MARADMINS : 121/07
UNCLAS
202220Z FEB 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN 121/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/HQMC SEMPER FIT (MRS) ANNOUNCES
/2007 CREWS INTO SHAPE CHALLENGE //
POC/LINDA DESENS/HP DIRECTOR/FITNESS AND HEALTH PROMO
/TEL:COM 703-784-9542/TEL:DSN 278-9542//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. HQMC SEMPER FIT (MRS) ANNOUNCES THE 7TH
ANNUAL "CREWS INTO SHAPE CHALLENGE" SPONSORED BY THE NAVY
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CENTER (NEHC). HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH
NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH IN MARCH, THE "CREWS INTO SHAPE
CHALLENGE" IS A FUN, 4-WEEK, TEAM-ORIENTED WAY TO GET THE
WHOLE DOD FAMILY (ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS, CIVILIAN WORKERS AND
FAMILY MEMBERS) MOVING, DRINKING HEALTHY FLUIDS, AND EATING
MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
2. THE CHALLENGE RUNS 4-31 MAR 2007.
3. REGISTER YOUR CREW BY 28 FEB 2007 AT
WWW-NEHC.MED.NAVY.MIL/HP/CREWS_INTO_SHAPE/INDEX.HTM.
4. EVENT INFORMATION, MARKETING MATERIALS, AND CREWS LOGO ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.
5. CREW LEADERS RECEIVE FREQUENT CREWS NOTES DURING THE
CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE THEIR CREW MEMBERS. CREW NAMES AND
LOCATIONS ARE POSTED ON THE WEB. A TEAM NAME CONTEST IS ALSO OFFERED.
6. "CREWS INTO SHAPE" POSITIVELY AFFECTS HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIOR.
IN 2006, 3,254 SAILORS, MARINES, AIRMEN, SOLDIERS, FAMILY
MEMBERS, DOD CIVILIANS AND DODDS TEACHERS REGISTERED. OF THE
860 PARTICIPANTS WHO COMPLETED THE POST-CHALLENGE QUESTIONNAIRE,
59% SAID THEY MET THEIR WEIGHT LOSS OR WEIGHT GAIN GOAL, AND AN
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY AGREED OR STRONGLY AGREED THAT THE CREWS
CHALLENGE HELPED THEM IMPROVE THEIR DAILY HABITS REGARDING EXERCISE
(78%), FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INTAKE (89%), AND WATER INTAKE (86%).
THE QUESTIONNAIRE, RESULTS AND PARTICIPANT COMMENTS MAY BE VIEWED
AT WWW.SURVEYMONKEY.COM/REPORT.ASP?U=81939938030.
7. COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE THE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS MESSAGE
TO ALL SEMPER FIT PERSONNEL, CIVILIAN HUMAN RESOURCES AND NAF HUMAN
RESOURCES. PARTICIPATION IS ENCOURAGED CONSISTENT WITH
OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS.//