Active for Life

Additional Point system as developed for Cobb
(Does not work with the ACS Web Site)

Activity	Points
Exercise	1 point per minute (max 90 per day)
Eat 5-a-day	1 for 1, 5 for 2, 10 for 3, 15 for 4, 25 for 5
Stress management (not exercise)	1 point per minute (max 60 per day)
Drink water	1 point per ounce (max 64 per day)
Smile or laugh	1 point per minute (max 60 per day)
Eat a low fat / high fiber breakfast (>5 grams fiber, <20 grams fat)	20 points
Eat a healthy lunch (<25 grams Fat)	20 points
Eat a healthy dinner (>5 grams fiber, <20 grams fat)	20 points
Lose Weight	25 points a pound (max 50 points per week)
Meet your weekly goal	50 point bonus

Active for Life (PowerPoint)

Download an Excel Spreadsheet (with a chart) to track your progress

Team Captains only click here to update your team totals (system computer only - intranet)

Point explanations

Exercise - Some ideas for exercise points includes:

Walking, hiking, biking, swimming, running, jumping, yoga, Tai Chi, aerobics, etc.

Other ideas are taking the stairs for a point, parking farther away, walking from 440 to 514, add a 5 minute walk to your lunch break. Get creative and have fun.
For more fitness information and fitness tests, go to http://www.drwoolard.com/fitness_calculators/onemile.htm

Eat five-a-day - This means eating a total of five fruits and vegetables a day.
Example - 1 banana, 1 orange, one serving green beans, one small salad, one glass OJ = 5 servings. Click the graphic below for more ideas.

Stress management - Do something for yourself that no one else will do:

Read something fun

Get a massage

Take a nap

Meditate (pray)

Listen to music

Stretch out

Go to church, synagogue, masque, etc.

Help with a service project

Mentor a child

Try deep breathing or progressive relaxation

For more information on stress, go to - mentalhealth.com

Drink water - Drink Water? What else can I say about this one. More information

Smile/Laugh - There has been a ton of research done about the power of humor and laughter on the immune system, high blood pressure and cancer. Humor is as important as putting on clean underwear every day. Don't go to the Doctor and get caught without it.
For more information go to: http://www.holistic-online.com/Humor_Therapy/humor_mcghee_article.htm

Eating healthy should be easy. These meals follow the nutrition pyramid which can be found at: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/Fpyr/pyramid.html

Information about the new Harvard Medical Schools pyramid

Healthy Eating Pyramid

Active for Life

Additional Point system as developed for Cobb (Does not work with the ACS Web Site)

Additional Point system as developed for Cobb
(Does not work with the ACS Web Site)