Nutrition
Experts commonly recommend the average adult drink this much water per day.
What is eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day which equals about 2 liters or a half gallon?
Another name for range of motion.
What is flexibility?
The acronym associated with a stroke.
What is FAST?
Face, Arm, Speech, Time
How far is a 5k race?
What is 3.2 miles?
The Chair of the HLT Committee.
Who is Debbie Brace?
Eating foods that are as close as possible to their natural state and avoiding processed foods.
What is clean eating?
This meditative practice unifies the mind and body.
What is yoga?
Name 2 risk factors for heart diease.
What is high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity and smoking cigarettes?
This is the number one way to minimize the spread of germs.
What is washing your hands?
This is awarded for participation in the healthy lunches, i.e. Back to School and Thanks for Giving lunches.
What is 10 HLT points?
Name the basic five food groups.
What are fruits, vegetables, grains, protein and dairy?
Experts recommend the average adult get this amount of moderate-intense physical activity a week.
What is 150 minutes? (30 minutes/day for 5 days/week)
This is the leading cause of vision loss and blindness in the US.
What is glaucoma?
These are the worst fats for you found in fried foods, margarine, processed snack foods, baked goods, etc.
What are trans fats? (Also called trans-fatty acids raise bad cholesterol and lower good cholesterol).
Name the popular monthly HLT challenge and who runs it.
What is Healthy Habits and who is Kim Smith?
This % of your plate should be vegetables and fruit.
What is 50%
This challenging interval workout is a combination of aerobic and strength training and is done in short, intense bursts of exercise that are alternated with brief recovery periods.
What is HIIT? (High intensity interval training)
The American Cancer Society's newest guidelines recommend that this screening begins at age 45 (recently lowered from age 50).
What is colorectal screening?
People get this vitamin from food and sunlight and is essential for healthy bones.
What is vitamin D?
This is awarded to the office or division for 100% participation in the healthy lunches.
What is a fruit or healthy snack basket?
Protein is made from building blocks called what?
What are amino acids?
Studies have shown that this helps promote new bone growth, maintain existing bone structure and increase muscle mass.
What is weight-lifting or strength training?
Sunscreen should be reapplied this often.
What is every 2 hours?
This popular physical, mental and spiritual practice originated in ancient India.
What is yoga?
This popular walking challenge offered in the spring is open to individual and/or team participation.
What is 10k-A-Day? (Previously known as 10,000 steps).