30 for 30 “Step”tember Walking Challenge

All students, staff and faculty are invited to join the Wellness team for a “Step”tember Walking Challenge!

→ Download the tracking sheet to participate!

This 30 day challenge is designed to inspire you to walk, jog or run for 30 minutes every day in September so you can begin to gain the many benefits of an active lifestyle.

Everyone has a busy schedule, but it is important to take time out of your day to be active. This is a great, flexible program. You can walk on your own time, whenever and wherever is most convenient for you – on a treadmill, the Alfond Center track, SJC cross country trails or following a path near your home.

This challenge is focused on improving your distance throughout the 30 days.

The objective of the challenge is to see how far you can walk in 30 minutes (and how much improvement you make) over 30 consecutive days. The challenge starts September 1st and will end on September 30th. A tracking sheet will be provided to you. Jot down how many miles or steps you accomplished walking in 30 minutes. If you are using an Apple Watch or Fitbit please note 2,000 steps = 1mile. If you
don’t have a Fitbit or Apple Watch to track your distance, you can use your Iphone to track your steps. For those who will be using an Iphone to track your steps you will need to go to the Health App and scroll down until you see Steps.

One way to get in extra steps would be to join Back On Track classes once a week on Wednesdays at Noon. This is a great way to get active and get your steps in. You can walk, jog or run the track and in between laps you have 10 reps of a bodyweight workout. This class will be led by Health & Wellness intern, Nicole Baron! Please meet at the outdoor track Wednesdays at Noon to participate!

Please note: Our goal is to walk for 30 minutes each day but you are certainly allowed to walk longer than 30 minutes. Simply track your distance each time you go for your walk however long it is! If you happen to skip a day, don’t worry – it happens! Just get back on track as soon as you can. There will be no penalty for missing a day here or there but try not to get in a habit of it!

A prize will be given out to a few individuals who complete this challenge over the 30 days. Once you have completed this program your name will be put into a raffle, this means that everyone who participates will have a chance at winning a prize. At the end of the month turn in your completed tracking sheet to wellness@sjcme.edu. You need to send in your finished tracking sheet by October 6th to be eligible to have a chance at winning the prize. There will be three lucky winners and the 1st winner will receive a new Fitbit, the second winner will win $75 of their choice of athletic apparel and the 3rd winner will receive $50 in athletic apparel of their choice. I look forward to hearing about your accomplishments throughout the challenge. If you should have any questions, please contact Jenna Chase at wellness@sjcme.edu