100 Days Later, a Healthier Dallas

This year’s Live Healthy Dallas program concluded on April 23, 2009 and was accomplished with great success. The Live Healthy Dallas 100 Day Challenge is a team based weight loss and physical activity program that assists individuals and teammates in making positive changes that lead to a healthier lifestyle. By competing in Live Healthy Dallas participants begin to form healthy habits through physical activity and improved nutrition.

This year Live Healthy Dallas had forty-one companies actively participate. Team Highlights include:

Hospitals

• Baylor Health Care System - 2,392 participants on 449 teams
  Logged 4,240,760 minutes and 5,016 pounds lost
• Children’s Medical Center - 945 participants on 121 teams
  Logged 2,440,065 minutes and 4,486 pounds lost
• Parkland Health and Hospital System - 863 participants on 122 teams
  Logged 1,269,970 minutes and 2,994 pounds lost
• Methodist Dallas Medical Center - 161 participants on 24 teams
  Logged 441,410 minutes and 659 pounds lost
• Methodist Charlton Medical Center - 127 participants on 18 teams
  Logged 238,100 minutes and 460 pounds lost

Corporate Teams

• NCH Corporation - 282 participants on 37 teams
  Logged 800,035 minutes and 1,860 pounds lost
• Corgan Associates - 144 participants on 21 teams
  Logged 595,630 minutes and 270 pounds lost

With over double the participants of 2008, Live Healthy Dallas 2009 saw a total of 607,662 pounds lost, 325,846,835 activity minutes logged, and 21,723,122 miles of activity recorded. Overall it was a tremendous success, with plans already in the works to expand in 2010.

Live Healthy Dallas will be transforming to Live Healthy North Texas in 2010. Next year’s program will target not only the Dallas region, but will work to positively involve and impact the greater North Texas region. In this united endeavor our region can effectively become the healthiest in the state, creating a positive impact on our area’s citizens.

Live Healthy North Texas will also be a 100 day program, January 14 to April 23, setting a precedent of healthy behavior to carry on long after the program’s conclusion. While anyone can sign up for Live Healthy North Texas, one of the easiest methods is to implement the Live Healthy program as a workplace wellness initiative. It is an affordable option to creating a more productive and vital workplace, and offers a fun and competitive opportunity for employees to interact. Also, as part of Live Healthy North Texas teams and organizations have the opportunity to compete against other area companies.

From Patti Clapp, a Vice President of the Dallas Regional Chamber:
“The Chamber realizes that healthcare costs are a concern for all business large or small. Because of this, the Live Healthy Dallas program brings an opportunity for businesses to engage in a wellness initiative for not only their company, but one benefitting the region as a whole.”

Thank you to our 2009 Live Healthy Dallas Sponsors: United Healthcare and Genesis Physicians Group. Stay tuned for upcoming information on Live Healthy North Texas 2010.