another feedback from a participant.... !

This week i persuaded Mrs XXX one of our weak step member to our Wednesday physical activities and she was surprised for her self and made 12,000 +steps..i convince one of the male overweight gentlemen in the area where i live and now he started doing power walk with me each morning. He was reluctant and slow on our first few mornings but now he is going on his feet and am proud to be his power walk friend
this Sunday i am invited Mrs XXX for a morning power walk at Mele beach we are bringing our kids and partners will sent you our pictures.:) when i managed to borrowed a camera.:) so this Monday is labour Day and a public holiday in port Vila so will be involving more physical exercise.
 
Thank you for your advice always on food consumptions and motivation, its making an impact not just in my personal lives but on all other women in port Vila i hope!

one of many feedbacks from a participant....

"Thank you so much for that email, I am deeply encouraged as I thought that by walking more than 10,000 steps a day I could still have so much portion on my plate. By reading this email, I will make sure that I will stick to a healthy diet as well. For the past 2 weeks I felt so much alive, more fresher and alert at work and more energetic during my netball game every saturday. I am so thankful to be part of this program...."

Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department

Week 1 - we organized for Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays each lunch hour for Dance/Aerobic/ Zumba workouts. We had a successful turnout that first week. On Wednesday afternoon from 3:30 -4:30pm, beach power walking was done. Everyone donated funds for fruits for lunch hour! 

A great lunch hour activity initiative from the Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department!

Action in EX FOL

Ministry of Education

"Dear Shark Team Members and other female colleagues,

 

Thank you for attending our Healthy Eating Lunch program today and I believed that we have enjoyed the food and most of all the program. Please be reminded that next week tuesday (26th .04.2011) is our Healthy morning breakfast at work. Therefore bring something healthy for breakfast including lots of fresh fruits. Again thank you tumas long olketa we oli save kam joinem team for today's program. Wish you all a happy wokabaot jalens through out this week!"

Women and Wokabaot Jalens participants... 
yu lidem way blong heltia Pacific!

Ministry of Health, Health Promotion Officer

Hi xxx,
This intervention program is in a big progress and thank you for the other ministries feedback to what they are doing after the training at the FOL complex. I've been to a few ministries for other business and i can tell that these women who attended the women intervention program are now proactive to TOP up their STEPs everyday to 10,000. To me this is important in a sense that it helps these ladies in the ministries and vulnerable groups really come to understand the importance "Physical Activity" which we called it "Walk for Life".

I can say, theres a big progress and improved in the MOH within the ladies. They are doing really well and not only in getting physically fit, but also there's improvement in their diet control during lunch as i saw everyday. Most of them have lost some weight already. They really work hard to achieve their targets everyday and I would like to also say thank you to A/Director PH, Shirley Laban for being a big motivator to all these women to be part of these intervention and also always supportive to push things go forward. Thank you also to Mr Jerry Iaruel as main man behind the logistic preparation and administration work that had been done in time as result of this program turned successful.

What is happening in the Magistrate Court? Find out.

1. Group exercise on Mondays Wednesday and Thursdays.  To start off, we will go down to Korman Stadium and walk around to boost the step numbers before going home. On Wednesday we leave office at 3.30pm but on Monday and Thursdays, we leave AS SOON AS we finish work and start walking down.  Perhaps XXX you start walking up to us at the Magistrates Court as early as possible and we all walk down to Korman.  (We might come up with other activities as we progress).
   
   
2. All of us are required to inform our partners/husbands and family members about our committment to this weekly program to seek their support.  Remember this is for our own good health so they need to support us if they want to see us alive for longer.
   
   
   
3. Last week, I notice that some of our step figures are round figures and I hope we are not just making them up or recording them properly.  I also notice that for XXX, she did not wear the pedometer on Saturday and Sunday because it was raining.  Just a reminder that we need to wear the pedometer from the time we wake up in the morning until when we go to bed.  So even if you are not going for a walk, every steps you take just around and inside the house counts - and it is Sunday to Sunday- no difference for working days and weekends or nights and days, as long as we are up and moving, let the pedometer hang on you.
   
   
   
4. Some of us noticed that last week we often find our pedometers not reading properly, that means we are not checking it regularly or putting it on properly. Please try and check now and often whether it is sitting properly as it should be in order to read properly.
   
   
5. This week, we try and improve our readings, if yours was 5,000 last week, try to increase to 6,000 or 7,000 this week but our goal is 10,000 everyday as usual.  Hopefully our weekly program (if we put our efforts to it), will help to improve our number of steps - nothing sipos yumi no kasem 10,000 everyday, so long as we try our best.
   
   
   
6. Lastly, XXX will be going away to Australia but she confirmed that she will remain with the group by sending us her readings each week. XXX will also be going on a Court tour but this should not stop her from participating, meaning she will continue to walk her steps on Tongoa and send us the recordings.

To conclude, it is great news for some of us especially XXX to be feeling a lot of difference in the body in terms of walking longer distance and feeling stronger and healthier  I am also experiencing a lot of difference within myslef too, and am sure we are all experiencing the same and therefore heading for a better and healthier life.  

Let us not forget our healthy eating tips, we should pin a copy up on the wall to remind us always.

Step tables from the Department of Statistics

The Department of Statistics and Finance tracks their team members step numbers well - look at this table they created!

Great work! 

So, at the next screening in July everyone is in this shape? :)

Fresh Fruit Eating Day at MoE!

Today is Fresh Fruits Eating Day at the Ministry of Education, organized by the "Sharks" team. One of the activities they came up with is to bring some fresh fruits to the office and to share them at work.

What a great, healthy, fresh and energizing idea, isn't it? 

Thank you sharks, for sending the pictures!

Wokabaot Jalens - it's happening!

The kick-off of the Wokabaot Jalens in Port Vila, Vanuatu was a great success! More than 200 ladies registered to take the lead and step up for a healthier life. A busy scheduled week lies behind us and we are ready and committed to take up the challenge!

I am extremely pleased to see so much interest by the ni-Vanuatu women to act and to take another step towards a healthier and happier life. Mouth to mouth propaganda created a lot of interest, also from the private sector and we hope that we will have the chance to have another round, sometimes soon.

But let us now focus on the current Wokabaot Jalens with 200 ni-Vanautu ladies taking action.

WOKABAOT JALENS - WAES WOMAN WOKABAOT BLONG LAEF - EVRY DEI 10.000 STEPS!