January
21 - April 30, 2009
What is
Live Healthy Iowa Kids,
formerly Go The Distance?
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A FREE,
100 day program designed to
encourage young Iowans to increase their physical activity levels and make
better food choices!!!
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A POSITIVE way to teach kids about the
importance of being physically active and show them ways to make fitness
FUN!!!
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A way for your team to WIN MONETARY AWARDS for
your school or organization to be used toward new playground equipment or
physical education classes!!!
Who's on a team?
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Each team needs an ADULT
team captain who has
e-mail.
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A team may have 5-30 members on their roster.
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Teams may consist of youth from
class, 4-H Clubs,
After School
programs, Scout
Troops, or Family
Teams!
How is the activity tracked during the program?
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Activity will be tracked by
minutes.
Each participant
aims for 60 minutes
of activity, five
days a week
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Captain's will report the team's
total ACTIVITY MINUTES monthly to this Web
site. For details on how to report these minutes click on
REPORTING on the
LHIK menu.
What else is included
with the program?
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Weekly activity and nutrition tips will be sent via e-mail to the team captain
and also posted on this Web site under Tips.
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Additional activity
and nutrition
resources listed on
the website.
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Captain's will receive a large colorful wall chart to help record the
teams activity minutes
- Chances for
MONTHLY INCENTIVES to help reach the ending
goal to be qualified for the
- Chance to win
MONETARY AWARDS
How can my team qualify for the monthly incentives and the monetary awards?
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Reporting periods will be outlined in the first weekly message or visit the
reporting page for more information.
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Teams that average
4200 minutes per team member
during the 100 day
program will
qualify for a chance
to win the monetary awards at the conclusion of the program.
How do I get a team involved?
Congratulations to
2008
Go The Distance
Winners!
$1000 - Team
Mahlendorf, Des Moines
$500 -
2B Royals, Boone
$500 -
Miller's Mighty Ducks, Ames
$500 -
7th Grade 6th hour, Lake City
$500 -
Green Dinos, Emmetsburg
Live
Healthy Iowa Kids
would like to thank
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation for its
contributions to the
program!
SPONSORED BY:
Live
Healthy Iowa Kids is a program through:
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