Fit-n-PHAT Wellness Program
Welcome to Fit-n-PHAT (Physical Health Action and Training)
Recap of the Spring 2008 Fit-n-PHAT coming soon!
What is Fit-n-PHAT?
Fit-n-PHAT is a 8-week (March 5th through April 30th) program designed to help participants make informed choices on living a healthy lifestyle and achieving healthy weight loss.
Based loosely from the hit reality TV series, The Biggest Loser, Fit-n-PHAT includes a series of fitness challenges, educational sessions, resources, and skills on healthy living for up to eighteen ISU students who will compete in teams and against one another for sweet incentives, including a grand prize of a $350 Idaho State University Federal Credit Union Visa Gift Card.
Why the Fit-n-PHAT program?
- ISU students reported an average Body Mass Index (BMI) of 26.3 (in 2005) and 26.6 (in 2007), both considered overweight*
- Almost 50% of ISU students surveyed are considered overweight or obese*
- Only 1 in 3 students reported consuming 3 or more servings of fruits and vegetable daily*
- Less than 40% of students meet the American College of Sports Medicine’s Physical Activity Guidelines of 30 minutes of moderate physical activity 3 to 5 days/week*
*source: American College Health Association. American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment: Idaho State University Executive Summary Fall 2005 and Fall 2007. Baltimore: American College Health Association, 2005 and 2007.
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Who is eligible to participate?
To be eligible as a Fit-n-PHAT contestant, you must:
- Be an current ISU student
- Submit a $20.00 entry fee**
- One of the following two measurements
- A Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 25.0
- An estimated percent body fat greater than 20% for males, or greater than 30% for females
- Submit a typed, one-page essay addressing:
- Your health & fitness goals
- Why you want to be a Fit-n-PHAT contestant
- Why you should be selected as a Fit-n-PHAT contestant
- What you hope to achieve in Fit-n-PHAT
- Read, sign and date the registration form/waiver release/terms of agreement
- Fill out a health history questionnaire
**NOTE: Applicants not selected for teams will receive a full refund of their application fee, but can still participate individually.
If you are selected as one of the eighteen contestants, you'll be placed on one of three teams who will encourage and support you on your journey to healthier living, and compete with you (and against you) to win cool rewards.
Each contestant receives:
- GET-FIT Passport/Mind-Body Comb Pass
- Cholesterol and blood glucose testing
- Fitness Evaluation
- Yamax pedometer
- Fit-n-PHAT Contestant T-shirt
In addition, each team will have a wellness coach, and designated faculty/staff members of the Department of Health & Nutrition Sciences serving as fitness consultants and nutrition consultants.
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What are the Fit-n-PHAT contestant criteria?
Because you will be competing for prizes, you must also meet contestant participation criteria to be eligible for individual and/or team prizes:
- Mandatory weigh-ins the week of March 3rd
- Participate in all challenges starting the week of March 3rd
- Attend at least four designated educational sessions during the Fit-n-PHAT program
- Complete 70% of Daily Fitness/Nutrition Challenges during the Fit-n-PHAT program
- Each team must have at least four (4) participants at each challenge to compete in the challenge
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What are the Fit-n-PHAT Challenges?
There are several team challenges and individual daily challenges:
Team Challenges: Teams will compete against each other in fun and challenging contests testing each team's knowledge about health/fitness/nutrition, muscular strength and endurance fitness levels, and aerobic fitness levels.
Individual Daily Challenges: Each contestant will be challenged on a daily basis to complete one or both of the following health behaviors:
- FITNESS CHALLENGE - 45 to 60 minutes of physical activity
- NUTRITION CHALLENGE - Consume 5+ servings of fruits and vegetables
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What measurements will be used to help determine the winners of Fit-n-PHAT?
Each participant will be have the following measurements tested before and after the Fit-n-PHAT program:
- Height, Weight, BMI
- % Bodyfat (via Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis)
- Resting Blood Pressure
- Bicep, Waist, Hip, and Thigh girth circumferences
- Blood glucose levels
- Cholesterol levels
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