This week kicks off The Sound Health Challenge for all members of Sound Health Physicians.  Members who participate can get points for doing healthy activities.  The member with the most points and the one who makes the most improvement will win great prizes including a day of beauty at Gene Juarez, gift certificates to Puget Sound Consumer Coop and Whole Foods.

Members can get their weight, body fat and body measurements here at the office this Friday after 5pm (we will be open late on March 15th).  We also can set you up to do a 5-K run/walk to get a time now and then again at the end of the challenge in June.

Remember, you can join the challenge at any time in the next several weeks, but in order to get the most points and be in the race for the wonderful prizes I recommend signing up this week.

Part of the challenge also includes signing up for the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award or The Presidential Champions Challenge.  I signed up today and hope to reach the 40,000 points needed to get a bronze award.  As you can see from the illustration above I have a ways to go!

If you want to be a part of The Sound Health Challenge I invite you to call our office and say that you want to participate.  We will fill you in with the rest of the details.

To become involved in the President’s Challenge simply log onto their website and click on the blue “Not Yet Registered” section in the upper right corner.  Sign up and then sign in to your personalized site. You will then be able to click on the blue bubble labeled “Groups”.  To be in our group simply either enter our group number 942400 or enter “Sound Health Physicians“.  Once you do this then you can choose from two challenges: Presidential Active Lifestyles Award (PALA+) where we can help you with the test involved to get this achievement OR President’s Champion which is a great way to get credit for exercise or other healthy activity that you already do.

Remember you do not have to be an ironman or ironwoman (nor even a jock) to participate.  You only need your passion to improve your health.  We will provide the rest!
Good luck challengers and may the force be with you!