Program Description
The Pickens County YMCA, Clemson University, Palmetto Health Baptist Easley, Southern Wesleyan University and Cannon Memorial Hospital have combined resources to continue their effort to address the growing obesity epidemic in our area and make Pickens County healthier.
Activate Pickens County:
- is a FREE year-round healthy living awareness program that targets youth and adult obesity and related diseases
- encourages participants to accumulate at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity five days per week
- provides Healthy Living information about nutrition, exercise and health education weekly
- sponsors regular weigh-ins and counseling
- presents "Health Talks," a series of lectures by wellness and medical experts
- challenges everyone, young and old, to begin healthy eating and regular moderate-intensity exercise.
Regular physical activity reduces the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure. It helps control weight and contributes to healthy bones, muscles, and joints. It helps relieve the pain of arthritis and reduces the symptoms of anxiety and depression. People of all ages who are generally inactive can improve their health and well being by becoming active at a moderate-intensity on a regular basis.
Group/Company Challenge:
- Any group of three or more people can register for the Group/Company Challenge.
- Every group that has 50% of their registered participants attend the weigh-ins 75% of the time will receive a plaque and public recognition for their achievement.
- Groups can check their progress anytime after January 15 by clicking on Company/Group Challenge.
- Statistics will show such information as Number of participants registered for your group, total pounds lost for your group, number of participants in your group that attended the last weigh-in, number of participants in your group that met the last weekly physical activity goal, and more. Individual statistics are kept confidential.
2008 Weigh-in Dates
January 14 (kickoff – first official weigh-in)
January 18
January 25
February 1
February 8
February 15
February 22
March 14th * 2nd Friday in March (This is a new date! March 21st is Good Friday, so mark your calendars to weigh in on March 14th instead.)
Weigh-in sessions will occur the third Friday of each month starting in April
April 18
May 16
June 20
July 18
August 15
September 19
October 17
November 21
December 12 * 2nd Friday in December