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Live Healthy UNI!
January 14, 2010 – April 23, 2010

Live Healthy Iowa (LHI) is a fun, team-based, 100 Day Wellness Challenge that will jump start healthy habits to help Iowans (and UNIowans) feel better, look better and live longer, healthier lives. Since 2002, LHI has helped more than 150,000 participants lose 618,139 pounds and log more than 26 million miles of activity. Wellness and Recreation Services is again supporting LHI as a fun way to encourage daily activity.  Last year UNI had 18 teams and 135 participants.  Here are some of their comments:

  • The Live Healthy America 100-Day Challenge provided me the "jump start" I most desperately needed.  I knew that being accountable to someone else would keep me motivated.
  • I would most definitely recommend this program to everyone and I plan to participate myself again next year.
  • I wanted to let you know that Live Healthy America/Iowa/UNI really played an important role in helping me bounce back from injuries I sustained last summer.
  • I have become more active and most importantly, more conscious of my activity/lack of activity.
  • Beyond the fitness and weight loss, there is something I gained...beautiful friendships with six beautiful women!  That, in itself, has been a tremendous blessing!
  • It really got me into the habit of knowing I needed to do SOMETHING every day.  Being held accountable to other people helped out a lot. 

Consider joining/creating a team to participate in Live Healthy Iowa. Hy-Vee, a key contributing partner, will be providing coupons for $5.00 savings per team member on registration ($15.00 with the discount). Please visit www.livehealthyiowa.org for more details.

For only $20, participants will receive:

  • A Live Healthy Iowa Training T-shirt
  • A 1-year subscription to 1 of 10 lifestyle magazines
  • Access to accredited health resources, workouts, exercise demonstrations, recipes and nutrition information
  • TrainingPeaks- nutrition and physical activity tracker
  • Weekly emails from LHI containing tips about nutrition, physical activity and healthy living
  • Chances to win monthly prizes and incentives through a random drawing
  • An Everyday Coupon Book with savings and healthy living tips
  • A team leaderboard to track progress

To get started:

  • Form a team of 2-10 friends, family members or coworkers.
  • Designate a team captain who visits your local Hy-Vee Food Store for a $ 5 discount coupon located at the checkout counters ( available mid-December)
  • Team Captains register their team members for the Live Healthy UNI challenge at www.livehealthyiowa.org under the Group ID “LHUNI”.

Questions, contact Heidi Bohall