So, let's talk about the "ugly." You're 20 pounds overweight, eating lunch on the run every day, if you eat lunch at all; and forget about breakfast or sleeping more than 3 hours a night. Sound familiar? Don't despair; we've got a plan for you. Take the 26-Week Health Challenge and get rid of the "ugly!" Join Kenner Army Health Clinic as we launch the Performance Triad's 26-Week challenge to get you "trackin'."
The 26-Week Health Challenge is a crucial part of the Army Performance Triad that introduces a systematic approach to assessing changes from high-risk behaviors to life-changing practices that have the potential to improve the quality of life and health for individuals, families and the community. The Health Challenge is designed for Soldiers, Spouses, Family Members, DoD Civilians, and Retirees--adults over 18 years and will be launched at this year's Volksmarch on Oct 4, 2014. It encourages participants to focus on the three components of the Performance Triad--sleep, activity, and nutrition--over 26 weeks to establish health behaviors that will kick start your way to health for a lifetime. The health promotion staff will provide tips, tools, techniques and coaching over the entire period as part of a concerted installation-wide push toward better health. Although you may feel that there is nothing you haven't already heard about the importance of avoiding risky health behaviors and the consequences if you don't, our approach is to get you to re-think and use information in a different way. We make getting fit and staying healthy fun for everyone in the family and suggest innovative ways to use that information. After all, those brochures, flyers, tip cards and fact sheets that you collected at every health fair and visit to your provider are only as good as the results you get from putting the information into practice. Changing behaviors and improvements in results are what really count!
The Kenner Army Health Clinic second annual Volksmarch and health fair planned for Saturday October 4th from 9-11:30 a.m.at the main Kenner Clinic is focused on providing a family day of fun.
Registration is from 8-9 a.m. for the walk or if you prefer run. The route will take participants through the historic Petersburg National Battlefield Park. You will receive your packets and instructions at that time.
The challenge is competitive. You can form teams or groups or just do it on your own. Groups have already started forming so you don't want to miss out on the action and fun! Who knows, you may be featured in the 26-Week Challenge video or win the individual or group competition. What we do know is that you can change the "ugly" and have fun doing it. You can make a new start toward a healthier you by focusing on three simple areas---getting more sleep, exercising regularly and eating smarter. Look for information on the 26-Week Challenge and the Army Performance Triad everywhere!
Using the Performance Triad targets as your guide, you can begin to establish changes in high risk health behaviors "like you eat an elephant…one bite at a time." Kenner Army Health Clinic health promotion staff will coach you and monitor your progress at several interavals over the 26 weeks, baseline (week one); six weeks (week six to thirteen); midpoint (week thirteen to eighteen); eighteen weeks (week eighteen to twenty six); and twenty six weeks (week twenty-six). TOUCH DOWN! You made it!
Participants will establish a baseline for current behaviors in all three areas:
Together, we can work to improve the health and quality of life for individuals, families and the entire Fort Lee Community. Stay tuned. So get ready and get "Trackin'!"
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