Finish Strong. Learn It. Live It. A contest for use at chapter meetings. Materials:

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1 Learn It. Live It. A contest for use at chapter meetings Finish Strong By Rochelle Melander Materials: copies of this contest for each member Preparation: Decide ahead of time, as a chapter, on the entry fee and prizes for this contest. Invite chapter to break into teams of 3 people each and distribute copies of the program to each member. Introduction Runners talk about hitting the wall during the last part of a race. They have difficulty finishing when their bodies become depleted of fuel. You don t have to be a runner to hit the wall. As we head into the last quarter of the year, it s normal to feel like we ve run out of energy to achieve our goals. We ve worked hard, eaten better and lost weight. But this time of year can be challenging. We re coming up on the holiday season. We ll face food temptations at special events, parties and family gatherings. As we get busier socializing and shopping, it may be difficult to find time to exercise and cook healthy meals. Don t get discouraged! In the last issue, we talked about resetting our year-end goals. Over the next three months, this contest will also help you move more, eat healthy and be well. LEREMY/ISTOCK/THINKSTOCK (PEOPLE ICONS) Three Stages for Better Health In this health triathlon, teams have the opportunity to complete endurance activities from one category per week over the course of a month: Move More, Eat Healthy and Be Well. Members can choose from the activities listed or make up one of their own. During the fourth week, team members can choose a Mix It Up activity and decide if they want to continue the contest for the next month. It s also a good time for the chapter as a whole to share how things went. Complete instructions are in this article. You can choose to do the contest for a single month or all three months. Find ever more challenging activities for the second and third months in TOPS News and Online Extras, in the Members Area of This contest is appropriate for TOPS and KOPS members so everyone has an opportunity to finish strong and win! Begin by forming teams of 3 people and giving your team a name. Each team member will earn a point for each activity they do, including the group challenge, with the potential of earning 4 points per person and 12 points per team each week. At the end of the month, points are totaled and the team with the most points wins. In case of a tie, teams can pick up extra points for each person who has lost weight or stayed in leeway. Prizes can also be awarded at that time. Rochelle Melander is a certified professional coach, speaker and author of 10 books, including Write-A-Thon: Write Your Book in 26 Days (And Live to Tell About It). She regularly leads classes and coaches individuals and groups on writing and wellness. Web: CHAPTER & MEMBER RESOURCES QC TOPS CLUB INC. TOPS NEWS OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2015 SP3

2 MONTH #1 WEEK #3 Finish TEAM NAME: TEAM MEMBER: TOTAL # OF POINTS MEMBER ACCUMULATED THIS MONTH: WEEK #4 TEAM EXTRA CREDIT o I lost weight/stayed in leeway this month! 5 extra points TOTAL POINTS FINISH LINE STARTING LINE SP4 TOPS NEWS OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2015 QC TOPS CLUB INC. CHAPTER & MEMBER RESOURCES

3 Strong! #3 WEEK #2 Go, Team! #2 GO! WEEK #1 #1 CHAPTER & MEMBER RESOURCES QC TOPS CLUB INC. TOPS NEWS OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2015 SP5

4 MONTH #2 WEEK #3 Finish TEAM NAME: TEAM MEMBER: TOTAL # OF POINTS MEMBER ACCUMULATED THIS MONTH: WEEK #4 TEAM EXTRA CREDIT o I lost weight/stayed in leeway this month! 5 extra points TOTAL POINTS FINISH LINE STARTING LINE SP4A TOPS NEWS OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2015 QC TOPS CLUB INC. CHAPTER & MEMBER RESOURCES

5 Strong! Part 2 #3 WEEK #2 GO! Go, Team! WEEK #1 #2 #1 CHAPTER & MEMBER RESOURCES QC TOPS CLUB INC. TOPS NEWS OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2015 SP5A

6 MONTH #3 WEEK #3 Finish TEAM NAME: TEAM MEMBER: TOTAL # OF POINTS MEMBER ACCUMULATED THIS MONTH: WEEK #4 TEAM EXTRA CREDIT o I lost weight/stayed in leeway this month! 5 extra points TOTAL POINTS FINISH LINE STARTING LINE SP4B TOPS NEWS OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2015 QC TOPS CLUB INC. CHAPTER & MEMBER RESOURCES

7 Strong! Part 3 #3 WEEK #2 Go, Team! #2 GO! WEEK #1 #1 CHAPTER & MEMBER RESOURCES QC TOPS CLUB INC. TOPS NEWS OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2015 SP5B