Chair Challenge 2013
The Chair Challenge is designed to increase the amount of N.E.A.T. (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis/Time) employees perform during working and nonworking hours. The Chair Challenge encourages employees to take N.E.A.T. physical activity breaks throughout the day. Performing these types of breaks will help with refocusing and clearing the mind, reduce stress levels, enhance blood flow and caloric burning, and provide a multitude of other physiological, social, emotional and intellectual benefits!
N.E.A.T. ChAIR CHALLENGE – AT A GLANCE!
Signups
2/7-2/11 for all 3 weeks.
3 weeks of participation = 1 wellness point!
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First 100 participants to sign up receive a Chair Exercise Slide Guide*
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All participants will receive links to suggested chair exercises & additional resources to help with the week’s N.E.A.T. goals!
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Week 1
2/11-2/18
Signup for week 2 & 3
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Monday 2/11
Orientation: Intro to chair exercises.
Wismer’s Red Alcove (behind the pizza station) from 12 – 12:30pm
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Week 1 Online Survey to be completed by 2/17
*First 100 participants to complete week 1 survey will receive a Thera-band.
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Week 2
2/18-2/22
Signup for week 3 (deadline is 2/24)
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Monday 2/18
Orientation: Ergonomics & Ther-bands and additional chair exercises
Wismer Bear’s Den from 12 – 12:30pm
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Week 2 Online Survey completed by 2/24
First 100 participants to complete Week 2 survey receive a stress ball.
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Week 3
2/25-3/1
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Monday 2/25
Orientation: Ergonomics & Instant Stress Management Tools for Office Environments
Wismer Bear’s Den from 1 – 1:30 pm
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Week 3 Online Survey completed by 3/3
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Chair Challenge Instructions:
- Participation may be for 1 to 3 weeks. However, participation in ALL three weeks is needed to earn a wellness point.
- The first 100 participants to sign up for the Chair Challenge will receive a Chair Exercise Slide Guide. All participants who complete the weekly
survey at the end of week 1 will receive an exercise thera-band. The first 100 participants to complete the weekly survey for week 3 will receive a stress ball.
- After registering, begin the challenge. If you are planning on participating in all 3 weeks you will need to start on 2/11. Complete all three weeks
for a wellness point!
- It is strongly recommended, but not required, that all participants attend the orientation sessions held each Monday from 12:00 – 12:30.
- Each week participants will be responsible for performing a minimum of 5 different chair exercises, or other suggested N.E.A.T. activities,
4 times to several times each day of the week. The chair exercises picked can either be from the Chair Exercise Slide Guide and/or from the
exercises provided in the email links weekly.
- The first orientation session, presented by Dr. Laura Borsdorf, will be in Wismer’s Red Alcove (behind the pizza station) from 12 – 12:30pm,
Monday, February 11th and will focus on an introduction the N.E.A.T. Concept and purposeful chair exercising.
- The first 100 participants to complete and return the on-line weekly participation survey form each week will receive an exercise incentive for the next week (see the chart for dates and items). On Sunday, February 17, the first on-line participation survey form is due.
- On Monday, February 18th, the second orientation session, presented by Carol McMillin and Dr.Borsdorf, will be held at the Wismer Bear’s Den
from 12 – 12:30pm. Topics will be Ergonomics and an introduction to Thera-bands for chair work.
- On Sunday, February 24nd the second week survey is due.
- On Monday, February 25th, the third and final orientation session will be held at the Wismer Bear’s Den from 1 – 1:30 pm.
- Topics will be quick and easy stress actions to help lower stress and fatigue in office environments.
Contact newu@ursinus.edu with questions.
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