{"id":9753,"date":"2016-05-27T14:56:36","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T14:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/newsnotes\/?p=9753"},"modified":"2016-05-27T14:56:53","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T14:56:53","slug":"healthy-for-life-update-166","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/newsnotes\/2016\/05\/27\/healthy-for-life-update-166\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy for Life Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<strong><u>Join the Billion Step Walking Challenge!<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n\tHealthy for Life is sponsoring a walking challenge of epic proportions! Full-time and part-time faculty and staff of MU, MUHC, MU Extension, and UM System can sign up for this 10-week challenge. Instead of competing against one another, this challenge has us putting our steps together to achieve 1,000,000,000 steps!\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>About the challenge:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tFrom May 23 to August 1, 2016 (registration opens May 16).\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tFree and open to all faculty and staff (part-time and full-time).\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tEligible for Tier 2 points in the <a href=\"http:\/\/tr.subscribermail.com\/cc.cfm?sendto=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eumsystem%2Eedu%2Ftotalrewards%2Fwellness%5Fincentive&amp;tempid=f08757aa486f4ac280d7f1a8d1df0917&amp;mailid=a167f731be24736ac6fcca0699425a9d\">2016 Wellness Incentive<\/a>*.\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tWeekly raffle drawing for prizes.\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<strong>Signing up is easy:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tLog in to the Healthy for Life Wellness Portal: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthyforlife.umsystem.edu\">www.healthyforlife.umsystem.edu<\/a><\/strong> (powered by Cerner).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tCreate a Wellness Portal account if you don&rsquo;t have one already (if you need assistance, check out this <a href=\"http:\/\/tr.subscribermail.com\/cc.cfm?sendto=https%3A%2F%2Fuminfopoint%2Eumsystem%2Eedu%2Fsites%2Fhr%2FBenefits%2FWELL%2FCURRENT%2FWCT%2DUserGuide%2Epdf&amp;tempid=f08757aa486f4ac280d7f1a8d1df0917&amp;mailid=a167f731be24736ac6fcca0699425a9d\">User Guide<\/a>).\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tOnce logged in, find the &ldquo;Walking Challenge&rdquo; banner in the dashboard, then click on the &ldquo;sign up&rdquo; button.\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<strong>Don&rsquo;t have a step tracker?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tHealthy for Life is offering free mini manual pedometers upon request (an Excel spreadsheet will be provided for logging daily steps).\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tDiscounted Fitbits are available at the University of Missouri Campus Store&nbsp;or any MU Pharmacy location and may be eligible for a rebate. Please visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/tr.subscribermail.com\/cc.cfm?sendto=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eumsystem%2Eedu%2Ftotalrewards%2Fwellness%2Fmillion%5Fstep&amp;tempid=f08757aa486f4ac280d7f1a8d1df0917&amp;mailid=a167f731be24736ac6fcca0699425a9d\">Million Step Pedometer Program<\/a> website for more information.\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<strong>For more information<\/strong><strong> c<\/strong>ontact Blaine at <a href=\"mailto:SnowB@umsystem.edu\">SnowB@umsystem.edu<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIncentive-eligible employees can earn 50 points toward the <a href=\"http:\/\/tr.subscribermail.com\/cc.cfm?sendto=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eumsystem%2Eedu%2Ftotalrewards%2Fwellness%5Fincentive&amp;tempid=f08757aa486f4ac280d7f1a8d1df0917&amp;mailid=a167f731be24736ac6fcca0699425a9d\">2016 Wellness Incentive<\/a>* by tracking 350,000 steps <em>(5,000 daily average)<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join the Billion Step Walking Challenge! 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