The Million Step March team just completed 12 weekly drawings for an iPod Shuffle, and we wanted to let you know who the winners are. Congratulations are in order for not only the prize winners, but also the hundreds of walking and physical fitness enthusiasts who continue to log your steps each week.
We're listing just first names and locations for iPod Shuffle winners among the nine who gave us permission to do so. Here they are:
Beverly, Charlotte
Courtney, Greenville
Dmitriy, Cary
James, Raleigh
Michael, New Bern
Rachel, Greensboro
Renee, New Bern
Shannon, Butner
Tracey, Monroe
For now we're keeping the Challenge online so you may continue to log your activity - though no more prizes are planned - and mark your progress toward better health.
Posted by Kyle Marshall on November 5, 2008
The real reward for physical activity is improved health, right? Or is it the chance to win an iPod Shuffle?
At the Million Step March site, it's both. We've brought back the weekly drawing – a sought-after reward as Kathy Higgins and Gary Marino crossed the state on foot from April 1 through June 12. Log your steps each week at our "Challenge" link, and you'll be eligible.
Each week for a dozen weeks, we'll draw a random number associated with participants who have logged their physical activity. We'll ship a new iPod Shuffle to each winner.
So, keep logging your steps as you reap the rewards of better health, and maybe a prize too.
Posted by Kyle Marshall on July 15, 2008
Since Angela started walking in April, she has no intention of stopping. Here's the story she shared with the Million Step March community:
"I started walking back in April. I woke up one Saturday morning and thought to myself, I need to start walking. So off I went and I have not stopped! I felt like Forrest Gump!
"My new year resolution, of course, was to lose weight (ha) and eat healthy, so that is what I have been doing since the first of the year. I have felt so much better since I started walking. I have MS and when the ability to walk is suddenly taken away, the days you can walk feel great. Since I started my walks, which are about three miles with the last half uphill, I have been steadily dropping the pounds. As of Monday 7/7/08, I have dropped 28 pounds. I am losing the fat and gaining muscle (the scale I use figures it all for me).
"Now, every day I look forward to getting off work and hurrying home and getting dinner fixed so I can hit the pavement. What a great feeling!"
Shared on July 9, 2008
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Our latest Share Your Story item is from Raya, whose medical condition is improving through physical activity:
"I have MS, and one day my legs stopped working. Through physical therapy and hard work I started to walk again. I started doing the walk-a-mile video every day, my legs got stronger, I got thinner, and I went from being in a wheelchair to walking every day. Everyone tells me I am the healthiest sick person around. I will never stop doing my video. I even walk up and down the street all the time."
Shared on July 7, 2008
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