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“Health results from a harmony between food and exercise.” Although Hippocrates said this centuries ago, it still holds true today. The “Worksite Challenge: Fit with 5” program is a fun approach to achieving the goals of eating well and staying fit. This program concept is adapted from a Georgia 5 A Day Evaluation Grant to evaluate an incentive driven behavior change campaign called the “Lifestyle Challenge” and was funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in 1995. The CDC recently developed the “March into May” program based on this concept. “Worksite Challenge: Fit with 5” is a 10-week program for the workplace that focuses on increasing physical activity and intake of fruits and vegetables. The goal is for workers to do a total of at least 30 minutes of physical activity per day for five days of the week and to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. Having this program at the worksite will create an environment that promotes and supports healthy behaviors. The “Worksite Challenge: Fit with 5” program adapts key components from the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services’s March into May worksite wellness program and puts them online for your use. You can use these online materials alone or in combination with other materials. See contents below:
In addition, we have included in this site some great inspirational quotes about health, nutrition and physical activity that you can use in your materials. These materials were obtained with permission from the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services.
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