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No More Couch Potatoes Summer Camp

A weekly health challenge for your body, mind and soul.

Owner: dmdegrassiLeaders: dmdegrassiCreated on May 28, 20137 membersPrivacy: Public

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Final Week Challenges! Aug 18 thru 24
Here are the activities for our Final Week: Sunday, Aug 18, thru Saturday, Aug 24: HEALTHY CHOICES / BODY TONING WEEK! High Protein Day = at or above daily goal. Extra Fruits & Veggies = 3-4 helpings of fruits or vegetables. Low Sugars = under daily sugar goal. Extra water = 10 cups or more. Your Opinion = Post your…
Duties
Camp Director duties: design camp activities, design reward program, communicate weekly camp plans, maintain group site, collect and report group data Assistant Camp Director duties: assist Director with weekly communication, assist with collection and reporting of group data Camp Counselor duties: encourage their group's…
How To Use The Checkoff Sheet
Yes, I am anal... so I will explain what to do... You print it out...here's the link again: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Al5siayLK-OTlfWmt5LWs4dzQ/edit?pli=1 Print your name, cabin group name, your start weight and this week's challenge dates on the lines near the top. Where the blanks are under Weekly Challenges,…
Daily Activities
Daily Activities will include: Morning Movement: one point for each day, up to seven points 10 neck stretches 10 shoulder rolls 10 arm stretches 10 twisties 10 sidebends 10 squats 10 lunges 10 knee raises 10 jumping jacks 10 sec run in place Evening Cooldown: one point for each day, up to seven points (may be standing,…
Cabin Groups Announced!
Another change... new member mudflatmabel joins Cabin 3! Happy Camping! Cabin Director Donna CABIN 1 - Bold Fitness Fanatics (BFFs) dmdegrassi* (Donna) jacksagod (Megg) Pumpitusa prajnafaux (Prajna) lewiscandacea (Candace) CABIN 2 - Determined Divas Super_Mama* (Jessy) SummerMM1 (Summer) missability (Beth Ann) naticksdonna…
Points Rewards - Better Explanation!
Okay, it sounds like a few people were confused as to how this was going to work, so here goes... Daily Challenges will remain the same... Morning Stretches, Calories Earned/Under, Evening Stretches. You earn one point for each of these completed, for a total of three points per day, or 21 points per week. Weekly…
Weekly Activities
Here is a list of ALL the Weekly Activities possible. Please look for this week's list of seven challenges in another discussion! Sports Day: one point for 60 minutes of participation in any sport Healthy Eating Day: one point for trying a new healthy recipe. Earn an extra point for sharing the recipe (tell us why it's…

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THANK YOU!!!!
A huge shout out to Director Donna for all her hard work in keeping us all together, organized, challenged and on task all summer long! What a great experience this has been and I look forward to us all working towards our health goals! HUGS!
Cabin 3 Instructions, chit chat, etc. thread!
Hello all in Cabin 3 (C3). This is SavvyGurl0528, better known as Beth, your counselor. Together, we are going to show the other cabins what summer camp is all about! I am starting this thread for communication between our cabin (C3). Sometimes our "walls" can get so busy with all of the other chatter from our friends,…
Week Ten Challenges: Aug 4 thru Aug 10
Here are the activities for Week Ten: Sunday, Aug 4, thru Saturday, Aug 10: Book Critic Day Pay It Back Day Community Day Water Day Art Appreciation Sports Day Exercise App/Video Review Day For a complete description of each challenge please see the Weekly Activity post under discussions. Happy Camping!
Book Reviews
Tell us about a book you have read (or are reading). Tell us the pertinent info: title, author, brief summary (without giving too much away). Tell us what you liked about it and/or disliked about it. Happy reading, Campers!
Exercise App/Video Reviews
Please post your exercise app/video reviews here. Please include a link/url when possible. Happy Camping!
Week Eleven Challenges: Aug 11 - 17
Here are the activities for Week Eleven: Sunday, Aug 11, thru Saturday, Aug 17: BODY TONING WEEK! Each activity should work the muscle of the day for at least 30 minutes! Sunday - Cardio Day Monday - Abs Day Tuesday - Legs Day Wednesday - Cardio Day Thursday - Abs Day Friday - Arms Day Saturday - Cardio Day For a complete…
Week Nine Challenges: July 28 thru Aug 3
Here are the challenges for Week Nine, Sunday, July 28 thru Saturday, August 3: Cabin Cleaning Day Sports Day Pay It Back Day Make A New Friend Day NSV (Non Scale Victory) Day Appreciating Nature Day Body Toning Day (Arms) For a complete description of each challenge, please see the Weekly Activities discussion. Happy…
Week Eight Challenges: July 21 - August 3
Here are the challenges for Week Eight, Sunday, July 21 thru Saturday, August 3: Family Day Pamper Yourself Day Pay It Back Day Water Day Community Day Body Toning Day (Legs) Music Appreciation Day For a complete description of each challenge, please see the Weekly Activities discussion. Happy Camping!
Week Seven Challenges July 14-20
Week Seven Challenges for Sunday, July 14, through Saturday, July 20 are: Movie Critic Day Art Appreciation Day Appreciating Nature Day Body Toning Day (Arms) Gardening Day NSV (Non Scale Victory) Day Camper's Choice Day (Campers choose any weekly challenge not listed for this week) Please see the Weekly Activities…
Movie Reviews
For the Movie Critic weekly challenge, post the name of the movie, the main actor(s), a brief summary (without giving away the ending of course), and whether or not you recommend others watch it and why. This does not need to be a movie that is showing at a theater, but it should be readily available on dvd or netflix,…

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