Round One Standings
Weight Loss
- 1st: Extreme Educators
- 2nd: RWU McSafety
- 3rd: Spinwobs
- 4th: Roger Williams University
- 5th: RWU-NOFAT10
- 6th: Shape Up or Ship Out!
- 7th: The BFF'S
Exercise Minutes
- 1st: Spinwobs
- 2nd: RWU McSafety
- 3rd: Journey to the Center of the Girth
- 4th: The BFF's
- 5th: RWU-SCSRocks
- 6th: RWUMARINE
- 7th: Shape Up or Ship Out!
- 8th: Believe
- 9th: Extreme Educators
- 10th RWU-NOFAT10
- 11th: Roger Williams University
Pedometer Steps
- 1st: RWU McSafety
- 2nd: Spinwobs
- 3rd: The BFF's
- 4th: RWU-NOFAT10
- 5th: Extreme Educators
- 6th: Roger Williams University
- 7th: RWUMARINE
- 8th: Believe
- 9th: RWU-SCSRocks
- 10th: Shape Up or Ship Out
How Shape Up RI Works
- Sign up for Shape Up RI and create a team (or you can join one).
- Select the divisions you want to compete in. Choose one, two, or three of the categories… pedometer steps, exercise minutes, or weight loss.
- Invite your friends, family, coworkers, neighbors or others to join your team!
- Get out and do some walking and exercising. Set your own goals and do what works for you. Just start and your will see and feel your progress!
Overview
Shape Up RI is a statewide exercise and weight loss challenge founded by Brown Medical School student Rajiv Kumar on the belief that the solution to healthy living lies in the power of teamwork and peer support. This annual health campaign encourages Rhode Islanders to pursue healthy lifestyles through increased physical activity and better nutrition. Participants compete on teams and track their weight, exercise hours, and/or pedometer steps over a twelve-week period in our Spring challenge or an eight-week period in Summer Shape Up RI. Over the past four years, nearly 35,000 Rhode Islanders have participated in this successful program, losing thousands of pounds, walking millions of miles, and proving that teamwork is a powerful prescription for taking control of our health.
Registration
The team captain registers and then uses the online system to recruit a team (5-11 members). Team members can join the team by signing up online through an email link they will receive from the team captain or they can join using the Team Access Code given to them by the team captain. Teams can be made up of co-workers, friends, family members, neighbors, classmates, religious groups, social organizations, etc. We recommend forming a team with people who see each other regularly, as teams that are in constant contact throughout the competition have the most success in our program.
Payment and Materials
Each participant pays a $20 registration fee. Start up kits will be mailed to participants. All participants get a digital pedometer, wristband, competition logbook, access to our online Team Tracker system, weekly emails with important health tips, eligibility to win prizes, and free access to hundreds of statewide health and education events hosted throughout Rhode Island. Many employers choose to pay the registration fee on behalf of their employees as a benefit.
The Competition Begins
Once the competition begins, the team captains will lead their teams in the twelve-week effort to increase physical activity and eat healthier. Teams make their own schedules and plans, tailored to the needs and desires of their team members, for how they will succeed in pursuing a healthy lifestyle. Every year, teams join sports leagues or local gyms, develop daily exercise regimens, devise ways to squeeze in physical activity at work, wear pedometers to track their walking, take healthy cooking classes, participate in walkathons, sign up for dancing lessons, attend nutrition seminars, and much more.
There are three competition divisions: weight loss, exercise hours, and pedometer steps. At the time of registration, each participant can choose to participate in 1, 2, or all 3 divisions. If at least 5 people on your team select a particular division, then your team will be included in the team standings for that division. Team standings will be calculated as average weight loss per person, average hours of exercise per person, and average pedometer steps per person on the team.
- Challenge begins Monday February 8, 2010
- Challenge ends Sunday, May 2, 2010
Report Progress
Each participant will record results on a daily basis using the competition logbook and/or Team Tracker online system. There will be six rounds in the competition, each lasting two weeks. At the end of each round, we will remind you to log in to the website to make sure your results are up to date. Once results have been submitted at the end of each round, updated team standings will be published. To protect your privacy, no person except you will be able to see your individual weight.
Updates, Tips, Events, and Prizes
Throughout the campaign, we will send you competition updates, exercise and nutrition tips, and information about upcoming events. We will profile teams and participants and help encourage everyone in their efforts to improve health and fitness. We’ll also give away fun prizes along the way!
Competition Ends and Winners Honored
The winning teams will be honored at the end of the competition.