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WOMAN Challenge: Women and girls Out Moving Across the Nation

July 2008

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Welcome! We've created this extended tracking log to allow you to continue recording your physical activity. It is full of health information and tips to help you maintain your new healthy lifestyle! We encourage you to track your activity throughout the remaining months of the year (until the 2009 WOMAN Challenge!) and hope you find the information and tips useful. Enjoy!

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Research shows that women can lower their risk of heart disease by as much as 82 percent simply by leading a healthy lifestyle.
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Last day of the WOMAN Challenge.
Last Week of the WOMAN Challenge
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Pay attention to why and when you avoid physical activity. List some ways you can overcome these personal barriers.
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Change one behavior at a time. Remember that replacing unhealthy behaviors with healthy ones requires time
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and patience, and can be hard work. Start small and focus on changing one behavior at a time.
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If you have children or grandchildren, set a good example and make time to play with them outside.
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Eating out, eating healthy. Box up a portion of your meal and take it home.
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One serving of fruit is about the size of a baseball.
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Understanding Nutrients: Potassium may help you maintain a healthy blood pressure, plus it's good for preventing muscle cramps.
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Sweet and white potatoes, tomato paste or puree, beet greens, white and lima beans, cooked greens, carrot juice, prune juice, and bananas are good sources of potassium.
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When you travel pack foods that are hard to find on the road, such as fruits, vegetables, small portions of nuts and seeds, and water.
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What's In Season? Produce available in the summer: VEGETABLES - onions, potatoes, eggplant, garlic, okra, squash, black-eyed peas, lettuce, rhubarb FRUITS - red grapes, raspberries, ralencia oranges, apples, watermelon, papaya, kiwi, mango, figs
Do a simple online search of "What's In Season" in your area to find out more specifically what produce is fresh and available. You can even find places to pick and garden your own foods!

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Content last updated March 24, 2008.

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