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4,331 people and 403 teams are participating in the WOMAN Activity Tracker! |
Here is what others are saying about the
WOMAN Activity Tracker & the 2008 WOMAN Challenge!
"I completed the WOMAN Challenge for the first time last year. I was doing 5-10 miles a day. It felt great to be out hiking and exercising so much, but I didn't know what I was really taking advantage of. Last year I ended up having open heart surgery as well as angioplasty. I will be going in for surgery again next Friday. The exercise has been an effort this year and is about to become more so, but I won't give up. I now know how much I have taken for granted and I thank the Challenge for showing me this. I plan to continue with my exercise and become fully healthy again." |
Learn about other
teams
in our
Team Showcase!
Name:
Florida on the Move in Pinellas
Team Size:
14
Location:
Florida
"We are a group of women employees for the local health department in Pinellas County, Florida. Pinellas County, on the Gulf of Mexico, is home to beautiful beaches and two main cities, St. Petersburg and Clearwater. Our health department has several physical activity challenges each year for our employees and when we saw this one we wanted to try!"
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Setting Personal Goals and Earning Points
Home > Activity Tracker Home > Tools to Help You Get Started > Setting Personal Goals and Earning Points
Setting personal goals
At the beginning of each week of the program, you log into My WOMAN Activity Tracker and go to the My Activity page. There you choose your daily activity goal and measuring method (either minutes of activity or steps) for the week. You can choose minutes one week and steps the next, or you can stick with minutes or steps throughout the program. You can also increase or decrease your goals from week to week. But whichever goal and measuring method you choose at the beginning of a week, you have to stick with it for the whole week.
When choosing your activity goals, keep in mind your current level of activity. If you have not been active for a long time, start out slowly and gradually work up to a higher level. Below are guidelines that you can use to see where you are in achieving an active lifestyle. An active lifestyle involves at least 10,000 steps or at least 60 minutes of activity per day.
Recommended physical activity guidelines
| Lifestyle |
Steps per day |
Minutes of physical activity per day |
| Sedentary |
Less than 5,000 |
Less than 30 |
| Low activity |
5,000 to 7,499 |
30 to 44 |
| Somewhat active |
7,500 to 9,999 |
45 to 59 |
| Active |
10,000 or more |
60 or more |
Earning points
For each week of the program, you can earn up to two points:
POINT 1: You earn your first point simply by recording any amount of physical activity on at least 5 days of the week. POINT 2: You earn your second point by meeting your activity goal on at least 5 days of the week.
If you are a member of a team:
POINT 1: Every member of the team must record some amount of physical activity on at least 5 days of the week for the team to get the first point. POINT 2: Every member of the team must meet their activity goals on at least 5 days of the week for the team to get the second point. Team members do not have to have the same activity goals.
Beginning with the fifth week and continuing every 5 weeks of the program, you and your team will have the chance to earn extra points in bonus challenges. Completing each bonus challenge is worth one point. If you earn two points a week and complete all the bonus challenges, you can earn up to 96 points. That equals six virtual routes.
If you belong to a team, the points that you earn go toward helping your team but they are also counted as your own points. So, for instance, you might be able to earn the maximum of 96 points over the entire program, even though your team earned less than that. You can watch your own progress on the My Progress page of My WOMAN Activity Tracker. You can watch your team's progress on the My Team page. You can even choose a different route from your team's route.
Content last updated June 25, 2008.
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