City of Manteca employee challenge
Manteca Moves
28 days. Your department against everybody.
January 11 to February 7. Free for every City of Manteca employee. Starts with a ten minute walk.
Or text MANTECA MOVES with your name and department to 209-821-1448
What it is
You don't have to be in shape to start this.
Day one is a ten minute walk. That is the whole assignment.
The 28 days are about participating and doing what you can. We start small and build as the month goes on, so it works for everyone, whether you work out regularly or you have not in a long time.
No gym required. No equipment. Nothing to download. It all runs through text messages, so it works on any shift, in any department, from anywhere.
How it works
Four weeks. One text a day.
A seven day ramp up to start, all walking. Then 21 days of at home workouts, each with an instructional video, a modified version of every movement, and active rest days built in.
A text every evening at 6pm. It has tomorrow's workout in it, and a beginner version of the same workout right underneath. You pick the one that fits you.
Do the workout. Most take 15 to 20 minutes and need no equipment. If today is not happening, walk for 20 minutes instead. It counts the same.
Reply DONE. That is how you log it. One word, and you are done for the day.
Or text MANTECA MOVES with your name and department to 209-821-1448
How it's scored
It's participation, not performance.
Two things are being scored. Your department, and you.
Your department. Your department's score is the total days your people log, divided by how many people work there. Highest average wins, so a six person division can beat Public Works, and regularly will. The highest average at the end of the 28 days takes the Manteca Moves trophy and keeps it in their building for the year.
You. Log any 21 of the 28 days and you are in the prize drawing.
Standings go up on Excel's Instagram story every Monday and Thursday. Follow @excelhealth.fit to see where your department sits.
Bonus points
Extra entries in the drawing.
You log a day by replying DONE. Everything below is on top of that.
Every 5 bonus points is one more entry for you. Here is how you get them.
Attach a photo. If you posted your workout on social, attach the photo to your DONE text. That is a bonus point.
Train with a coworker. Say who you trained with. One bonus point. Two bonus points a day is the max.
Show up to the finale. February 6 at Excel. Worth enough bonus points on its own to move your department up the board.
Log all 28 days. Perfect attendance is one more entry on top.
The rules
Built so you can't really fall behind.
20 minutes of movement always counts. Any day, if the workout isn't happening, walk for 20 minutes and log it. It counts the same.
Thursdays are walking group days. January 14, 21, 28 and February 4. Get your department outside together.
Missed a day? Double up. Do two in one day and log them both. Nothing is lost.
Nobody sees your individual results. Scores are reported by department, never by person.
Prizes
What you're playing for.
At 10 days. You don't have to wait until the end. Log 10 days and you've earned a free class at Excel, any class on the schedule. We'll text you.
Your department's score is the total days your people log, divided by how many people work there. Highest average wins. That means a 12-person crew can absolutely take it from a 90-person one, and getting your coworkers signed up is the fastest way to move your number.
The winning department takes the Manteca Moves trophy and keeps it in their building for the year.
Drawn at random from everyone who qualified:
- A pair of training shoes
- Three months free at Excel Health & Fitness
- A Fit3D body composition scan
The finale
We finish together.
Saturday February 6 at Excel. 1433 Moffat Blvd Ste 1. Everybody who took part, one workout, scaled so anybody can finish it. Come even if you have missed days.
Questions
Straight answers.
Do I have to be in shape?
No. Day one is a ten minute walk. The whole first week is walking.
Do I need a gym membership?
No. Everything is at home or outside. The only time you'd come to Excel is the finale on February 6, and that's optional.
What does it cost?
Nothing. It's free for every City employee.
How much time does it take?
Most days, 15 to 20 minutes. Some days a ten minute walk is the whole thing.
I work nights. Does that matter?
No. Log whenever you finish, day or night.
What if I miss a day?
Double up another day, or walk 20 minutes and log that. You need 21 of 28 to qualify for the drawing, so there's room.
Can my spouse do it with me?
Yes, and we hope they do. The drawing is for City employees.
Who sees my results?
Excel does. The City only ever sees department totals, never individuals.
What if I can't do a movement?
Every workout comes with a beginner version in the same text, and the videos cover how to scale. And 20 minutes of walking always counts.
Closing
Starts Monday, January 11.
Text to join and we'll take it from there.
Or text MANTECA MOVES with your name and department to 209-821-1448
Movements
The videos.
These are the movements you'll see. The workouts build as the month goes, so what's in the video is where it starts, not where it ends.
Warm up, before every workout
Squats, burpees and glute bridges
Push-ups and walking lunges
Leg raises, hip dips, supermans, mountain climbers
High knees, plank shoulder taps, curtsy lunges
V-ups, jumping squats, handcuffs, burpees
Yin yoga routine
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