In honor of the Summer Olympic Games in London, a campus walking challenge will take place at UNMC in the coming months to get employees up and about.
From April 27 (Friday) through July 27 – the first day of the London Olympic Games — employees will participate in the “UNMC walks to the Olympics” challenge.
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| The opening ceremonies for the UNMC walks to the Olympics challenge are Friday at noon in the Ruth and Bill Scott Student Plaza. |
How it works
Employees will form teams and combine efforts to cover 4,300 miles — the distance between Omaha and London.
At an average of 2,000 steps per mile, the distance between Omaha and London is about 8.6 million steps.
In the 90-day period of the challenge, each member of a team of 10 would have to walk an average of 9,600 steps per day to get to London.
If that seems a bit much, keep this in mind — many wellness experts claim the average person should walk 10,000 steps per day to maintain good health.
Team size
Teams are limited to 20 participants. Download a team registration form or call the Center for Healthy Living front desk at 402-559-5254 to have one emailed, faxed or routed to you through inter-campus mail. Send completed forms to cfhladmin@unmc.edu or the Center for Healthy Living, ZIP 5530.
You can register a team at any point in the challenge.
Important dates and pedometer information
The challenge kicks off at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, April 27 with “Opening Ceremonies” in the Sorrell Center Student Plaza.
At the ceremony, pedometers can be purchased for $10. The Accupsplit CW 140-XLTM pedometers are valued at $35 but the health promotion department will cost share to provide employees a lower rate. Employees can only purchase two pedometers each.
“Closing Ceremonies” will be held on Friday, July 27 at 11:30 a.m. in the Student Plaza. At the ceremony:
- Gold medals will be distributed to the team that completes the challenge first;
- Silver medals will go to the second team; and
- Bronze medals will be given to all other teams that complete the challenge.
Want to buy a pedometer but can’t make the ceremony?
Starting Friday, pedometers and log books can be purchased at the Center for Healthy Living front desk. Call 402-559-5254 for more information.