Hogwarts Weight Loss Challenge: Holidays at Grimmauld Place (Term 57): Nov 7th - Dec 14th

Maalea

Hi all!

We want to invite you to our 57th term of the Hogwarts Challenge! If you want some additional motivation to stay on track and have some fun while working towards your goals, come join us!

Term 57 will be an 5-week term, focussing on the holidays! The term will run from Friday, November 7th (with full activities beginning on the following Monday) through Sunday, December 14th.

The list inside the spoiler tags will give you an an idea of the type of challenges you would see each week in our general categories, to give you an idea of the commitment involved. Completing these challenges earns points for your house as we compete (in a friendly way!) to earn the House Cup each term.

Spoiler Warning

MANDATORY Challenges:

Classroom - Quidditch (Exercise task, running the entire week):
Complete 40 minutes of exercise, with at least 10 minutes of flex, 10 minutes of strength, and 10 minutes of cardio throughout the week.

Classroom - Potions (Food task, running the entire week):
Eat the rainbow of fruit and vegetables this week.

Classroom - Defense against the Dark Arts (running the entire week):
This category may contain some trivia questions about Harry Potter, or some questions for reflection

Weigh-in: runs Friday through Sunday

OPTIONAL Challenges:

Room of Requirement (typically running Wednesday through Thursday):
Complete a 15-minute workout.

Hogsmeade (typically running Saturday through Sunday):
Take 30 minutes to relax this weekend and let us know what you did.

Arithmancy (running the entire week):
Stay under your calorie goal.

Alchemy (running the entire week):
Meet you daily water goal.

Certain weeks will also have:

Optional Quidditch matches (where you count minutes of exercise multiplied by effort to earn points)

Optional special events, such as a relay race events (one team member completes an activity and then the next person completes the next activity and so on, usually runs 2-3 days) or list events (sign up for tasks and complete them in any order within about a week).

Part-time and full-time students:

Everyone has different amounts of time to dedicate to the challenge due to work, family, or other commitments. To make the Hogwarts challenge enjoyable for all, we are introducing two types of participants:

• Part-time students are required to complete the mandatory tasks, where they will earn points for their team. They are not supposed to complete the optional tasks! If they complete them just for fun, that's perfectly okay, but they won't get any points for them.
• Full-time students are supposed to complete both the mandatory tasks and the optional tasks, and they will earn points for all of them. They don't have to do the optional tasks (they don't doncount for our attendance rules, and after all, they are optional), but then their house will suffer for it, because they miss the points.

This way, everyone can participate in a way that fits their schedule, without feeling overwhelmed or left behind.

You can also switch twice between these two types during the challenge.

(Of course, both part-time and full-time students can always excuse themselves from any task, mandatory and/or optional! Then they won't hurt their house when they cannot complete them.)

Announcement of Team Roster and Invites

The house roster and links to the Hogwarts Castle group and the houses' Common Rooms will be posted around November 3rd in this MFP group: Platform 9 3/4 

So you'll have to join this group (best do it just after sending out your application) for any further information about your application and acceptance!

Application link: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSdJKawUXSWkTHf0pSjyBAqx4YToP2dAgNRc2HK9had9G5wqzA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsharing%26ouid%3D104260794119888657923

The team roster and further links to the Castle group and the Common Rooms will be posted around November 3rd in the Platform 9 3/4 group. 

You'll have to join both the Castle group and your Common Room group, or communicate with a staff member if you are unable to do so, by 11:59 pm ET on Thursday, November 6th!

Feel free to post any question about the challenge in the Platform 9 3/4 group.

We hope to see many of you join us for the term! 😀  

nossmf

Even if you are not a fan of the Harry Potter series (gasp! is it possible?), this is a wonderful community to become a member. Not only is everybody tremendously supportive of one another, but the entire challenge has developed over the years to provide a multitude of challenges, both physical and dietary, so everyone of every level of ability can participate and feel they have accomplished something to improve their personal fitness story.

Come join us!

iLive2Walk

So much fun, so creative. Don't miss it!

iLive2Walk

iLive2Walk

So much fun. I highly recommend.

Maalea

The Sorting Hat is already busy, assigning the students to the houses. But you can still apply and secure your spot! 😀

iLive2Walk

If you've ever considered joining the Hogwarts challenge, the holiday term is the best to give it a try! Five weeks of fun! My favorite term of the year. Give it. A try, what do you have to lose? With the help of this group, I lost 90 pounds, got to my goal weight, and have kept off a year now!