Posted On 2008-12-07
I am very pleased with the Governors Challenge. As a Elementary School PE teacher I am on my feet all day and pretty active already. Usually when I get home I just want to relax. Well the Governors Challenge has pushed me to get out and be active after work. It was really not very difficult for me to complete. I just did the things I enjoy doing and logged it. I am recommending my friends to try as well. I am hoping to get as many people involved as possible. I hope that it become contagious and not only my students, but parents, and teacher become involved.
I am very pleased with the Governors Challenge. As a Elementary School PE teacher I am on my feet all day and pretty active already. Usually when I get home I just want to relax. Well the Governors Challenge has pushed me to get out and be active after work. It was really not very difficult for me to complete. I just did the things I enjoy doing and logged it. I am recommending my friends to try as well. I am hoping to get as many people involved as possible. I hope that it become contagious and not only my students, but parents, and teacher become involved.
Posted On 2009-01-20
I am physically handicapped and in the past found it very difficult to keep up with a regular routine of physical exercise. However, due to the Governor's challenge I have more of an incentive. I have found that I can walk and do certain exercises 15 mins. in the morning and 15-20 mins. in the evening. This has already caused me to lose 10 lbs. It might not seem like a lot, but to one who is grossly overweight because of pain and limited activity it is a very good feeling. I look at this as only a start.
I am physically handicapped and in the past found it very difficult to keep up with a regular routine of physical exercise. However, due to the Governor's challenge I have more of an incentive. I have found that I can walk and do certain exercises 15 mins. in the morning and 15-20 mins. in the evening. This has already caused me to lose 10 lbs. It might not seem like a lot, but to one who is grossly overweight because of pain and limited activity it is a very good feeling. I look at this as only a start.
Posted On 2009-03-20
well i think this program has helped me out alot before the challenge i was a lazy overweight sixteen year old i weighed two hundred and ten pounds and now i only weigh one hundred and eighety five pounds i feel great i love to be able to run the mile without having to stop every certain time in the track while i watch all of my friends run past me it also feels great to have people look at you and say you sure do look thin today and the best part of it is going home and looking at yourself in the mirror and not feeling so bad about youre personal image actually saying tonight im gonna go show the world what im all about and that yes i might still be overweight but hey i bet i can run faster than you and do so many things you cant do and thats why i love the governors challenge and i just wanted to say thanx to the 24 hour fitness staff in La Mesa
well i think this program has helped me out alot before the challenge i was a lazy overweight sixteen year old i weighed two hundred and ten pounds and now i only weigh one hundred and eighety five pounds i feel great i love to be able to run the mile without having to stop every certain time in the track while i watch all of my friends run past me it also feels great to have people look at you and say you sure do look thin today and the best part of it is going home and looking at yourself in the mirror and not feeling so bad about youre personal image actually saying tonight im gonna go show the world what im all about and that yes i might still be overweight but hey i bet i can run faster than you and do so many things you cant do and thats why i love the governors challenge and i just wanted to say thanx to the 24 hour fitness staff in La Mesa
Posted On 2009-01-06
The Governor's Challenge was more of an experience than a challenge. It inspired me to be active everyday with the notion that I, and only I, could beat the Governor's Challenge. It was real simple, just do things that will keep you up and moving for at least three days a week for up to an hour-simple right? Of course, I was able to do things that I liked and remain fit and healthy. On weekends I occasionally went swimming, on school days I would play basketball, soccer, or just go jogging or walking around my neighborhood. I could go with members of my family or with my friends, I guess you could say they completed the Challenge as well! While being with people I was familiar and comfortable being with and doing physical activities, it made it kinda fun. Swimming with my brother, shooting hoops with my close friends, and many other activities made it fun and healthy. The Challenge wasn't really a challenge, but merely just a wake up call to students in California to get up, be, and stay active. It worked for me if not some. Over the past month I lost around 3 pounds from continous excercise and felt better! True, the spirit of competition to complete the Challenge got to me and everyday I would try and do some physical activity just so that I could have a little extra excercise for the day. From now on I will maintain this routine of four days a week for around 45 minutes. I may not not like the Governor, but the challenge he put forth was truly a great one!
The Governor's Challenge was more of an experience than a challenge. It inspired me to be active everyday with the notion that I, and only I, could beat the Governor's Challenge. It was real simple, just do things that will keep you up and moving for at least three days a week for up to an hour-simple right? Of course, I was able to do things that I liked and remain fit and healthy. On weekends I occasionally went swimming, on school days I would play basketball, soccer, or just go jogging or walking around my neighborhood. I could go with members of my family or with my friends, I guess you could say they completed the Challenge as well! While being with people I was familiar and comfortable being with and doing physical activities, it made it kinda fun. Swimming with my brother, shooting hoops with my close friends, and many other activities made it fun and healthy. The Challenge wasn't really a challenge, but merely just a wake up call to students in California to get up, be, and stay active. It worked for me if not some. Over the past month I lost around 3 pounds from continous excercise and felt better! True, the spirit of competition to complete the Challenge got to me and everyday I would try and do some physical activity just so that I could have a little extra excercise for the day. From now on I will maintain this routine of four days a week for around 45 minutes. I may not not like the Governor, but the challenge he put forth was truly a great one!
