|
About the
Body-Mind Wellness (BMW)
Challenge
What is it?
The Body-Mind Wellness (BMW) Challenge
is an 8-week, incentive-based wellness
program offered every Spring semester by
SNAC at
College of the Canyons. The BMW
Challenge aims to increase your
vegetable and fruit intake, physical
activity, and stress management
behaviors so you can be healthier and
happier.
When you participate in the BMW
Challenge, you have the option to...
-
Complete a self-assessment and set
personal goals.
-
Earn
points and win prizes for logging your daily cups
of vegetables and fruits, minutes of
purposeful physical activity, and
minutes of stress-reducing
behaviors.
-
Receive weekly email tips from the
BMW Nutrition, Fitness, & Emotional
Health Coaches.
-
Attend weekly BMW
Nutrition, Exercise, and/or
Meditation Workshops.
-
Get
education, support, and motivation
while meeting new people and having
fun!
Who may
participate?
All COC faculty/staff and currently
enrolled COC students (who have paid the
student health fee) are eligible to take
the BMW Challenge.
Community members who want to take the
BMW Challenge can do so after first
enrolling in KPEA 100 Physical Fitness
Lab or another “for-credit” course at
COC. For more information about course
offerings and registration at COC,
please visit the
online schedule.
What can I win?
The BMW Challenge is an incentive-based
program, which means that the more you
participate in healthy behaviors, the
more points you can earn, and the more
prizes you can win!
You can earn 1 point for each of the
following healthy behaviors:
-
1 point for every 1 cup of fruit or
vegetables you eat (up to 6 points per
day).
-
1 point for every 10-minute interval
of purposeful exercise you do (up to 6
points per day).
-
1 point for every 1-minute
stress-reducing activity you try (up to
6 points per day).
NOTE: You can earn up to 18 points per
day!
When you reach certain milestones, you
will win a prize:
-
After 50 points, you win
a BMW Challenge
Reusable Shopping Bag!
-
After 150 points, you win
a BMW Challenge T-Shirt!
-
After 300 points, you win
a BMW Challenge 28 oz.
Aluminum Water Bottle!
-
After 500 points, you win
entry into the BMW Challenge
Grand Prize Drawing for
one of
many great wellness prizes!
How much does
it cost?
The BMW Challenge costs $5 for students
and $20 for staff/faculty. Cash or
check made payable to "COC-ASG/SNAC" is
accepted. This fee is used to
cover program costs and as a fundraiser
for
College of the Canyons Foundation/Friends
of the Gardens. SNAC supports the
Gardens of the Canyons because it
creates a healthy campus environment
with fun opportunities for growing one's
own fruits/vegetables, fitness walking,
and meditation in the Gardens. |
Blackboard
Canyons
