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COMMUNITY Be Active

Alice Higgs named winner of challenge Carolyn Cooke

Higgs, a mom of two who lives in South Surrey and commutes to her desk job in downtown Vancouver, said her success was due to making lots of small but sustainable changes to her daily routines. “I think in the past one of my biggest hurdles has always been exercising consistently. In this particular challenge there were days when I thought, ‘God I don’t want to do this,’ but in the end I did six ‘hard’ workouts and then on my leisurely

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The votes are in and Alice Higgs came out the winner for the second annual Be Active Challenge hosted by the City of Surrey. She said she lost eight and a half pounds and about 11 centimetres during the month-long challenge. “I was really happy to see some of those changes,” she said.

day I did a much more leisurely activity. “I worked out every single day and that was a huge change,” said Higgs. Each team member also had a nutritional tour, learned to read food labels and tried out new foods and new recipes. “It was the holistic thing of having exercise and the nutritional component – all those changes make really big differences at the end.” Among the unexpected benefits of her participation in the challenge, Higgs said her

two daughters now tend to choose activities instead of food treats for rewards and she was surprised to see a number of friends, family and coworkers inspired to also make healthier choices and take up exercise too. “All the changes that I’ve made in the last bit are possible for anyone as long as they’re planning and being mindful. You just have to make it work in your life,” she said.

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