Category Archives: Motivation

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Community Walk Up Mt. Rubidoux this Friday!

via Curves on Main

Curves on Main invites everyone to join them for a walk  up Mt. Rubidoux this Friday March 20th at 6pm.  We will meet at the entrance on the side of the mountain Older Couple Walkingby Ryan Bonaminio Park. Everyone is welcome to join us and if you are interested you can RSVP by calling 951-276-7100.

 


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How to Sign up for this year’s challenge!

Interested in being a part of this year’s Start R.I.G.H.T. Challenge? Here’s how to sign-up:How to Sign Up for The Start RIGHT Challenge_Page_1

ADULTS / 18 & Over

1) Join us for the Start R.I.G.H.T. Kickoff Event on March 14th from 9 am at 12 pm at Ryan
Bonaminio Park (5000 Tequesquite Ave, Riverside, CA 92506 ) in Riverside to get your official weigh-in.

Only participants over the age of 18 are eligible to win cash prizes. To win a cash prize you MUST have an official weigh-in and weigh-out.

If you can’t make the event on March 14th, you can schedule an official weigh-in by calling 951.788.3471.

2) Then visit www.startrightriverside.com.

3) Click on the 2015 Challenge link on the homepage.

4) Then click on the MyPassport link to sign-up.

5) Follow the sign-up instructions by entering the data requested.

6) Don’t forget to log your exercise during the challenge using the MyPassport App. This is how we will crown the “Fittest Neighborhood in Riverside!”

7) Look for official weigh-outs starting on June 8th. (Must have a weigh-out to win cash prizes.)

PRIZES: The adult who loses the most weight (by percent of body weight) will win $500. We will randomly draw two $300 prizes from all adult participants that complete the challenge.

CHILDREN / 18 & UNDER

1) Talk to a parent to get permission to register!

2) Then visit www.startrightriverside.com starting on March 14th, 2015.

3) Click on the 2015 Challenge link on the homepage.

4) Then click on the MyPassport link to sign-up.

5) Follow the sign-up instructions and now you are officially entered.

6) Don’t forget to log your exercise during the challenge using the MyPassport App. This is how we will crown the winner of our school and neighborhood contests.

7) Encourage your friends to sign-up too!

PRIZES: Children / 18 & Under compete on behalf of their schools. The school whose students log the most activity time will win a $500 grant!

En Espanol

How to Sign Up for The Start RIGHT Challenge_Page_2

ADULTOS / DE 18 EN ADELANTE

1) Únase a nosotros en el lanzamiento del evento de Start R.I.G.H.T. el 14 de Marzo de 9:00 a.m. a 12:00 p.m. en el parque Ryan Bonaminio (5000 Tequesquite Ave, Riverside, CA 92506) en Riverside para tomarle su peso inicial oficial.

Solo los participantes mayores de 18 años son elegibles para los premios en efectivo y deberán o registrar su peso oficial al inicio y al final del reto.

Si no puede asistir al evento del lanzamiento oficial el 14 de marzo usted puede programar la toma de peso inicial llamando al 951-788-3471.

2) Después visite el sitio de internet www.startrightriverside.com.

3) Haga click en el enlace 2015 Challenge de la página inicial.

4) Después haga click en enlace MyPassport para registrarse.

5) Siga las instrucciones de registro al ingresar los datos requeridos.

6) No olvide registrar sus rutinas de ejercicio durante el reto utilizando la aplicación MyPassport. Así es como coronaremos “¡ El Vecindario Mas en Forma de Riverside!”

7) Busque los pesos finales oficiales empezando el 8 de Junio. (Deberá tener un peso oficial final para ganar premios en efectivo).

PREMIOS: El adulto que pierda más peso (por porcentaje de peso corporal) será ganador de $500.00. Rifaremos al azar dos premios de $300.00 entre los participantes que completen el reto.

JOVENES Y NIÑOS/ MENORES DE 18

1) ¡Hablen con sus padres para obtener permiso para registrase!

2) Después, visiten el sitio de internet www.startrightriverside.com a partir del 14 de marzo del 2015

3) Haz click en el enlace 2015 Challenge de la página inicial.

4) Después, haz click en el enlace MyPassport para registrarte.

5) Sigue las instrucciones de registro y al terminar habrás entrado oficialmente al reto.

6) No olvides registrar tus rutinas de ejercicio durante el reto utilizando la aplicación MyPassport. Así es como coronaremos al ganador de nuestro vecindario y nuestra escuela.

