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Kimball continues to lead ‘eat well, live well’ contest

Published: May 6, 2009

As the “eat well. live well. challenge” between Crofts Hall, Kimball Tower and the Educational Opportunity Center heads into the home stretch, Kimball continues to hold the lead in the health promotion organized by Wegmans and sponsored by University Human Resources,

Through May 2, Kimball participants are leading in both the average number of cups of fruits and vegetables they have eaten each day—4.7 cups—and the average number of steps taken each day—9,540 steps.

After splitting second place with Crofts last week, EOC has taken full control of second, averaging 9,202 steps and 4.4 cups of fruits and vegetables eaten.

Crofts is averaging 8,700 steps and 4.3 cups through last week.

The goal of the “eat well. live well. challenge” is to encourage individuals to move more and increase the amount of fruits and vegetables they consume. Participants use pedometers to count and record the number of steps they take each day and tally the number of cups of fruits and vegetables they eat each day. Data is recorded online.

The contest, which began on March 22, runs through May 16.