Hello Stationary Bike...

Hello, fitness warriors! How are things going so far?

There have been a few questions that I wanted to field here in the hopes of getting everyone on the same page. 

First: I haven't seen any sign of the survey yet. I also did not receive the video that we were to watch today. I will follow up with the supreme high overlords of the Fitness Challenge this afternoon to see if they have any information.

Second: Beware double-dipping on points! For example, if you have an hour-long exercise class and during that class you do strength training and use an exercise machine, choose the activity that best suits what you were doing and assign points accordingly. Alternatively, break it down by the amount of time you spent doing each activity. Try to avoid counting things twice - don't give credit for Workout with Personal Trainer + Strength Training + Individual Workout. An exception would be the SCOE events like Monday, wherein you can claim credit for the miles walked as well as credit for participating in the event.

My own temptation to double-dip, "pad" my points and generally stretch the truth always comes when I'm tallying up points for the team and I see how poorly I did relative to other team members. I don't want to be the guy to let the team down! Know that we are here to encourage one another and that there are no winners or losers when it comes to point totals - I just want you to try your best and challenge yourself. :)

Third: Note that some point categories are "daily" - meaning you can only earn the points once per day. An example would be drinking 32 ounces of water. You can only claim one point per day for that activity. All of the "diet" points are once per day, except "Balanced Meal" which is 1x per meal (for a maximum of three, I would assume). 

Keep the questions coming! If I don't know the answer, I'll try to find out for you as quickly as I can.

Here's your quick and easy health article for the day. I know how heavily I reply on your brains -- keep them healthy! :D

A little laugh that they shared with us at the team captains' meeting last week. :D Enjoy and keep having fun!

Cap'n Jason