W.C. Shapes Up registers for ?Spring Into Health?

The Warren County Shapes Up team is offering a free six-week ?Spring Into Health? program to encourage healthy living through exercise and good nutrition. Come join the challenge and start down the road to a healthier you.

Chairman Hilda Lytle encourages participation, ?We want all Warren County residents to be as healthy as possible, and this is a good way to start. The Warren County Shapes Up group sponsored a similiar challenge last year and it was a huge success.?

Participants add a ?healthy habit? each week like exercising, eating fruits and vegetables or drinking water. Then the participant will record their successes on the ?Spring Into Health? log. At the end of the six-week challenge, hopefully healthy habits will be developed that will last a lifetime.

This program will run from April 9 until May 20. Sign ups will be Saturday, April 8 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. during the Healthy Family Fair at the Three Star Mall.

Can?t make it to the fair? Late sign ups will be at:

? McMinnville Civic Center: Monday?Tuesday (April 10-11) 8 a.m. -6 p.m.

? UT Extension: Monday-Tuesday, April 10-11 from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

For more information, please call the UT Extension Office at 473-8484 or McMinnville Civic Center at 473-1212.

Challenge Levels

There are two levels to the ?Spring Into Health? challenge. Participants will decide which level is most suitable for their current health status.

Level 1 ?

Week 1: Exercise 15 minutes for 3 days .
Week 2: Week 1+Drink (6) 8-oz. glasses of water.
Week 3: Week 2+Eat a healthy breakfast for 5 days.
Week 4: Week 3 + exercise 20 min for 5 days.
Week 5: Week 4 + eat at least 5 fruits and vegetables 4 days a week.
Week 6: Week 5 + do a ?stress reliever? for 2 days.

Level 2 ?

Week 1: Drink (6) 8-oz. glasses of water, exercise 20 minutes for 3 days.
Week 2: Week 1 + Eat a healthy breakfast for 5 days.
Week 3: Week 2 with change of exercise to 30 minutes for 5 days.
Week 4: Week 3 + 5 fruits and vegetables for 5 days.
Week 5: Week 4 + add weight training for 3 days this week.
Week 6: Week 5 + do a ?stress reliever? for 2 days.

Participants will receiver a ?log-in? paper and other information at registration and will keep up with their own activities and will turn in completed log and evaluation at the close of the program. Special drawings and incentives may be awarded.

So come on Warren County, let?s ?Shape Up?. Let?s show that we want to be a healthy county! For questions or more information, please call Hilda Lytle at 473-8484 or Amanda Jones at 473-8468 (Ext. 111)