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A Healthier Weigh challenge begins Jan. 11Colorado Exercising just a few hours a week can lower your risk of having a stroke or heart attack, developing diabetes, or having certain types of cancer. In addition, exercise can increase your HDL "good" cholesterol, increase your levels of vitamin D, and lower blood glucose levels. So, why don't more people exercise and prevent chronic disease? The bottom line is time and motivation. One way to stay motivated is to exercise with a partner, or be part of a group that has similar goals. A group helps support and encourages each other with results of much more success reaching health and fitness goals than if on your own. Be part of the 2012 A Healthier Weigh challenge and a team can become your supporter and motivator for starting a life of health and fitness. A Healthier Weigh is a 12-week challenge with teams of 4 adults. During the challenge, team members use a pedometer to record their physical activity and set their goals for the the 12 weeks. Teams weigh in on Jan. 11 and receive a password to access weekly newsletters on nutrition, health and fitness. By increasing activity and making wise food choices, teams in previous years have averaged losing 4 percent of beginning team weight. Because the focus of A Healthier Weigh is overall fitness, there are no weekly weigh-ins. Teams weigh-out in mid-April. Registration for the 12-week challenge costs less than 50 cents a day. At least 25 percent of registration fees will be returned as cash prizes. Teams earn points for miles of physical activity recorded, percentage of beginning team weight lost, and percentage of beginning waist circumference inches lost. Guidelines and entry form are available on the Morgan County Extension website at www.extension.colostate.edu/morgan or by calling 970-542-3544.
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