Mel Keating - Flinders Shire Bike
Jayne Smith - Richmond Shire Bike
Congratulations - peddling is as good as stepping, only that you go further!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
What steppers say...
The following is a selection of quotes from people who took part in the challenge...
“I now realise how little I do in the office, but I guess I probably already knew that. Now I look down at the pedometer and if it’s really low I go for a walk to the newsagency or something.”
“Sometimes I forget to put my pedometer on, so I’ve got into the habit of putting it on top of the clothes I want to wear each day. But unfortunately the days you forget it you probably do more.”
“Some days I feel really tired, but when I look down pedometer to see my steps and I’ve clocked up nearly 20,000 for the day I know why I'm tired.”
“I don’t think more steps will actually help me with my weight loss as I’m already averaging 11,000 per day. There’s going to have to be other lifestyle changes for me.”
“I was surprised how many steps I actually did. It wasn’t really that much of a struggle to get to 10,000 steps.”
“I enjoyed [the Challenge]. But I walk all the time anyway. Even so [the Challenge] did give me the enthusiasm to walk every day and to walk that little bit further also. I loved it.”
“I thought it was good at making you aware of how many steps you did or didn’t do particularly in a job where you sit all day.”
“It does make you more aware and if you’ve got a team member who walks alot of steps then you at least try to put on a decent show. Having a team is better than to do it on your own because then you have someone pushing you.”
“It didn’t really motivate me because I always walk.”
“It was great, 10,000 steps was just my normal day anyway, so it wasn’t hard.”
“I now realise how little I do in the office, but I guess I probably already knew that. Now I look down at the pedometer and if it’s really low I go for a walk to the newsagency or something.”
“Sometimes I forget to put my pedometer on, so I’ve got into the habit of putting it on top of the clothes I want to wear each day. But unfortunately the days you forget it you probably do more.”
“Some days I feel really tired, but when I look down pedometer to see my steps and I’ve clocked up nearly 20,000 for the day I know why I'm tired.”
“I don’t think more steps will actually help me with my weight loss as I’m already averaging 11,000 per day. There’s going to have to be other lifestyle changes for me.”
“I was surprised how many steps I actually did. It wasn’t really that much of a struggle to get to 10,000 steps.”
“I enjoyed [the Challenge]. But I walk all the time anyway. Even so [the Challenge] did give me the enthusiasm to walk every day and to walk that little bit further also. I loved it.”
“I thought it was good at making you aware of how many steps you did or didn’t do particularly in a job where you sit all day.”
“It does make you more aware and if you’ve got a team member who walks alot of steps then you at least try to put on a decent show. Having a team is better than to do it on your own because then you have someone pushing you.”
“It didn’t really motivate me because I always walk.”
“It was great, 10,000 steps was just my normal day anyway, so it wasn’t hard.”
Friday, May 28, 2010
Win a new bike
Get your post challenge evaluations form in and win a new bike.
There is a bike to be won in each Shire. The bikes will be drawn on the 11th of June. So, get your forms in to the Shire offices for your chance to win.
Celebrations for Richmond - the Challenge winners
Richmond, the winning Shire in the Challenge, celebrated their win with an Australia's Biggest Morning Tea event http://www.biggestmorningtea.com.au/ to raise money for cancer research.
In addition to winning the overall Challenge Richmond steppers also had a chance to win some big prizes. Congratuations to John White, the winner of 2 night for 2 people at Seaguls Resort in Townsville. Also congratulations to lucky stepper Karen Kennedy who won a dinner for two at the Ammonite Inn in Richmond.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
and the winner is RICHMOND!!
Richmond is the winner of the 10,000 steps Challenge with 41,877 steps per capita compared with Hughenden's 34,777 steps per capita.
Well done Richmond steppers.
Program coodinator Kerrie Dudley announces the winners at the Hughenden Health Expo with the fantastic St Francis School steppers in the foreground.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Last chance to enter your steps
You must have your steps entered by 6pm Wednesday the 27th for your steps to count in the final Challenge results.
