Has COVID got you feeling stir crazy?  Have you lost a step with your regular fitness routine due to the pandemic?  Are you interested in getting back in shape, or competing with friends in the spirit of healthy competition (literally)?  Do you want some accountability partners in your health journey? Well look no further!

Beginning in February, NOVABAA will be promoting semi-monthly fitness challenges, pitting our NOVABAA members, young and old against one another.  These challenges are meant to inspire each of us to dig deep and force us to take that walk after we get home from work, or to take the stairs while we're at work.  We hope that these challenges will encourage us to hold one another accountable for our health goals, and possibly inspire some friendly trash talk amongst the saints. :) 

You MUST have an Apple or Android based fitness watch to participate.  Sorry FitBit users, you all won't be able to compete.  The nature of the competition is that you earn points for the more you move.  Every time you close a ring, you gain bonus points.  You may close your ring multiple times (up to 3x) to get additional bonus points.  The top 3 winners at the end of the month will win Gold, Silver and Bronze medals through the App, which will correspond to real life prizes and awards from NOVABAA.  Depending on how this challenge goes over, we may implement some team oriented challenges down the road.

You will need to download the "Challenges" App (here for iPhone, here for Android) to begin.  Once you download it, you will need to put in the following code "gfjw" to join the NOVABAA February Fitness Challenge.  It's a few weeks away, but please do not wait until the last minute.  Participation is free to current members and $5 for everyone else.  We promise to have prizes for our winners, and most importantly, we hope to inspire one another to hold each other accountable and to strive for good health and wellness moving forward!

To participate in the NOVABAA February Fitness Challenge:

1. You must have an Apple or Android Watch.
2. Click (here for iPhone, here for Android) to download the Challenges App.
3. Once inside the app, click the button "Join a Challenge"
4. It will ask you for a code, input "grjw"
5. You will see a group NOVABAA picture, along with the caption "NOVABAA February Fitness Challenge"

Melanie Wright

Health and Wellness Chair