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September 19, 2003 |
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| HPER’s
faculty, staff practicing what they ‘preach’
Thirty minutes a day a strategy for good health
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During spring semester, more than 100 faculty and staff
at the IU School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(HPER) in Bloomington practiced what they routinely preach,
literally putting their feet to the pavement and walking
the daily walk to support the school motto: “Living
Well Through Healthy Lifestyles.”
“Everyone who participated wore a pedometer to accurately
monitor how far they walked each day,” said Michelle
Miller, coordinator of the fitness specialist program
at HPER. Students in Miller’s exercise leadership
class assisted with the project by serving as lifestyle
coaches to help with health, wellness and exercise behavior
change.
Miniature T-shirts were presented to 50 of the participants
who met the goal of 250,000 steps, or 100 miles, during
the 10-week period. Fred Hanson of the computer support
staff recorded the highest total of 650,000 steps, or
more than 240 miles. The 50 who received prizes averaged
331,000 steps, or 130 miles, during the program.
“Walking is one of the safest and most effective
workouts you can do for enhancing health and wellness,”
said Miller, “and any walking we do is better than
a sedentary lifestyle of no exercise.” She noted
that the nation’s surgeon general says Americans
should accumulate at least 30 minutes or more of physical
activity on most days of the week. “To be well,
we must live well,” Miller added, “and this
is just a simple thing we can add to our lives to make
that happen.”
“This program is a way to emphasize our message
of living well through healthy lifestyles and represents
a way to incorporate physical activity into our daily
life routine,” said David Gallahue, HPER dean. The
project has resumed this fall and several other IU units
have expressed interest in starting a similar program.
Want some advice on starting a program? Contact Miller
by E-mail at michmill@indiana.edu. |
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Publication Date: August 15, 2003 + Comments: homepgs@indiana.edu
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