About WOMAN Challenge:
The WOMAN stands for Women and girls On the Move Across the Nation. This 8-week challenge begins on Mother's Day, May 14, 2006 to kick off National Women's Health Week. It ends July 8, 2006. Wear a pedometer and track your walking steps each day. Mark your progress on one of 6 virtual walks across the USA.
WOMAN Challenge.
WOMAN Challenge.
Pedometers:
A limited number of free pedometers are available, but once they are taken you may use your own pedometer purchased at a sporting goods store or online. The program provided Sportline 330 pedometers.
Registration:
Register online for free. You may register as an individual or a team. Woman and girls age 9 or over are welcome. Men and boys are also welcome, but the weekly emails are geared towards women's health information.
Register for the WOMAN Challenge.
Register for the WOMAN Challenge.
Reporting Your Pedometer Readings:
Log onto the WOMAN Challenge web site and record your pedometer readings for each day. You may catch up on past days if you miss getting online for a time. Your virtual walk marker will move along the route according to your pedometer reading if you log 10,000 steps or more a day, or whether you log in any amount of steps.
Emails:
You will receive a weekly email encouraging you to be physically active and with valuable women's health information.
Sponsors:
The WOMAN Challenge is provided by WomensHealth.gov, the US federal government source for women's health information.
