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is a four-week friendly fitness competition amongst small teams of businesses, civic groups, churches, neighborhoods and other Gladstone community groups. We'll have two winning teams - the group with the highest average number of walking minutes (per participant), and the group with the highest average servings of fruits/vegetables consumed daily over the four-week program. We'll announce the winning team in late June.
How it works
Strive to Thrive motivates you and your team to become more active while building community camaraderie. Together, over the four-week program, you and your team members will record the number of daily minutes dedicated to walking (or other aerobic activity) and the number of servings of fruits/vegetables you are consuming daily.
First, save a spot for your team today!
The Team Captain must pre-register with his or her email address and team name/commitment on-line.
Team Captains must pre-register their team by May 22.
Team members will then be able to sign up starting May 3rd
After the team has been pre-registered (the Team Captain will receive an email confirming the team name) - the individual team members or their team captain may sign up the participating individuals on-line at http://www.gladstone.mo.us. Individual team members may join their registered team on-line beginning Tuesday, May 3.
Each team member will then need to chart on-line: 1) their "dedicated" daily walking time and 2) the number of servings of fruits and vegetables eaten each day. (Team members who do not have access to a computer may use the Strive to Thrive Weekly Tracker and provide the completed form to their Team Captain). Each week, daily dedicated walking minutes and servings must be recorded on-line.
The City's website will add the minutes/servings eaten versus those walked/eaten by other community teams. Each week, Gladstone will randomly draw a name (from those who have recorded their minutes and servings that week) for a prize. At the end of the four-week period, two winners will be announced - the team with the highest overall average minutes walked and the team with the highest average number of servings.
 We'll track our team's minutes and daily servings on-line.
Click HERE for sample serving sizes.
Click HERE to download a Strive to Thrive "paper" tracker. Who can participate?
All Gladstone community members and City employees may start walking in May and join in the fun - whether you're just starting your fitness program or are already an avid walker. All teams must be pre-registered by May 22. Strive to Thrive encourages team members to set their own pace by counting the number of minutes walked each day, while increasing their daily average number or fruit and vegetable servings eaten.
Why participate?
To enjoy the beautiful season and celebrate the City's many trails or to help jump-start your fitness program! Our Farmer's Market will open May 18, providing more opportunities for fresh, local fruits & vegetables. For many of us, our busy schedules make starting a physical activity program difficult. Work, family and other responsibilities often crowd out time to do something good for ourselves. A lack of direction or motivation makes it even easier to let fitness slide, but Strive to Thrive helps us get back on track by making fitness fun with a bit of competition and community camaraderie.
What are the benefits of Strive to Thrive?
Improving dietary practices and increasing physical activities are major strategies for preventing many of the most common chronic diseases. Exercise can help you sleep better, improve your energy level, control your weight, cholesterol and blood pressure levels, reduce the risk for heart attack, stroke, type 2 diabetes, breast cancer, depression, colon cancer and osteoporosis and improve arthritis and back pain! Before you start any exercise program, however, you should check with your doctor or health care provider.
In addition to the health benefits of starting or reinforcing a nutrition program and walking routine, participants can win random prizes and take pride in their community.
How do I get started?
Form a team! Invite your friends, co-workers and neighbors to join the four-week challenge. Studies show that you're more likely to succeed at new behaviors if you "buddy up" with someone. Choose a Team Captain and register on-line today!
Enjoy the new Happy Rock bicycle/pedestrian trail - it’s located on the west side of the roadway from NE 72nd Terrace to Happy Rock Park and will eventually connect to Metro Green to eventually provide over a 1,000-mile regional greenway system of public and private natural areas and trails linking communities throughout the Kansas City Metropolitan area
SAVE THE DATES!
- Join us for a fun kick-off at opening day of the Farmers Market on May 18.
- Team Captains must pre-register their team by Sunday, May 22.
- Individual teams may join on-line with their registered team beginning Tuesday, May 3.
- Strive to Thrive officially begins Sunday, May 22 and ends Saturday, June 18.
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