Shape Up Challenge

The Shape Up Across Colorado is a program which helps residents evaluate their level of physical activities everyday.

The decrease of level of physical activity of a person every year will increase the childhood obesity rate. With this, this program was created for every individual one of all ages to encourage themselves in daily physical activities for at least 30 minutes in a day.

What are the benefits of this shape up program?

1. Shape Up is with the initiative participation of schools kids from rural areas to executives or high class people in Denver. Its consistent goal, according to Surgeon Generals recommendation, is to have 10,000 steps a day for physical health optimization.

2. This program offers many different, specifically 37, kinds of physical activities such as gardening, walking, swimming to playing soccer are listed on the participant’s card.

3. This program is easy to get to do to people of different ages, levels of ability, and income brackets. It is for free so that everyone can afford and participate. The cost that is accumulated in the program are some optional purchases like T-shirts, and hats. Grants are awarded to selected participating schools in the form of equipment or cash.

The most important goal of the program is to make everyone healthy and even healthier so that one can easily cope up with their daily living, away from sickness and away from disabilities.