WOMAN Challenge - What is the WOMAN Challenge?

16,027 people and 1,083 teams are participating in the 2008 WOMAN Challenge!

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WOMAN Challenge!

"I am so happy I joined the challenge. I am looking at this challenge as a change in my life, changing some bad habits to good. I had turned into a couch potato, but, since this challenge I am off the couch! I watch half as much television as I did before the challenge. My energy level is up. I am falling in love with exercising now. Thank you."

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Team Name:
Mommy & Me of Laurelville

Number of Team Members:
6

Team Member Location:
Virginia

"Creating a team has really inspired my Mommy and Me group to get out everyday and take a walk, if not two. We are all wearing our pedometers and compare our numbers any time we can. It's like a little competition between us, which really gets us motivated. It's made me realize how little I used to exercise and how great I feel now that I am. This challenge has been great!"

WOMAN Challenge Fact Sheet

What is the WOMAN Challenge?

This May, thousands of women across the country will embark on an eight-week physical activity challenge for better health. They will be part of the WOMAN Challenge-that is, Women and girls Out Moving Across the Nation. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health is coordinating the WOMAN Challenge to kick off the ninth annual National Women's Health Week (May 11-17, 2008). This free eight week challenge encourages women and girls to walk 10,000 steps or get 30 minutes of moderate exercise every day. The WOMAN Challenge begins on Mother's Day, May 11, and ends on July 5, 2008.

How can I register to participate?

Participants will receive a tracking log (while supplies last) to record their progress throughout the eight weeks. They will also receive weekly motivational e-mails and health tips to help them reach their goals. Women can choose to travel one of six different "virtual" routes across America.

Can I register a team to participate in the Challenge?

Team participation is highly encouraged. Form an intergenerational team with you, your mom, grandmother or daughter, encourage your co-workers to create an interoffice team or walk with your girlfriends. However you choose to take part in the WOMAN Challenge, make it fun.

For information about the WOMAN Challenge and National Women's Health Week, please visit the National Women's Health Week Web site at www.womenshealth.gov/woman or call (800)-994-9662 or TTY: (888) 220-5446.