Meeting Man vs. Moving Man

Here's a tale of two administrators.  This week the administrative team at HHS began a pedometer challenge to determine how many steps each individual principal takes during the school day.  I decided to only allow the steps counted between 7:30am and 3:30pm to factor in to the total steps.  So far, we have results from Latta Johnston and Matt Kiser.  Latta wore the pedometer on a day when he hosted our "INstructional" meetings which created a seated environment for him for most of the day-step count=1600.   Matt wore the pedometer on a day when his duties involved moving around the building, monitoring student behavior and other tasks which allowed for a high step count= 9200.  If Latta relied on just his normal daily activities to maintain fitness, he would struggle to prevent the chronic diseases associated with limited movement.  Instead, Latta starts his day with a five mile run.  Matt, covered almost that same distance in his normal daily activities.  10,000 steps = 5 miles, which is a good goal for fitness.  Matt also supplements his day with scheduled exercise.  What does your day look like in regard to "Movement"?  Do you supplement your normal physical activities with the 30 minutes of exercise the CDC recommends? (If you missed last week's video, go back and watch it!)  Next week we will start the Patriot Point Challenge.  I will be visiting each school during the month of September to explain the details of this year-long competition to determine which work site averages the most time spent exercising.  There are two very important adjustments to the competition.  First, instead of an hour of exercise equalling one Patriot Point, we will allow 30 minutes = 1 Patriot Point.  This coincides with the CDC's recommendation for 30 minutes of scheduled exercise six out of seven days for an adult.  Your goal this year is to average 6 or more Patriot Points per week.    The Patriot Point week begins on MONDAY and continues through SUNDAY night.  The second adjustment to the competition involves scheduled exercise.  In the past, some of our participants have counted physical activity as part of the Patriot Point Challenge.  This year please focus on scheduled exercise.  Scheduled exercise is time that you carve out of your day to focus on fitness.  Walking your dog, or chicken does count.  (Can you guess which teacher in the English department at HHS has pet chickens?)  So start counting up those Patriot Points on Monday morning, September 3rd thru Sunday night September 9th.  You will get the hyperlink to the Patriot Point tally card on Monday, September 10.    If you are new to our school system, please talk to a veteran or email me if you are confused.  I'll be at your school to explain the details soon, but wanted to get the competition started asap!

Please click on the calendar for details of upcoming races and fitness opportunities.

ZUMBA announcement:  Thanks to Ms. Simpson and Edgewood-Zumba is coming back!  Stay tuned for the scheduled time frame/space.  The class will require a minimum participation of 10, so please take advantage of this opportunity to earn Patriot Points.

SPINNING:  Next week's schedule is Wednesday: 4:15-5pm Intervals, Friday 6am-6:45am Strength Ride

CrossFit/ Gann's Clan:  Tuesday/Thursday 6am-This class is at capacity.

Keep Moving,

SpinSpur

Happy New Year! - OWN it

Welcome to 2012-13 edition of The Movement Blog.  This is the place to find info about upcoming races (see the tab above), fitness classes (calendar tab above), announcements about the weekly Patriot Point Challenge trophy winner and other awards/incentives for employees.  I want to first challenge you to find at least one part of The Movement to "own".  Maybe your goal is to train for one of our team events such as Komen, Race for the Cure, Mercedes Marathon, Relay for Life 5K, Bike for Bagwell or the Spirit Scamper!  Those events are planned throughout the school year and give you a framework for training for 9 months.  Email me if you need a Couch to 5K or 10K plan or if you would like to join our soon-to-be-announced walking or running teams (stay tuned).  Maybe you would like to attend a fitness class (Zumba is coming soon, CrossFit classes include Gann's Class -am class-currently at capacity and IronTribe Fitness-one pm class already at max, working on filling an additional pm class, Spinning is ongoing, check the calendar for class times).  Maybe you are ready to accept our Commuter Challenge-pedal, walk or run to work nine times including the Fall and Spring Community Commuter Challenge-earn the T-shirt!  Maybe you want to keep it simple and create a personal fitness plan to include walking your dog daily or pushing that stroller full of love aka your toddler daily.  Maybe you are interested in our Kickball League, I'll be coming to your school for a promo soon!  Maybe you want to begin to "eat clean" and hydrate.  Whatever your fitness/wellness goal is, I am available to help you become your best: email me and let me help you "reach your potential".  Our mission statement is pretty clear.  Our job is to help our students be the best they can be.  The ONLY way this is possible is if you are at your best.  You deserve it, your students deserve it and your family deserves it.  If the first week of school with students left you feeling a bit overwhelmed, please take time this weekend to think through "owning" your life.  Homewood City Schools is the best school system in the nation.  That's why we are so compelled to bring our best daily.  The only way you can continue to be your best is if you are at your best.  Watch this video which I posted last year.  Dr. Cleveland shared this with me and it speaks volumes to the commitment to be your best.   23 1/2 hours.  Plan your work, work your plan!

http://youtu.be/aUaInS6HIGo