Climb to a Healthier You!

YOU DID IT! Congratulations, first and foremost, to every individual that participated in the 2009 URMC Stair Challenge. No matter how many stairs you climbed, you took part in an initiative to make our work environment a place where physical activity is encouraged and for this you should be proud!

Now, for those competitive ones, this is the part you're interested in...the RESULTS. For week 4, we'd like to congratulate the "Well U Hotsteppers" for climbing the most floors (630 per person WHOA)! Must have been running up to the 8th floor during lunch break! The most improved team for week 4 was the "Stairwell Shakers", with an increase of 191 floors. Go Shakers!

We loved these quotes from week 4:

"Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this challenge. Our group is going to start a new challenge next week counting steps. We are going to split our group into two teams and compete against each other!"


"Most of our team will keep going with climbing stairs after this last week, just not at this highly competitive level!"


"We're very tired and very busy this week but somehow managed to get in our flights!"


"I plan to keep doing stairs just because - it's shaping my legs"
"We found out that we like climbing flights of stairs. It is great exercise, and really builds the legs. We will continue to do so on a weekly basis. Thanks!


"I am actually climbing stairs on purpose now, and may continue. Good job! I think your program (and signs like "sneak exercise into your day, take the stairs") was successful. Thanks!"

Our favorite thing about these quotes is that they emphasize that many of you plan to continue taking the stairs and helping to create a culture where taking the stairs is encouraged in the hospital.As always, For more updates, quotes, and a listing of top tens for week 4 and entire challenge totals to see how your team ranked, visit http://urmcstairs.blogspot.com.

And now, the moment you've all been waiting for, the 2009 Stair Challenge FINAL RESULTS:
The gold, silver, and bronze finalists are as follows in floors climbed since the beginning of the challenge;
1. AND we're a MESS1755
2. Mighty Flightys1611
3. Well U Hot Steppers1587

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Climb high, step proud,
The 2009 Stair Challenge Committee