#ActiveLYH - JULY STEP 1!

It’s been six months since you made your New Year’s resolution. Perhaps you have six months of healthy habits under your belt. Perhaps you’ve hit obstacles. Live Healthy Lynchburg wants to give you a second wind. Over the past 10 years, we have had a tradition of a summer challenge - 100 miles accumulated over the 90 some days between July 1st and the Virginia 10 Miler in late September. While anyone with a pair of shoes could participate, it attracted more seasoned athletes than beginners. So this year, we’re changing it up. Instead of focusing on the total, we are trying to help build healthy habits.

Some people like to count STEPS on their phones, watches or even pedometers. Some prefer to just check the clock and count by TIME. Experts say it’s better to do what works for you and build consistency. Just like fad diets are doomed, fad exercise habits just don’t stick. Over the next 87 days, how can you make activity as routine as brushing your teeth? But maybe as rewarding as when your dog greets you at the end of the day?

Work Healthy partners will be encouraging #ActiveLYH in our community with rewards for the workplace with best participation!

Lynchburg has lots of inspiration! We will post weekly tips to try and inspire you to get active and explore the trails, parks, downtown, and favorite sights in our fair hilly city!

JULY: STEP 1!

What’s your move?  Choose a goal to measure time or steps. Use the weekly challenges as an inspiration. Invite friends to join you.  

STEP GOAL: Adults: 5K steps/day 3x/week  or TIME GOAL: Adults 60 min/day 5x/week

Kids: 1k steps/day 3x a week                        Kids 30 min/day 5x a week

ACTIVITY CHALLENGE

Use this to help you achieve your STEP or TIME goal.

WK 3: Blackwater Creek trail guarantees shade!

Get Active at your own pace

Just like on a ski slope:

Green Upstarts are beginners!

Blue Movers are intermediates

Black Health Nuts are experts!

UPSTARTS: Start at Ed Page Entrance on Langhorne Road - go to the 1 mile marker & back.

Kids -bring a portable music source and play a favorite song!      

MOVERS: Start at Ed Page -walk to the big bridge/ 2mile marker & back

HEALTH NUTS: Start downtown and walk the loop to Ed Page & back! Kids: bring a scooter or bike!