I just happened to stumble upon the Virgin HealthMiles website which offers a wellness program for employers to encourage employees to stay healthy and help reduce health insurance costs.
HealthMiles – is a first-of-its-kind health rewards program that motivates and incentivizes consumers to engage in the process of getting and staying healthier by being more active. The program is offered by insurers, employers and other network partners, such as health clubs, in an effort to motivate Americans to live more active lives – and ultimately lower health care costs for everyone.
The rewards for staying healthy make the program even more compelling:
By tracking your daily activity, taking your measurements, completing a fitness assessment and more, you’ll earn reward points, or “Miles” as we call them (see all the ways to earn Miles). As your Miles add up, you’ll proceed through a series of Reward Levels, where you’ll receive HealthCash, rebates, and other cool stuff, depending on your particular program. The higher the Level, the more you get when you get there.
I think this program is a brilliant idea! I wish my employer offered it!
This is 29 seconds faster than my run last week. I guess short hair helps you run faster :). Or maybe it’s the new injinji socks I just bought. Ultimately it’s probably my attention to pacing and setting a breathing rhythm.
Today was a strong run and I felt I could’ve even pushed a little faster. It makes me wonder how fast I could run a 5k on a flat track.
Start time: 5.54pm
Temp: 69°
Conditions: slight breeze
Gear used:
I usually try to stay away from boxed prepared foods for lunch, but today while I was at the grocery store picking up some cleaning supplies I noticed the South Beach Living Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad Kit. I had my doubts on the quality and taste of the ingredients, but it turns out it was pretty good! The kit comes with wheat pita chips, grilled chicken breast cuts, light mayo, dried cranberries, walnuts and sugar free Jello. At 290 calories and 24g of protein it was a decent serving - although for my weight/size and fitness goals I know I should be taking in more like 500cal/meal. At least I know I have decent options at the local grocery store when I don’t bring a lunch.
Ok, so may not swim as fast as a dolphin, but the new Speedo LZR Racer swimsuit is causing a stir and many are claiming that it gives an unfair advantage to the wearer. I wonder how USAT will deal with it and weather we will see people wearing the Speedo LZR Racer at Ironman next year.
This started out as a very strong run with my pace hovering around 6′/km but at 1.71km I started to feel a blister forming on the inside of my arch. I tried to power through it but by 2.30km it hurt so bad I had to stop. I removed my shoe to find a very long blister on the arch of my foot caused by the arch support of my insoles and it didn’t help that I wasn’t wearing any socks. I’ve run in these shoes with these insoles before with no problems but I think I might have tied my shoes a little tighter this time which caused more friction on my arches. So I got sidelined half way through my run.
Start time: 12.39pm
Temp: 98°
Conditions: Sunny, slight breeze
Gear Used:
I pushed myself a little harder today and shaved 20 seconds from my last run. I started off at a faster pace (5′05″/km) than normal, feeling pretty strong but after my second lap around the park I knew I couldn’t sustain the pace so I slowed down to around (6′40″/km). The last .50km was pretty rough since I was starting to get a slight side stitch and I had to really push myself to finish. I still think my form is pretty bad. It’s worse when I start to get tired. I can feel my shoulders hunching forward and I have to force myself to keep my head up and back straight. I’m also running the first 2km entirely on my forefoot trying to adjust to the Pose-style of running but I’m not able to sustain the technique much more than that.
Start time: 12.33pm
Temp: 72°
Conditions: Sunny, light breeze
Gear used:
