Lee Health’s Million Mile Movement ready to roll

As an interactive and fun way to keep the Southwest Florida population physically active, local health officials are challenging residents to collectively log 1 million miles.
Beginning Dec. 14 and running through Jan. 24, Lee Health’s Million Mile Movement is launching a new iteration of the program using an app called “The Outbreak” where participants are tasked with outrunning family-friendly zombies to reach the safe house.
“Activity helps both our mental and physical health, which means it’s an essential part of living a healthy life. The event offers a friendly challenge to other area employers to participate as a great team building exercise since many are working remotely at this time,” said President and CEO of Lee Health Dr. Larry Antonucci in a release. “The Million Mile Movement is a fun, innovative and inclusive way to empower all of us to be more active. We aim to help our community set healthy goals and motivate everyone to achieve them.”
Lee Health encourages local businesses, government, school, health, religious and community organizations to form a team and step things up this holiday season.
“Staying fit during the holidays can be a challenge, so we opted to move The Million Mile Movement to a time we can all benefit,” said Gary Griffin, Healthy Lee chair and president and CEO of B&I Contractors, Inc. “The event is also a great way to unite our community around the shared goal of better health and well-being. We encourage everyone in Lee County to participate.”
During the challenge, the Outbreak mobile app will automatically sync with participants’ fitness tracking devices (Apple Watch, Fitbit, etc.) or cell phones to track steps. Participants can also enter their daily exercise in the app manually. The website and mobile app allow participants to track physical activity such as biking, walking, swimming and running. The site tracks steps, with a mile typically being between 2,000 and 2,500 steps.
Registration for The Outbreak challenge runs through Dec. 5. Groups can also receive discounts with a promo code.
For more information or to register to participate, visit www.HealthyLee.com.
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