- Note: If you participated in another Start! Moving Challenge, the Start! website remembers you! Click on "Login" and use the e-mail and password you provided.
Submit the AHA Waiver Form (PDF) to 116A Seaton Center or fax to 859-323-4700.
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. Remember, the challenge begins April 4.
Complete a minimum of 425,000 steps minutes by June 12 and win a free t-shirt! Any physical activity counts, not just walking! (Update your online Activity Diary by no later than 8 a.m. EST, June 13.)
Frequently Asked Questions and Detailed Registration Instructions (PDF).
We need to get moving for our HEARTS. You may know heart disease is Kentucky’s number one cause of death. But did you know that by exercising for as little as 30 minutes each day you can significantly reduce your risk for heart disease? That's what the Start! Movement is all about – simple steps. Walk more. Eat better. Live a longer, healthier life. Get healthier and earn great prizes!
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.
