Join Three Nov. Challenges! Turkey Trot, Pushup and Historic Walking Trail Challenges

November 6, 2024 / Get Well

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, NOVA! Move-vember is here! We invite you to keep the momentum going with these November challenges:

Three Featured Challenges.

  1. Get ready for CommonHealth’s Turkey Trot Challenge! 

Join our state wellness partner, CommonHealth, for a daily 20-minute movement challenge—whether it’s walking, seated exercises or even a dance break. Register here and receive your activity calendar to help track your progress (check your spam or junk mailbox to avoid missing the messages).  Aim to move for at least 25 days this month, with activities for all fitness levels.

Throughout the challenge, CommonHealth will send weekly emails with tips and mental health prompts to keep you motivated. After completing the challenge and submitting the survey, participants will receive a printable certificate and be entered into a prize drawing. Click here to learn more about the challenge. Let’s make November a month of movement! Questions? Reach out to the CommonHealth team at wellness@dhrm.virginia.gov or the Office of Employee Wellness and Wellbeing (OEWW) at employeewellbeing@nvcc.edu.

  1. November’s Be FLY (Fit, lean you) Challenge: PUSH-UPS. 

Join our college wellness partner, Rec on Canvas, for the Be FLY! Push-Up Challenge! Build strength and endurance in your chest, shoulders and triceps with push-ups, starting with five on Day 1 and working up to 75 by month’s end. 

On Friday, November 8, at 1 p.m. and Friday, November 22, at 1 p.m., participants can log on and Campus Rec will lead the challenge via Zoom. To join, email campusrec@nvcc.edu with “Push-ups” in the subject line.

  1. VDH Offers a 6-Week Historic Walking Trail Challenge: Walk with Ease and Explore Virginia. 

Explore Virginia’s historic sites this fall with the Virginia Department of Health’s Virginia Arthritis Walk-with-Ease program. This program will run from Nov. 11 to Dec. 20. Click here to learn more about the challenge. Complete the 6-week challenge for a chance to win a Virginia State Park Pass! Click here for details and instructions. If you have questions regarding the challenge, please contact VDH Program Administrator Mona Burwell.

Keep It Up And Be Fly—–Walk. Run. Dance. Play. Move Your Way.

Image: Brown background with fall leaves in the top right and left corners. A cartoon turkey is in the bottom center with a pumpkin and a sunflower on each side of him.

Submitted By:
Faith Redd-Walker, Office Of Employee Wellness And Wellbeing, employeewellbeing@nvcc.edu