Marathon Month Promotes Healthful Lifestyles for Extension Employees

Autor/inn/en	Donaldson, Joseph L.; Bell, Beth A.; Toman, John J.; Hastings, Shirley
Titel	Marathon Month Promotes Healthful Lifestyles for Extension Employees
Quelle	In: Journal of Extension, 54 (2016) 5, (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-5315
Schlagwörter	Health Promotion; Health Behavior; Life Style; Wellness; Work Environment; Social Media; Program Descriptions; Body Weight; Extension Education; Rural Extension; Rural Areas; Physical Activities; Employees; Extension Agents; Goal Orientation; Statistical Analysis; Tennessee + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Lebensstil; Well being; Well-being; Wohlbefinden; Arbeitsmilieu; Soziale Medien; Körpergewicht; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This article describes Marathon Month, a workplace wellness program for Extension employees. The program promoted physical activity by challenging employees to walk or run the length of a marathon (26.2 mi) or half marathon (13.1 mi) over the course of 1 month. Of the 317 participants, 90% achieved a self-set goal of completing a full or half marathon, and 31% reported losing weight, with an average weight loss of 4.2 lb per person. Another reported benefit was increased workplace camaraderie. A number of practical ideas, such as sending email reminders and using social media, are provided to facilitate replication in other states. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Extension Journal, Inc. e-mail: joe-ed@joe.org; Web site: http://www.joe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01