{"id":1553,"date":"2021-10-04T15:24:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T22:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/ufv-at-work\/?p=1553"},"modified":"2021-10-04T15:24:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T22:24:52","slug":"high-five-message-october-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/ufv-at-work\/2021\/10\/04\/high-five-message-october-1\/","title":{"rendered":"High Five Message – October 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I can\u2019t believe that October has arrived! I love this time of year when the leaves start to change colors and there is a crisp, refreshing feeling in the air. Fall walks are my favorite!<\/p>\n

It was great to see so many of you submit your progress reports for last week \u2013 congratulations to Erin Jones, Centre for Accessibility Services,<\/strong> who won the weekly prize and will get the chance to enjoy a gift card to Save-on Foods. I appreciate you taking the time to send me these reports so I can see how you are enjoying the challenge so far.<\/p>\n

How is the walking challenge<\/strong>(s) going? I\u2019d love to see some pictures of you out there racking up the kilometres, so send them along to me! The first tier challenge to Harrison Hot Springs ends on October 10 so on October 12, don\u2019t forget to fill out your progress report indicating if you attempted<\/em> the challenge, and if so, if you completed<\/em> it. I\u2019m so excited to see how everyone did and to award one lucky participant with the grand prize of a night in Harrison. I\u2019ll also have many more prizes for those that participated, even if they didn\u2019t quite finish \u2013 but you\u2019ll only be included if you submit your progress report on October 12. \u00a0And if you are striving to walk all the way to Whistler, keep going! You have until October 31 to finish that one!<\/p>\n

Thanks to the 46 of you that are participating in the BioDiet<\/strong> program. We\u2019ve had two meetings so far and I\u2019m really excited about it. A huge thank you to Dr. David Harper for guiding us on this journey. So far it\u2019s been super informative and interesting. Looking forward to the next 10 weeks! I\u2019d love to hear stories of your experience with the program, so send them along!<\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to organize a couple of bike rides<\/strong> in the next few weeks along the Vedder river so please let me know if you\u2019d like to participate so I can add your name to the list. Thanks Ana Adamik for offering to lead this group. I would absolutely LOVE to do this but I don\u2019t have a bike (I do have one on my Christmas list, so fingers crossed).<\/p>\n

And the big news for the week \u2013 our next Challenge starts today, October 1 \u2013 SQUATOBER! <\/strong>In case you missed it last Friday, I\u2019ve attached the information above which outlines the instructions for the challenge as well as lots of information on the benefits of squats \u2013 \u201cthe King of all Exercises\u201d.\u00a0 I\u2019ve invited you all to a Zoom meeting on Monday at 11:00 (it should only take 15 minutes) to demonstrate the different types of squats and answer any questions you may have. I know some of you are unavailable to meet, so check out the many YouTube video tutorials out there which will be very helpful to you I\u2019m sure. Of course we\u2019ll have great prizes for participants and an amazing grand prize for one lucky winner who completes the challenge. Good luck everyone and may all your butts look amazing in a month!<\/p>\n

Upcoming events include:<\/p>\n