Spring into Fitness!

Webster City Community School staff sure did blossom into a fitness community!

Starting on April 1, 2013, staff members were encouraged to participate in the “Spring into Fitness” program. For six weeks, participants exercised and kept track of their minutes to get healthy and win prizes.

Webster City School registered nurse Eva Powers reported that Pleasant View Elementary had 10 staff members participate, Sunset Heights Elementary had 12, the Middle School had 26 participants, and the High School had 11.

“The total minutes of exercise for the program was 71,450,” Powers said. “Or 1,190 hours! Wow!”

…or 4,287,000 seconds…or 49 continuous days of exercising 24/7…

The program was free for staff members, and encouraged them to exercise at a fitness center, outside, or even at home.

For every 60 minutes staff members exercised during the program, they received a flower to be placed on the “Field of Fitness Poster” in their building.

And every flower earned also entered participants in for a chance to win weekly prizes, as well as the grand prize at the end of the program.

The weekly prizes included local gift cards, water bottles, healthy snacks and a Persona first aid kit.

The Grand Prize Winners received larger gift cards. Great job, Evan Mossman, Megan Wihlm, Pat Ribby, Roger Steig, and Seth McGrane!

Many staff members used this program as an incentive to either get started or to continue to exercise and stay fit.

Below are some photos of the flowered posters, put into bloom by many hours of activity.

“It was a lot of fun,” Powers said. “The posters represent the hours of activity for the staff.”

Powers would like staff members who chose not to participate to know it was “a lot of fun,” and she hopes they will join in the fun next time.

“I hope to do a “Fall into Fitness” program next year,” Powers said.

Sounds like a very successful program!