Amazing Race Health Challenge 2012

AND THE WINNERS ARE.....

2012 Team Winner - BOOK IT!

Top Individual Points - Barb Hunter
Weekly Individual Prize Winners

RACE ANNOUNCEMENT: WEEK 5

It's the Final Leg of the Race!

All teams are gearing up for the final leg of the race and will be gathering in the Arts Atrium at 12:30 PM on Wednesday Feb 29th for the prize presentations and health snacks to celebrate!

 

RACE ANNOUNCEMENT: WEEK4

The Race continues....

 

RACE ANNOUNCEMENT: WEEK 3

IT Power stocks the shelves at the Kelowna Food Bank!

IT Power took on the Week 3 Detour Challenge and collected and delivered much needed food it to the Kelowna Food Bank. Way to go IT Power!

RACE ANNOUNCEMENT: WEEK 2

The Points are Racking Up!

There are 10 teams plus a few individual participants for a total of 77 participants on the UBC Okanagan Campus taking part in the Amazing Race Wellness Challenge 2012. Everyone is working hard and have earned a total of just over 165,000 points for the UBC Campus!. Keep up the great work everyone and be sure to try and complete the Detour Challenges along the way!

 

 RACE ANNOUNCEMENT: WEEK 1

Amazing race off to an Amazing start!

During the Detour Challenge for bonus points in Week 1 teams were given the chance to get outside and complete a scavenger hunt.

Book It! (found the library)	Muppets in Action (found a sculpture)
Book It (look here's the walking trail)	IT Power  (playing in the snow)

The Race

Staff and faculty compete in teams to earn points for activities in all five dimensions of wellness:  physical activity, nutrition, intellectual, psychological and social/community.  These could include anything from eating fruits and vegetables to completing a Sudoku puzzle. You may already be completing some of the included activities on a daily basis.

Individual team members log points in our online system and the system tally’s these points along with the points for your entire team.  There are  weekly newsletters with bonus activities that will be sent to all participants each week with additional opportunities to collect points.

Why not join your colleagues in a challenge to improve health and wellness among staff and faculty?

If you are interested in participating or becoming a Team Captain, email Deb Deorksen

Prizes for 2012

Weekly draw prizes ($100 gift certificates) are available for participants and the Grand Prize winners receive a choice of one of the following for their workplace:

Grand Prizes

• Nintendo Wi Fit or Xbox Connect
• Team Lunch ($400 value with choice of catering from Aramark, Deli City or Bohemian Cafe)

Weekly Pariticpation Prizes

• $100 Gift Card to Fresh Air Experience
• $100 Gift Card to UBCO Bookstore
• $100 local Gift Cards of your choice

Last Year

 Participation in the 2010 Amazing Race Health Challenge was phenomenal, with over 550 staff and faculty accepting the challenge (a 19% increase from 2009).  Forty percent of the participants (223 participants) responded to the evaluation survey and more than half of those reported that they are likely to make lasting changes to their nutritional, physical and intellectual wellness thanks to the Amazing Race Health Challenge.

Congratulations to the 2010 Amazing Race Health Challenge Participation Prize Winners!

 

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