The Movement Blog will welcome guest bloggers over the next few weeks.   These bloggers enjoy walking or running as part of their active lifestyle.  The goal in sharing their stories is to let you know that wellness is as simple as putting on your shoes and putting one foot in front of the other.  Our goal is to motivate you to start walking or running and get to the starting line of the Spirit Scamper.  Join the walkers and runners who are already out there pounding the pavement!  

PLEASE HELP THE MOVEMENT WELCOME OUR FIRST GUEST BLOGGER

FRAN WOODRUFF

5 Reasons Why I Run

#1

I make the rules.

After being elected Homewood Middle School’s Miss Uncoordination in 1975, I gave up on being an athlete. In 2010, I changed my mind. My power is deciding what, when, where, and how I exercise. (I call it Couch to My Way.)

#2

New clothes, new shoes, new apps, new music.

When I HAVE to buy new shoes every 300 miles, that is incentive to run!

#3

It surprises people.

#4

It surprises me.

A three-mile run seems to last three hours, but when I really finish after 30 or 40 minutes, wow, time shifts.

#5

More Oreos

One Oreo has 50 calories. One mile burns 100 calories.

#6

Yes, #6, because I make the rules.

Family.

Life is about connections; running gives me something else to do and discuss with my relatives and not so relatives.

Now when you and I see each other next, you can ask me about the Cooper River Bridge Run (my first 10K) in Charleston, SC. I’m enjoying it this coming weekend...with my husband, daughter, some of her friends, my nephew, some of his friends, two of our neighbors, and 39,988 other interesting people.

And I’ll ask you why you exercise.

Homewood Moves

Fran Woodruff

The (Very Coordinated) Book Mover at Edgewood Elementary

GUEST BLOGGER COMING SOON

Stay tuned this week for a guest blogger's story of how running has become a habit for her family!

and

This is our current PPC Situation 

Need a little motivation this Monday morning?

#BeatTheBoard

#hwdmoves

Patriot Points Defined

What is a Patriot Point?

• One Patriot Point is 30 minutes of exercise.  

What is THE BIG SCOREBOARD?

• The total of Patriot Points tallied every week using categories including points and team participation

Can my team still win the competition?

• This year is the closest PPC we have ever experienced.  Below is a breakdown of the Big Scoreboard Status.  We only have one trophy and it is still up for grabs but EVERY team has a chance to compete for PRIDE!
• EACH TEAM CAN SCORE UP TO 24 POINTS PER WEEK.  6 WEEKS REMAINING IN THE COMPETITION

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

The team with the most preregistered participants (ending 4/23) for the www.spiritscamper.com will score 10 bonus points on The BIG SCOREBOARD.  This will be a game changer for this year's PPC. HBOE has an advantage b/c of the weighted points and small team BUT every school has an advantage b/c of the number of potential walkers and runners per school.  

Back2Back Wins for the Back2Back Champs

Soooooo Close...

As Jenny Harvey states on a regular basis, "Every point counts!"  Last week our PPC ended in a tie between the Owls and HBOE, the Twitter war tie breaker resulted in an HBOE Win.  This week our reigning champs scored enough to result in another weekly winner.  One of the keys to their success is the fact that they all encourage each other to participate.  This accountability results in consistent exercise and posting of points.  Use this tactic in your schools!  Find a training partner who will hold you accountable.  At HHS, I have seen this accountability in action.  Ellie Walker meets with Angela McKenzie to walk on a regular basis weekly.  Amy Mixon meets with Ann Kreider to walk the Patriot Path and use this time together to plan upcoming curriculum for their English classes!  Win/Win.  Keep moving and be sure to post those points.  

"A (Accountability) Team" Bringing it in after one of our training sessions last week

It's a TIE!

The Race is On:  PPC Weekly Challenge

WEEK 23 ends in a TIE

The weekly challenge ended in a tie between the Owls and HBOE.  The tiebreaker will be a Twitter war!  Starting at 6am Monday morning, Tweet your training using the hashtag #hwdmoves  At 10pm on Monday 3/3/14, I will compile the results from Twitter to see which team (The HBOE or SCES) tweeted the most movement!  If you are not on Twitter, you can email your workout to any friend who Tweets to allow your movement to count for your team.  Tweet peeps please help out with our non-Tweeting friends, simply include the initials of the teammate and their training accomplishment in your Tweet.  HBOE has fewer teammates so the Tweets will be weighted based on number of employees.  As for the other teams (Edgewood, HKES, HMS and HHS)- You can gain valuable Patriot Points by joining in the fun.  Feel free to Tweet your training using #hwdmoves to encourage, motivate and inspire teammates.