Move Your Way 'Round the Bay 2008 12-Week Summer Incentive Program June 4 - August 27, 2008

Move Your Way 'Round the Bay is a FREE 12-week lifestyle incentive program for faculty and staff sponsored by Health*Matters. You can log your activity, make lasting changes to your diet, and discover how easy it can be to lead a healthy lifestyle.

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Move Your Way 'Round the Bay 2008
June 4 - August 27, 2008

The goal of the Move Your Way 'Round the Bay program is to achieve 30 minutes of activity a day, or 10,000 steps a day if you have a pedometer, 4 days a week for 12 weeks. You can keep track of your minutes or steps on activity logs and measure your progress on the Bay Area Map. Each week we will send you an email with tips, ideas, healthy recipes and motivation for adding activity to your day. There will also be a Nutrition Challenge every other week to support healthy eating habits.

If you join the program you will earn a Certificate of Participation and have many opportunities to win prizes such as an iPod Shuffle, store gift cards, pedometers, massages gift certificates at Rec Sports, and health materials.

Getting Started

• Step 1 - Register online at http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB227PKV6L628 to receive your program materials and Welcome Packet (sent to you through campus mail). Your Welcome Packet will contain your Weekly Tracking Logs and Bay Area Progress Map. You MUST register to be eligible to win any prizes.
• Step 2 - On Wednesday, June 4, 2008 start recording the minutes of activity you complete each day or, if you use a pedometer, the number of steps you take.
• Step 3 - Return your Weekly Tracking Logs (either by fax or campus mail) at the half-way mark (by Wednesday, July 23) and end of the program (by Wednesday, September 3) to be entered into the prize drawing:
  • Fax: (510)642-7411
    
  • Campus mail: Health*Matters, Tang Center, MC3100

Move Your Way 'Round the Bay Kick-Off Event!
With the Health*Matters Walking Group
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
12:10-1:00 pm
Campanile (south side)

Join us at the Health*Matters Walking Group for the Move Your Way 'Round the Bay Kick-Off event! Take a fitness walk through campus, get your free Health*Matters t-shirt, and be eligible to win prizes!

If you are interested in using a pedometer for the program to count your steps, Health*Matters will have available Accusplit Eagle 120 XL Step Counter for purchase during the Kick-Off event. The cost of the pedometer is $12.00 (this price includes tax and is 40% off the retail price of $20). Please pay by cash (exact change preferred) or check (made out to UC Regents).

Additional Resources

• Health* Matters Walking Group

  Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (Year-Round)
  12:10 pm, Campanile (South Side)
  
  Looking for a fun way to add some activity to your day? Join the Health*Matters Walking Group and find some fitness, fun, energy, and support!

  The Walking Group meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 12:10 by the South side of the Campanile. Led by Walking Leaders, the Health*Matters Walking Group takes you on different routes through campus and accommodates all levels of fitness walkers, from moderate to brisk. Enjoy the benefits of walking by taking a 30-35 minute walk through campus with your colleagues.

• FREE 30 Day Trial Membership to Recreational Sports

  From group exercise, personal training, massage and lots more, explore all Cal Rec Sports has to offer with a free, 30-day trial membership for faculty and staff, available anytime in 2008 with one trial membership per person per year. Register at the Cal Rec Club membership desk at RSF with your Cal ID, campus email and phone number. Call or email for more information at 642.7796 or crcinfo@berkeley.edu. Offer available to new members only.

• Visit the Health*Matters website to discover other resources, classes, and information about physical activity, eating well, and other health topics.

For more information, contact Patricia Mielbeck at (510)643-3434 or pmielbeck@uhs.berkeley.edu.