Wellness is respecting who you are and all that you can become. Compassionate, quality preventative care is what we do. OWEnSBOrO MEdiCAl HEAlTH SySTEM JOinEd fOrCES WiTH THE GrEATEr OWEnSBOrO CHAMBEr Of COMMErCE in 2011 fOr THE GET MOvin’ CHAllEnGE. And, wow, did our community move.
“it has made an unbelievable difference in my life,” he said. He not only feels better, but he is happy to be setting an example for a healthy lifestyle for his children.
More than 1,500 participated on 188 teams. nearly half of the teams exercised up to 30 minutes or more per day. By the end of the The Get Movin’ Challenge encourages competition, the participants logged almost participants to lead four million minutes of exercise healthier lifestyles and and shed about 1,100 pounds. At OMHS - we exist add more physical to heal the sick and activity to their Now, that’s moving. to improve the health routines. nine groups received grants of our community. Health professionals and prizes. And Brian recommend 30 Hofstrom would tell you he got minutes of exercise at even more. least five days a week for optimum health. Hofstrom won the most improved weight “The importance of regular physical activity category among other honors. He lost 30 pounds during the 12-week competition and cannot be overstated,” said Collette Carter, lost 40 more in the months that followed. director of the OMHS HealthPark. “Helping people increase their levels of activity will pay big dividends in health and wellness.”