Here we are reflecting on week 2 already….
The long weekend sure put a lot of points in the
newly approved yard work category. You’re welcome everyone.
Roula takes the lead this week. I think being a mom to 4 kids keeps her active – lots of biking and walking happening with her brood.
Liz – take notes!
Top 10 for week 2: Roula A, Gene C, Jean W, Katie J, Sue W., Karl S., Kaytlin M, Terry D., Caroline E, Carissa P., and Chantal HN
Chantal is only 0.23 points behind Carissa – so I count her in too!
You can find this week's results here.
It goes without saying that just being in the game is a good thing – top ten or bottom ten. If we are all out there making an effort to be physically active it doesn’t really matter where you are in the challenge. But I must admit I do admire the commitment of those very active people near the top – it sort of motivates me to get out and do a bit more…
19 of us did more this week than last week – who will keep this up until the end?
On the heels of Sue’s new word “canyoneering” of last week – she has now created a new high intensity sport of “mountain hiking”. Her pitch included the phrase, “hiked up to 6200 ft about sea level in 100 degree heat”. I say doing anything is 100 degree heat is high intensity. Well done.
Dave is requesting sympathy points this season because he is injured…but really it’s not like if he wasn’t injured he’d be out there running with Karl, …so the panel says NO.
Marketa logged 4 hours of walking everyday while on vacation in Prague – is Prague truly THAT interesting? Or is she confusing “walking” with “sitting a pub”?
Carolyn is the Queen of Variety – with 8 different activities last week, she had the usual suspects but added kayaking to put her over the top.
We have a couple of people playing baseball – yes that good ol’ summer pastime. Every time I see someone get 10 points for playing I really want to watch these games and see if their heart rate is raised…if they actually move around for a few consecutive minutes. I know what I am talking about; my son has played baseball for years. I have had to sit through HOURS of watching this game and have yet to see
a player (who is not pitcher or catcher) break a sweat…but I'm sure lots of fun is happening which is important as well...so...play on.
Kaytlin seems to be the only one playing tennis – and I was close to removing this
category.
All Nick’s points this week were in the high intensity level – just as there are some whose points are all in the low intensity level…I won’t single them out…
We had a few more Sunday night submissions – Manny’s better half Jen got hers in before him..what is happening here?….he is slipping.
We now have 51 people participating – a few were on vacation or sick last week and wanted to join the fun. So, out of 51 players only 27 had their form in on time.
Shall we do the math people?
53%.
Pitiful.
Perhaps people were still in long weekend mode and just not back to the high efficiency manner of last week. Oh well, on the up side this increases the odds for the weekly draws… and the two people who benefit from this are Dominique Mongeon and Chris Gray. I know these two enjoy their coffee – it will be a race to see who gets here first for that Starbucks card. “Jeans for a week” is a good prize too – a little visual bragging around the office.
Friendly reminder still needs to go out about names on forms…
Week 3 forms to me by 4:00pm, Monday May 27th please. Thank you.
Have a great active weekend.
This week’s words of wisdom……
We do not stop exercising because we grow old - we grow old because we stop
exercising. Dr. Kenneth Cooper, Cooper Institute.
The long weekend sure put a lot of points in the
newly approved yard work category. You’re welcome everyone.
Roula takes the lead this week. I think being a mom to 4 kids keeps her active – lots of biking and walking happening with her brood.
Liz – take notes!
Top 10 for week 2: Roula A, Gene C, Jean W, Katie J, Sue W., Karl S., Kaytlin M, Terry D., Caroline E, Carissa P., and Chantal HN
Chantal is only 0.23 points behind Carissa – so I count her in too!
You can find this week's results here.
It goes without saying that just being in the game is a good thing – top ten or bottom ten. If we are all out there making an effort to be physically active it doesn’t really matter where you are in the challenge. But I must admit I do admire the commitment of those very active people near the top – it sort of motivates me to get out and do a bit more…
19 of us did more this week than last week – who will keep this up until the end?
On the heels of Sue’s new word “canyoneering” of last week – she has now created a new high intensity sport of “mountain hiking”. Her pitch included the phrase, “hiked up to 6200 ft about sea level in 100 degree heat”. I say doing anything is 100 degree heat is high intensity. Well done.
Dave is requesting sympathy points this season because he is injured…but really it’s not like if he wasn’t injured he’d be out there running with Karl, …so the panel says NO.
Marketa logged 4 hours of walking everyday while on vacation in Prague – is Prague truly THAT interesting? Or is she confusing “walking” with “sitting a pub”?
Carolyn is the Queen of Variety – with 8 different activities last week, she had the usual suspects but added kayaking to put her over the top.
We have a couple of people playing baseball – yes that good ol’ summer pastime. Every time I see someone get 10 points for playing I really want to watch these games and see if their heart rate is raised…if they actually move around for a few consecutive minutes. I know what I am talking about; my son has played baseball for years. I have had to sit through HOURS of watching this game and have yet to see
a player (who is not pitcher or catcher) break a sweat…but I'm sure lots of fun is happening which is important as well...so...play on.
Kaytlin seems to be the only one playing tennis – and I was close to removing this
category.
All Nick’s points this week were in the high intensity level – just as there are some whose points are all in the low intensity level…I won’t single them out…
We had a few more Sunday night submissions – Manny’s better half Jen got hers in before him..what is happening here?….he is slipping.
We now have 51 people participating – a few were on vacation or sick last week and wanted to join the fun. So, out of 51 players only 27 had their form in on time.
Shall we do the math people?
53%.
Pitiful.
Perhaps people were still in long weekend mode and just not back to the high efficiency manner of last week. Oh well, on the up side this increases the odds for the weekly draws… and the two people who benefit from this are Dominique Mongeon and Chris Gray. I know these two enjoy their coffee – it will be a race to see who gets here first for that Starbucks card. “Jeans for a week” is a good prize too – a little visual bragging around the office.
Friendly reminder still needs to go out about names on forms…
Week 3 forms to me by 4:00pm, Monday May 27th please. Thank you.
Have a great active weekend.
This week’s words of wisdom……
We do not stop exercising because we grow old - we grow old because we stop
exercising. Dr. Kenneth Cooper, Cooper Institute.
