Amazing Race Health Challenge 2012

RACE ANNOUNCEMENT:  We have a winner!

Congratulations to our Amazing Race grand prize winners the Lovely Liu Ladies of the Liu Institute for Global Issues.

Prizes for 2012

Our Grand Prize winners have a choice of one of the following for their workplace:

• Nintendo Wii Fit
• Xbox Kinect
• 2 Massage Chairs
• 1 year individual memberships to UBC Bodyworks and 5 group fitness classes
• 12 one hour guided meditation sessions from UBC REC
• 12 one hour yoga in the worksplace sessions from UBC REC

Congratulations to all of the teams, individuals and prize winners.

The Race

Staff and faculty compete in teams to earn points for activities in all five dimensions of wellness:  physical activity, nutrition, intellectual, psychological and social/community.  These could include anything from eating fruits and vegetables to completing a Sudoku puzzle. You may already be completing some of the included activities on a daily basis.

Individual team members log points in our online system and the system tally’s these points along with the points for your entire team.  There are  weekly newsletters with bonus activities that will be sent to all participants each week with additional opportunities to collect points.

Why not join your colleagues in a challenge to improve health and wellness among staff and faculty?

If you are interested in participating or becoming a Team Captain, email Miranda Massie.

Last Year

Participation in the 2010 Amazing Race Health Challenge was phenomenal, with over 550 staff and faculty accepting the challenge (a 19% increase from 2009).  Forty percent of the participants (223 participants) responded to the evaluation survey and more than half of those reported that they are likely to make lasting changes to their nutritional, physical and intellectual wellness thanks to the Amazing Race Health Challenge.

Congratulations to the 2010 Amazing Race Health Challenge Participation Prize Winners!