Richmond's final strong effort
Richmond steppers put in a final strong effort on Monday evening with a walk twice around Lake Fred Tritton with the Mayor. Fourteen people made the walk.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Walk to Nocoleche - 12,000 steps
A group of 10 keen Hughenden steppers walked to Nocoleche Station this morning (Saturday 22nd). The walk was approx. 6kms and took about 1 1/2 hours. The walkers each clocked up about 12,000 steps.
The walkers from behind... so I jogged up to get the "front" view.
And we made it to Nocoleche... the photo on the steps below as proof!!
Friday, May 21, 2010
Hughenden Health Expo - Challenge winners announced
Thursday 27th May 2010, in the Main Street (Brodie Street) from 9am to 2pm.
- 10,000 steps winners announced including final prizes
- School poster competition
- Health checks
- WPHS information
- Blood pressure checks
- Hand hygiene informaiton and competition
- Information provided by local Health Service Staff
- Fire safety
Richmond's Challenge conclusion plans
So don’t forget there is one more groups walk – Mayor Wharton on Monday the 24th. Then don’t forget the State of Origin Biggest Morning Tea to celebrate the conclusion of the Challenge and to raise money for Cancer Research. Wear your supporter colours, bring a plate, stay and donate at the Supper Room on Wednesday May 26th from 10am. Every registered challenge walker will go into the “Lucky Walker” draw for a Meal Voucher at the Ammonite Inn’s Rivers restaurant generously donated by Glenda Bullock.
Last days of the Challenge
The challenge is almost over... Wednesday is the last day of stepping.
If you still haven't put in all of your steps, you better get cracking.
If you need help putting your steps in contact Angela Henry, Melissa Driscoll or Kerrie Dudley.
If you still haven't put in all of your steps, you better get cracking.
If you need help putting your steps in contact Angela Henry, Melissa Driscoll or Kerrie Dudley.
Latest statistics (including St Francis School steps)
On Friday the 21st of May:
Richmond 34,117,286 steps
Hughenden 64,392,833 steps
And per capita:
Richmond 35,209 steps per capita
Hughenden 29,390 steps per capita
Hughenden is catching up on the per capita figure thanks to the addition of the St Francis School steps.
This will be the last post to include the results before the final is announced on Wednesday/Thursday.
Richmond 34,117,286 steps
Hughenden 64,392,833 steps
And per capita:
Richmond 35,209 steps per capita
Hughenden 29,390 steps per capita
Hughenden is catching up on the per capita figure thanks to the addition of the St Francis School steps.
This will be the last post to include the results before the final is announced on Wednesday/Thursday.
St Francis Catholic School joins the tally
The 17,557,284 steps that the St. Francis School students have done since the commencement of the challenge have now been added to the overall tally.
The students have formed 12 teams of 4 students, with a total of 48 students participating in the challenge.
Principal Fran Scully said that students who play sports like football and netball have no trouble doing their 10,000 steps, but the real value of the challenge has been students who were not very active before, now participating in daily runs and walks, all in the name of getting their steps up.
In fact, one student was reluctant to go on a family trip to Townsville, knowing that during the car trip, no steps would be tallied.
The students all love their pedometers and the challenge seems to have created great awareness of physical activity within the school.
Well done to the St. Francis School students.
The students have formed 12 teams of 4 students, with a total of 48 students participating in the challenge.
Principal Fran Scully said that students who play sports like football and netball have no trouble doing their 10,000 steps, but the real value of the challenge has been students who were not very active before, now participating in daily runs and walks, all in the name of getting their steps up.
In fact, one student was reluctant to go on a family trip to Townsville, knowing that during the car trip, no steps would be tallied.
The students all love their pedometers and the challenge seems to have created great awareness of physical activity within the school.
Well done to the St. Francis School students.
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