Garland Mayor Douglas Athas has signed a pledge entering Garland into the IT’S TIME TEXAS Community Challenge! The challenge is presented by H-E-B to unite and mobilize community members, schools, businesses, organizations and mayors to see which communities can demonstrate the greatest commitment to healthy living. Communities may earn points by participating in a variety of activities such as posting “healthy selfies,” taking healthy pledges, and tracking physical activity. The community with the most points earned by March 31, wins the Healthiest City prize for their population size category.
Garland residents are encouraged to register at ITTCommunityChallenge.com; registration earns Garland 50 points!
Additional points are earned each time you:
Log exercise (up to two exercises per day for 10 points each)
Log weight loss (once per week for 50 points)
Upload a “healthy selfie” (each upload earns 200 points)
Challenge tips:
When registering, be sure to select “Garland” as your community.
You may backdate any of your healthy activities from Jan. 1, 2016.
You must be pictured in your “selfie.” Upload as many per day as you like, but only one “selfie” per healthy activity.
“Healthy selfies” may include: eating a healthy meal or snack, choosing water instead of other beverages, any type of exercise, using a standing workstation, etc.
Together, our community can meet this challenge head on! For questions, contact Karrah Hernandez at 972-205-3846 or KHernandez@GarlandTx.gov.
Information provided by city of Garland.