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Hi GCC participant,
Congratulations!
Your personal best is 0 steps and your total steps to date are 0 (as of 4 June). Great work, keep going and make this week your best one yet.
Well, two weeks into the GCC and you'll be starting to get a handle on what the event is all about, and no doubt getting a pretty clear picture of what it takes to walk 10,000 steps a day (well, of course it takes 10,000 steps, but you're getting an idea of the effort and small changes of routine needed to do this). Just remember - the GCC is all about consistent improvement and building up the healthy habits for a lifetime, so if you're thinking that '10,000' is a long way off, don't worry, keep raising the bar, taking it one day at a time, setting your sights high...and any other clichés that happen to spring to mind... and it will come.
You will also be starting to experience feelings towards your pedometer. For some it will be blossoming love, companionship and a new best friend. THIS IS ALL NORMAL so don't worry. However, if you're hearing your pedometer speak to you or you have left your partner to elope with your pedometer or you are convinced it is attaining self-intelligence and wants to make you its primate slave...seek help immediately.
Have a great week.
The Crew at the GCC
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Measurement and Evaluation
Measurement and Evaluation was a subject I took at university and its principals have stuck in my mind ever since. There are a number of varying reasons why people undertake the GCC each year and by the end of the event we are inundated with the stories of change. Without a doubt the greatest changes comes from people reconnected with what feet are there for, and exercise. From this stems improvements of activity levels, and with this increase comes a number of important changes that you might not be aware of.
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This is great because it starts to reverse what you also may not be aware of including: Scientists showing that within just two days of sedentary behaviour the body's ability to clear glucose from the blood stream is blunted. Over time, this increases the risk for Type II diabetes. Also within just one week of sedentary behaviour, fat accumulates around the stomach commencing the progression towards heart disease. These changes are quite modest and highly unnoticeable, yet the same can be said of the reverse.
Commencing activity with just a few days a week can reduce both fat accumulation around the stomach and streamline the body's ability to clear glucose. By the end of the 125 days, many people talk about their weight reduction, their lowered risks of cardiovascular disease, diabetes or the fact their clothes are fitting better, but perhaps the best measurement and evaluation comes in the form of how people feel... and by 125 days most people feel fantastic.
See you next week.
Shane Bilsborough
MSc (Human Nutrition)
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In the human body, 25 million new cells are being produced each second - after 4½ minutes you have produced the same number of cells as there are people on earth.
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Changing Lives by Karan
League of Extraordinary Gentleman - ANZ
This is my 2nd year in a row that I'm participating in the GCC. Last year saw me lose 25 kgs, 5 inches in waist size and a gain of lean muscle through nutritional eating, walking and a gym routine. GCC was one of the main drivers for the weight loss. The pedometer is definitely my best mate. I have just returned from Malaysia and educated some of my mates and family about the pedometer and all the 10,000 steps a day stories. All seem to be happy to start using a pedometer to check how many steps they could walk. Since the last GCC concluded, I have used my pedometer everyday, just as a check to ensure I don't forget my mission. It is fantastic to engage people and educate them about fitness. I would encourage people to give their old pedometers to family and friends so they can start changing their lives. All the best! Cheers, Karan
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Well, it seems that the 30 - 40+ year age is when we believe we put on the most weight and there are many factors that contribute to this - slowing metabolism (i.e. muscle loss from reduced exercise), career focus, leaving competitive sport, family demands and generally less time to exercise and eat well. However, one of the most worrying statistics that may change this table in years to come, is the fact that 10% of children in the western world are now obese*. Of course while the world is off looking for the obesity gene or some other factor to blame the answer is the same from kids to grandparents - consume more energy than you expend = weight gain but reverse that equation and you have weight loss. So keep setting an example for the kids and younger relatives and get them out walking with you (unless of course, walking is your escape from them! In that case, encourage them to get
out and about with their friends).
* Bessesen DH (June 2008). "Update on obesity". |
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1. Add other teams to your Google map - organisation teams, tracked teams, leader, pace teams. It's sort of like stalking but in a positive way.
2. Change the view of your map - scroll over Map Types and select from Aerial, Road or Hybrid view and zoom right in to see exactly where you are.
3. Track teams by clicking on the + icon next to each team on the leader board (15 max), and you can remove them by then clicking the - icon. Great for keeping one eye on the "competition".
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If your organisation would like to become a sponsor of the GCC and gain exposure to over 60,000 people a day (all by just providing some giveaway prizes) please contact jamese@gettheworldmoving.com
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Prizes are drawn randomly so the only thing participants need to do is ensure steps are up to date every Monday.
Click here to see if you've won.
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