7) ¡Anima a tus amigos a registrarse también!

PREMIOS: Jóvenes o Niños/ de 18 años o menos, compiten de parte de sus escuelas. La escuela de la cual los estudiantes registren el mayor tiempo de actividad ganará un bono de $500.00 en subsidios.


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2015 Challenge Information

The Start R.I.G.H.T. Challenge will be starting on March 14th, 2015!

Join us for the kickoff event and Walk with the Mayor from 9am to 12pm at Ryan Bonaminio Park in Riverside.Flier, Family Diabetes, English and Spanish 2015_Page_1

The Start R.I.G.H.T. Challenge is a city-wide, healthy-living campaign and challenge that aims to increase health knowledge and access to fitness and educational opportunities for Riverside Residents. The Challenge is completely FREE for people who live and work in Riverside to take part in! Residents who participate in the challenge have a chance to win a grand prize of $500. This year those that complete the challenge, by having both an entry weigh-in and exit weigh-out, are entered in a drawing to win $300. We will be giving away two $300 prizes.

In addition, the neighborhood who logs the most activity in 2015 will be crowned “Riverside’s Fittest Neighborhood” by Mayor Rusty Bailey.

Who is eligible? 

Anyone who lives or works in the City of Riverside is eligible to enter the challenge. You will be asked to provide your address upon signing up for the Challenge through the MyPassport App. 

How can I sign up for the Challenge?

Signing up for the challenge is easy! Just go to the MyPassport App and enter your information! If you would like to be eligible to win prizes, you will need to have an official weigh-in and weigh-out. Weigh-ins will be conducted starting on March 14 at the Start R.I.G.H.T. kickoff at Ryan Bonaminio Park in Riverside from 9 am to 12 pm. If you cannot make the event, please schedule a weigh-in on the week of March 16 to March 20 with Riverside Community Health Foundation by calling 951.788.3471! All participants must have an official weigh-in by March 20 at 5 pm to be eligible for cash prizes.

Children, under the age of 18, do not need an official weigh-in to participate. We ask that they simply sign-up via the MyPassport App (after getting permission from their parents of course!) and sign-up. Super easy!

How can I win prizes?

Only adults, over the age of 18, are eligible to win cash prizes. The adult who loses the most weight, by percent of overall body weight, will win $500. Those adult participants who complete an official weigh-in and weigh-out from designated Start R.I.G.H.T. staff will also be entered in a drawing to win $300. Two $300 prizes will be given away. Weigh-ins will be conducted starting on March 14, 2015 at the Start R.I.G.H.T. Challenge kickoff event at Ryan Bonaminio Park in Riverside from 9 am to 12 pm. If you are unable to make this event, please schedule a weigh-in with Riverside Community Health Foundation the following week ( March 16 to 20) by calling 951.788.3471.

In addition, we will be awarding $500 to the school whose student’s log the most activity time during the Challenge. And, the Neighborhood that logs the most minutes of activity during the challenge will win the title of Riverside’s Fittest Neighborhood!


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Dance for Heart Health coming to Riverside!

via Molina Health and Riverside Community Health Foundation

Come and dance for Heart Health on Wednesday, February 12th at Bobby Bonds Park Gym! Molina Healthcare and Riverside Community Health Foundation are partnering to bring this fun, family-friendly event that allows you to earn raffle tickets by doing heart healthy activities. At the end of the event, a Wii Fit will be raffled off! The event will also include a Zumba class lead by Riverside Community Health Foundation’s instructors. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. and ends at 7:00 pm. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.

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Heart Walk Volunteers Needed!

via the American Heart Association — Inland Empire

Our local Inland Empire Chapter of the American Heart Association needs volunteers for its upcoming Heart Walk, which will be held on September 21 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario.

There are many ways to volunteer:

Pre-event (ongoing) – As your schedule permits
We need volunteers to help with the planning and logistics. Your tasks may include putting together Heart Walk packets, making phone calls, etc.

Day Before Setup (Friday, Sept. 20) – Times TBA
Join us the day before the event to help with us set up and prepare the site.

Day of Event (Saturday, Sept. 21) – 6:00am – 10:30am
From 6:00am to 7:00am, we ask for “all hands on deck” to complete event set up. Volunteers 18 years and older may be asked to help with traffic control. Once registration begins at 7:00am, takes will include passing out water along the route, overseeing a vendor tent, encouraging walkers along the route, etc.

