Wellness Success Stories

Our Spring into Shape community walking challenge has come to an end, and the results are extraordinary. Believe it or not, participants logged more than 20 million steps! Everyone received a Spring into Shape t-shirt for participating, and the winners of the challenge received a gift basket with some great wellness goodies:

• An exercise/food log
• Fitness bands
• Jump rope
• A certificate for six free fitness classes at our local gym

Since the 10-week challenge ended, we've heard a lot of positive feedback. Participants really enjoyed Debbie's weekly email with health tips, and they report feeling inspired to make fitness a priority in their lives.

The successes don't end there. We just wrapped up a "biggest loser" challenge for one of our corporate clients, where participants competed for a number of incredible prizes. Over the 8-week challenge, 117 employees lost more than 1000 pounds -- and the grand-prize winner lost more than 40!

We spend a lot of time thinking about incentives and coaching and motivation in the abstract. But success stories like these remind us that our programs impact real people's lives -- and encourage lasting positive behavior change.

Congratulations to all of our challenge participants!