Challenge Description:
Join us for a week of activities focused on physical and mental health as we head into the holiday season. Each day we will promote a different suggested activity/lifestyle habit and how it relates to cancer prevention. Building on small healthy habits as we move into the holiday season. You can do this as an individual or virtually with coworkers or with your family hub. Each Challenge participant will get a Be The Good Tshirt with their paid registration.
Why this matters:
According to Cancer.org, daily habits like diet and exercise can affect your risk for cancer more than you might think. Research has shown that poor diet and not being active are key factors that can increase a person’s cancer risk. The good news is that you can do something about this.
Besides quitting smoking, some of the most important things you can do to help reduce your cancer risk are:
- Get to and stay at a healthy weight throughout life.
- Be physically active on a regular basis.
- Follow a healthy eating pattern at all ages.
- Avoid or limit alcohol.
The evidence for this is strong. The World Cancer Research Fund estimates that at least 18% of all cancers diagnosed in the US are related to body fatness, physical inactivity, alcohol consumption, and/or poor nutrition, and thus could be prevented.
Daily activities for 11/23-11-29
Monday: Exercise class- try and new activity(a class link will be provided)
Tuesday: Getting outside! 1 hour, gardening, walking, cycling, picking up trash! Anything for some fresh air and sunshine. Don’t forget your sunscreen!
Wednesday: Take 25 – Dedicate 25 minutes to physical or mental wellness- 25 minutes without devices, 25 minutes being creative, 25 minutes in nature, 25 minutes meditating.
Thursday: Gratitude and mindfulness! Feeding our souls before our bellies! Check out a meditation video, try a free yoga video.
Friday-Sunday: Pick one of these days and walk or run a 5k, get your steps in between cyber shopping. Record your time on the Be The Good App to show on the leaderboard.