Green Team (Saturday, Sept. 21) – 10:30am – 1:00pm
Our goal is to leave our Walk site just as we found it. Green Team volunteers will help take down signage and tents, pack supplies on the trucks and clean up any items left behind.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact  Monique Stensrud with questions at 310-424-4174 or Monique.Stensrud@heart.org.

Download the volunteer flier here.

 

 


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HDSA First Inland Empire Team Hope Walk — November 9

via Huntington’s Disease Society of America  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEHuntington Disease Society of America

Contact: Daniel Medina
cycmed001@yahoo.com
951-505-1280

Hundreds to walk for Huntington’s Disease In HDSA first Inland Empire Team Hope Walk November 9

Funds raised will help support Huntington’s Disease Society of America’s fight to improve the lives of people affected by Huntington’s disease and their families.

RIVERSIDE, CA – August 16, 2013 – The Huntington’s Disease Society of America’s Pacific Southwest Region will host the 1st HDSA Inland Empire Team Hope Walk for Huntington’s Disease on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Fairmount Park in Riverside, Ca.

Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the walk starts at 9 a.m.

The HDSA will walk in memory of young Sebastian Hernandez who lost his battle to HD in 2012.

Participants will enjoy a 1.5 mile walk around the Fairmount Park lake area (route to be determined), entertainment, face painting, food, prizes, an auction and raffle. The Disease Society of America (HDSA) has set a goal raise $16,000 to help improve the lives of those affected by Huntington’s Disease.

Families, friends, corporate teams, runners, walkers, researchers and health advocates are all encouraged to participate.

There are many ways to support the cause: sign up as a participant, sponsor a participant or join in as a volunteer or spectator. To register online, visit the website by clicking here (www.hdsa.org/thwie) or contact Daniel Medina for additional information at (951) 505-1280 cycmed001@yahoo.com.

The Huntington’s Disease Society of America is the largest 501(c)(3) nonprofit, volunteer organization dedicated to improving the lives of everyone affected by Huntington’s Disease.

Huntington’s disease is a devastating, hereditary, degenerative brain disorder that results in a loss of cognitive, behavioral and physical control, and for which, presently, there is no cure and only one FDA-approved treatment for a symptom of the disease. Huntington’s disease slowly diminishes the affected individual’s ability to walk, think, talk and reason. Symptoms usually appear in an individual between 30 and 50 years of age and progress over a 10- to 25-year period. Eventually, a person with this disease becomes totally dependent upon others for his or her care. More than 30,000 people in the United States are currently diagnosed with Huntington’s disease. Each of their siblings and children has a 50 percent risk of developing the disease. Although medications can relieve some symptoms in certain individuals, research has yet to find a means of conquering or even slowing its deadly progression.

HDSA founded the HDSA Coalition for the Cure, a collaboration of 16 international researchers, as part of the HD Drug Research Pipeline, and supports research which develops potential therapies to treat and eventually cure HD; and HDSA also supports 21 Centers of Excellence at major medical facilities throughout the U.S., where people with HD and their families receive comprehensive medical, psychological and social services, in addition to physical and occupational therapy and genetic testing and counseling. The Society is comprised of 46 local chapters and affiliates across the country with its headquarters in New York City. Additionally, HDSA hosts more than 170 support groups for people with HD, their families, caregivers and people at-risk, and is the premiere resource on Huntington’s disease for medical professionals and the general public.

To learn more about Huntington’s disease and to get involved in HDSA, please visit www.hdsa.org or call 1-800-345-HDSA.


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“It’s a Lifestyle Challenge” from Karla Adams

from Karla Adams Fitness Corporation 

Karla Adams Fitness Corporation is adding a challenge component to their Health & Fitness Fair this year. Chance to win a vacation! Details in the graphic below or at the website link above.

 


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New Exercise Class Premiering in Riverside this Weekend! 7/13

via rcdc.rchf.org

Fitness Instructor Ginger Mickow is launching a brand new fitness class – DISCO BOX – on July 13th and is inviting Riverside to join her.Fitness Instructor Ginger Mickow

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6 Summer Health Tips for Families

via Speaking of Women’s Health 

Summer is officially here! Hot days, long nights and lots and lots of time for family fun and adventure.
Dr. Holly L. Thacker recently wrote the below piece for the Speaking of Women’s Health website to help families everywhere have a safe and happy summer. Enjoy!

Kids playing in the sand and waves at the beach

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