12 Million Minutes…

TAKE A STEP TO BETTER HEALTH


Movers & Shapers is a physical fitness “get healthy” initiative inspiring Lancaster County employers and employees, as well as all County residents both young and not-so-young to actively participating in a healthier lifestyle through good nutrition and physical fitness. This “get healthy” initiative is presented by the American Lung Association of Pennsylvania and Lancaster General Hospital.
The Movers & Shapers event is a program which encourages all registrants to increase their personal fitness and become healthier through good nutrition. Participants from Lancaster and nearby counties are invited to take part in this free wellness program. Local businesses, their employees, organizations, agencies, residents, county offices, school, etc. are encouraged to take part.

The overall goal for the Movers & Shapers Program is to increase better health and healthcare for the community.

“12,000,000 Minutes To Goal” is a fun component to the overall Movers & Shapers initiative. Each participant will post on-line or receive a Minutes Active record sheet to log the minutes they are active – exercising, doing household chores, shoveling snow, dancing, walking the dog, gardening, etc. Individuals will then total their Minutes Active for the week and report them to a company coordinator who will communicate this number to the American Lung Association, or report them directly to American Lung Association if their employer does not have a company coordinator. The total cumulative Minutes Active will be measured on a giant thermometer located on the grounds of Lancaster General Hospital. There are no specifications or goals as to what each participant should accomplish; the focus is for participants to just “be active”.