The winter break is over, and it's time to focus on your health. I've been committed this year to focusing on being a healthier Superintendent through setting my own personal goals of losing weight, making healthier eating choices, and managing stress. Boy, do I need stress management right now!
This will be a stressful year for everyone, so I’m asking you to join me in the district-wide "tons of fun health challenge.” I'm going to increase my physical activity by participating in A+ Teacher Fitness. I'm also going to pay close attention to my diet by focusing on healthy foods. Every staff member who participates will receive an REI bag with coupons, goodies, and health tips to help you identify personal health goals for yourself. Along with the goodie bags, every staff member who participates has the opportunity to win cash prizes based on the highest percent of body weight lost.
Join me and 400 other AISD staff members (as of January 31st) by signing up today. Click on the link:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AqsihY6uqNN-dDBWVm1pVE1OZ2xaV0FaSGRtWThiblE&hl=en&authkey=COqFh9cE
The Get Fit! Tons of Fun Health Challenge is your opportunity to set a health goal to work toward over the next 12 weeks from February 14th through May 3rd.
1. The first step is to make the decision to Get Fit!
2. Second, by yourself or with a team on your campus sign up on the Google doc link above.
a. If you haven’t already, start breaking up your campus or department into teams of 3-10. If you do not have a team, just ask to join one!
b. Enter your height in INCHES and complete your baseline measures on the Google Docs. Your school nurse can measure your blood pressure.
c. For those campuses who have not already done so, please designate a Fit Leader and inform Tracy Lunoff or Ian Kahn in her office who that person is (via email).
d. If you don’t want everyone to know your weight, your Fit Leader can enter you with an anonymous number.
3. Third, set a health goal for yourself.
4. Finally, make a plan to reach your goals in the next 12 weeks. Along the way, to keep you from dropping out, we will have a raffle every couple of weeks for a big prize for everyone participating, entering their data, and tracking on their activity log.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas offers its free Weight Management Coaching, Personal Health Manager, and Don’t Weight to Feel Great email program offering weekly tips on how to stay on track. You can access the Personal Health Manager through Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas at www.bcbstx.com/austinisd.
The best part about the Challenge is that by May we will have created a whole new healthy lifestyle for ourselves.
