Challenge Rules

9 week challenge - January 23 - March 25

Each participant contributes $20 to the Prize Pot.

4 Point Categories: exercise, challenge participation, weight loss challenge & Blog participation.

Exercise: You will receive 1 point for every 30 minutes of exercise for up to 5 hours. Anyone who completes 5 hours will receive 15 points. No extra points will be awarded for hours over 5. Exercise should be intentional and challenging.

Weekly Challenge Participation: You will receive 1 point for each day you complete the weekly challenge. If you complete every day of the week you will receive 10 points. (weekly challenges are listed on the right)

Weight Challenge: If you maintain your weight for the week you get 5 points. If you lose any weight for the week you get 8 points.

This challenge is about more than weight loss, we want the focus to be on creating good habits and feeling healthy. But we recognize that some of you may desire to lose weight and you should be rewarded with additional points.

Blog Participation: You will receive 5 points for each week that you post an update, thoughts or motivation on the blog. Setting goals works best when you have people to share with and report to, use the blog as a way to motivate and encourage each other.

Make up Points: If you miss a day of the weekly challenge you can earn 4 make up points. If you do the challenge from the previous week, every day for the current week, you can get 4 bonus points. You must do the previous weeks challenge in addition to the current week and do it perfectly to earn the 4 points. You are only eligible for the bonus points if you missed a day from the previous week, you cannot have a perfect week and keep doing the previous weeks challenge to earn 4 additional points.


Monday, January 23, 2012

The Challenge I Wasn't Expecting

So I have been thinking about this Health Challenge for a week or so now, contemplating if I should back out or not.  I reviewed the various challenges and decided that it would be good experience for me to stick it out and see how I do.  I figured it would be good for me to do these challenges and become aware of how balanced (or unbalanced)  I am with my health habits.  I spent so much time thinking about and making plans for the upcoming weeks that I forgot  I have to blog about it all.  Let me tell you, this is as much of a challenge as the rest of it.  I feel as though I should know more about computers and technology than I do for my age, not to mention I get really nervous posting things I have written.  I have to thank Jen W. for walking me through how to even sign on to this blog.  Hey maybe, if nothing else, the weekly posting will help me master some of my technical weaknesses as well as overcome my fear of public writing.  I guess that is another good reason for me to "just do it."
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