Let's Get Moving
Alpena is endorced by the
Governor’s Council on
Physical Fitness, Health and Sports
and is made entirely possible
through the
generous
support of our
major sponsors:
2009 PLATINUM LEVEL
SPONSORS
($500.00 Donation)
2009
GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS
($250-499.00)
Lafarge - Alpena
Wellness Team
BRONZE LEVEL SPONSORS
(UNDER $250.00)
PriorityHealth
DPI
Thunder Bay Community Health Services
Alpena Holiday Inn for providing free lodging for Kerri Finlayson while in Alpena
For more informtion on how to become a sponsor to LGM Alpena, please contact Judy at jmacneill@agh.org or 356-8058
IN ADDITION, WE ARE TRULY THANKFUL TO OUR 2009 SUPPORTORS: Be sure to visit these organizations and businesses who have supported LGM Alpena with donated prizes for the weekly drawings- and thank them for helping to make the Let's Get Moving Alpena program so successful!
LGM Alpena ends
August 21, 2009!
But you can STILL register!
JUST IN- Great News! Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is offering a $2,000 NOW INCREASED TO $5000 Community Fitness Incentive!
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is donating a $5,000 incentive prize for the community with the most “per person” miles. At time of program registration, choose to walk for "Alpena" and all your miles will be for the Alpena Area. At program completion, the community with the most miles per person will be awarded $5,000 to enhance community physical activity. There are many ways this money can be used including park equipment, trail enhancement, and physical activity events to name a few. The goal will be to implement something the entire winning community can benefit from. The winning community will receive the monetary award, a small press event, an article in the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Newsletter, and a spot on the Let’s Get Moving Northern Michigan homepage!
Let’s Get Moving Alpena and win big for our Community for 2009!
LETS BEAT
TRAVERSE CITY THIS YEAR!
WATCH FOR OUR UPDATED
PROGRESS AGAINST TC HERE:
AS OF 7-24-09-
Alpena has 879 registered participants...
with 774 actively contributing miles!
don't forget to log your miles for Alpena!!
Even if the weather is not, the
local competition is HOT-
check out these statistics:
Top 2 Teams with most miles per person:
Top Team with most overall miles:
ARE
AVAILABLE ON-LINE
OR
AT REGISTRATION SITES
AROUND THE ALPENA AREA
LOOKING FOR A
GREAT WELLNESS PROGRAM?
LET'S GET MOVING PROVIDES
A COOKBOOK
PERFECT PERSONAL
HEALTH MOTIVATION
PROGRAM
FOR YOUR
FAMILY AND/OR WORK- SITE
EASY AND FUN TO IMPLEMENT
IN ANY SETTING.
CALL JUDY OR SHELLY
AT ARMC (356-7337)
FOR MORE
INFORMATION
While They Last....
"LIMITED EDITION"
LET'S GET MOVING POLO SHIRTS
WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE
ALPENA REGIONAL
MEDICAL CENTER HEALTH
RESOURCE CENTER
LIBRARY IN MAY!
All proceeds benefit the LGM Alpena program
ROYAL BLUE POLOS WITH THE NEW LGMNM EMBROIDERED LOGO
ONLY $10.00 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST-
WOW, WHAT A DEAL!
LGM Reminders:
Save a Tree and use our online platform to register for LGM Alpena and record your miles, it's easy and convenient-
If you choose not to register or update your miles online, you can still register and drop off your miles at the many convenient locations in and around the Alpena Area:
• Alpena Regional Medical Center Health Resource Center• Alpena City Hall• Alpena Chamber of Commerce• Alpena Plaza Pool• Alcona Library• Alcona Health Services locations • Bay Athletic Club• Curves of Alpena and Rogers City• Northern Lights Arena• St. John the Baptist Catholic Church• And many more!
RULES: • Miles are registered as a “wellness mile equivalent”. Activities that may be used as wellness miles are listed under the Resource tab of the website.• The program begins May 21, 2008 and ends on August 29, 2008. Miles can be recorded on the Wellness Journal provided or online. For those not choosing to update their miles online, accumulated weekly miles can be submitted on the coupons provided. Either way, all submitted miles count in the weekly drawings for GREAT prizes.• If using mileage coupons, turn in your corresponding mileage coupons to the drop-off boxes provided in designated areas so that they can be tabulated. Remember, every mile counts! •
GET FIT, FEEL GOOD, HAVE FUN!LGM is great for the whole family. Earn a healthy mile for following healthy nutrition guidelines like eating 5-9 servings of fruits/vegetables, Quitting smoking, or even drinking 6-8 glasses of water. Whether young or old, fit or not fit, Let's Get Moving is fun for YOU!
For information regarding the Let's Get Moving Alpena program, please call the Alpena Regional Medical Center Health Resource Center at 989-356-8124 or email Judy at jmacneill@agh.org .
What's a Wellness Mile? Click on this link for downloadable and printable tools:
NOTE: If you are using a pedometer to track your steps, there are 2000 steps in 1 mile. Research tells us that to promote health, we should aim for 10,000 steps a day
Insights and
Health
Tip of the
Week:
"Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day."Sally KochAuthor Strength training has many benefits, it will boost your metabolism, tone your body, reduce your risk of injury, increase bone density, reduce anxiety and ease depression and improve posture. The American College of Sports Medicine recommends that adults perform at least one set of strengthening moves 2 to 3 times per week. "There is nothing you can't do, if you set your mind to it. Anything is possible."Rick HansenWheelchair Athlete, Speaker and Author
"Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day."Sally KochAuthor
Strength training has many benefits, it will boost your metabolism, tone your body, reduce your risk of injury, increase bone density, reduce anxiety and ease depression and improve posture. The American College of Sports Medicine recommends that adults perform at least one set of strengthening moves 2 to 3 times per week.
"There is nothing you can't do, if you set your mind to it. Anything is possible."Rick HansenWheelchair Athlete, Speaker and Author
TEAM SPIRIT
FORMING A TEAM: Your family, school, business or department can develop its own LGM Alpena Team. If you want to designate a new team for the 2009 campaign, contact Judy at 989-356-8058 or jmacneill@agh.org to get your team name registered on the website. Teams must consist of at least 3 active members contributing miles throughout the program. Teams established from previous LGM Alpena campaigns may or may not not be still listed on the website. Once registered, all your team miles will be credited to your team as well as to the Alpena Area.
TEAM PLAQUES: Get Your Team Spirit Going- Two participation plaques will be awarded at the completion of the 14 week program for the team with the most miles per person and the most over-all miles. So gather up your team members and encourage everybody to "Get Moving"!
