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Welcome to FIT CLUB Sandi Style!!!
I hope you will embark on a quest with me as I endeavour to become more HEALTHY and include more ACTIVITY in my life and make BETTER food and drink CHOICES.
Here is a basic rundown of what the program will involve. Of course there WILL BE PRIZES!!!!
This program is a 10 week program. During the 10 weeks you will be responsible for checking in with SteepleMedia Fit Club 6 days a week.
In addition I would like to include a 26 wk, 52 wk and 104 wk check up.
Daily program
Five times a week I will select one of the following goal behaviors for you to report to me on:
Water count day (email me how many glasses you drank)
Exercise Day (email me mins of exercise)
Healthy Choices Day - email me a food substitute you used, a change you made or a food you resisted that day
In addition, one day a week will be Baseline Day - you must complete the baseline exercises (outlined below) and email me results. This will be on the same day each week so that you can plan time for it.
For example, on Tuesday I may ask you to report how many glasses of water you drank on Monday. The number answer submitted will count as points towards your total. If you do not submit your data, you will score a zero. You will have until 9pm EST each day to send your data.
The aim is to drink more water every day, exercise a little every day and make healthier food choices every day. The weekend counts as one day - you can have one weekend day off if you choose.
MAXIMUMS
I do not reward people for over doing it. The goal is to make reasonable and permanent changes to your lifestyle. Exercising for 4 hrs a day is not sustainable. Therefore, I have maximum points that can be allocated for each activity. I will not tell you what the maximum is, but all contestants who go above that number will earn the same number of points.
Example, if the maximum number of glasses of water is set at 8, then a contestant who drinks 8 glasses of water that day will earn 8 points and a person who drinks 22 glasses of water would also only earn 8 points. However, a person who only drinks one glass will only earn one point.
Weeks outline
Week 1 - Baseline data - no need to do extra, try to do norm, this is for improvement comparison
Weeks 2 - 8 The competition. Six days a week you will email results
Week 10 - Follow up journal - all contestants must write a blog post about the experience
6 months
Follow Up Contest
One Year
Follow Up contest
Two Years
Lifetime Change contest
Rules
1. Anyone can enter, any age. However to receive any prizes you must reside in the USA
2. Prizes will be awarded at the end of the program to the individual who is MOST IMPROVED and MOST COMPETITIVE. There is also a prize for the person who takes time to motivate others to achieve their best and to keep going!
Prize 1 - One year subscription to SHAPE or MEN'S HEALTH Magazine PLUS a Prevention Fitness Personal Trainer DVD PLUS a set of head and wrist sweatbands will be awarded to the contestant who shows the greatest IMPROVEMENT over the whole course of the program!
Prize 2 - One year subscription to SHAPE or MEN'S HEALTH Magazine PLUS a set of WRIST WEIGHTS will be awarded to the contestant who records the largest NUMBERS over the whole course of the program
Prize 3 - One $10 iTunes gift card will be awarded to the contestant voted most motivating to others!
Any contestant is eligible to win one or all prizes. Any winner of Fit Club season one is also eligible to win prizes in subsequent seasons. Any data submitted to my email over the course of the 10 weeks will be used and counted as a submission.
3. Any data submitted may be published, along with name/pseudonym of your choice.
4. Contest is 100% HONOR based. I will take all submissions on your WORD. However if I have reason to believe you are not being honest you will be disqualified from the contest.
5. This is NOT a weight loss program. I will not ask your weight at any time. However, if you would like to record your weight changes over the course of the program, you are welcome to do so and to share those results with us.
6. All contestants must complete a registration questionnaire and must agree to publish ONE final blog post in week 10 describing their experience. The post should be a minimum of 150 words.
7. You should NOT undertake this program without a doctor's consent if you can say YES to any of the pre-registration medical questions. (see questionnaire)
8. Neither I nor SteepleMedia can be held responsible for any injury resulting from taking part in this program. If you do take part, it is at your own risk and it is presumed you have your physician's approval if needed.
Baseline Data Exercises - instructions on how to complete these will be given upon your acceptance into program
1. Sit ups - how many until exhausted?
2. Push ups - how many until exhausted?
3. Stationary running - how many steps in 3 mins
4. Sit and Reach - measure how many cms from toes you can reach
5. Heart Rate Test - Step on and off a step for 3 mins, then measure heart rate
6. Squats - how many until exhausted?
** If you are physically unable to do one or more of the baseline exercises, you must let me know before beginning the program. If the inability is sincere, for that particular exercise you will be given the average number of points gained by other contestants, by default.
FREE PASS CHALLENGES
On occasion, I will issue a special FREE PASS challenge. The winner of this challenge will receive a free pass, which you can use on any day of your choice in place of submitting your actual data. If used, your score that day will be the average score earned by your team mates. It can only be used one time.
Equipment / Requirements to Join
1. Pedometer
2. Ruler / tape measure
3. A Step
4. Clock / Timer
5. Record sheet with columns to record water consumption, minutes of exercise and healthy choices made each day.
6. Completed application form
Please send your registration requests to sandi@steeplemedia.net by Monday, February 4th, 2008 to enter. Contest begins February 18th, 2008 and ends Sunday April 27th, 2008.
I need a minimum of TEN participants to host Fit Club, so please join in!
As soon as I get your email request, I will email you a registration questionnaire.
Let's get started!!!
Any questions?