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Memory Mile Wellness Challenge is a zero cost challenge but we graciously request a minimum $20 donation to the Alzheimer's Association.
All donations support the goal of the Alzheimer's Association to end Alzheimer's. Participate today to help find the first survivor.
Description
The Memory Mile Wellness Challenge is a month-long virtual event that helps create new, healthy habits or strengthen those existing habits while raising awareness and funds for the Alzheimer’s Association’s The Longest Day.
Over 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, a brain disorder that causes a progressive decline in memory, thinking and learning. This number is staggering but research suggests incorporating physical activity into your daily life may decrease your risk for the disease. The research suggests, as little as 150 minutes a week (21 mins per day) of moderate-intensity aerobic activity and 2 days of strength training may reduce the risk for developing Alzheimer’s by up to 45%! This challenge is to promote that healthy habit.
Let's get moving and protect our brains!
How the Challenge Works
- Register for the Memory Mile Wellness Challenge FREE
- Donate to Alzheimer's Association - suggested $20 minimum The Longest Day- Team Memory Mile
- For the month of May – do 150 minutes of cardio exercise a week, along with at least 30 minutes of strength training a week
- Upload your minutes
- See if you can reach the goal 4 weeks in a row
We will combine everyone's minutes spent exercising to try and reach 6 million minutes… representing the over 6 million people living with Alzheimer's
We will have pop up incentives to keep it fun!
Charity Partner
On a personal note - our mom, Weezie, passed away in 2018 from Alzheimer's. She was kindhearted, warm and loving. During her battle with Alzheimer’s she may have forgotten people’s names, where she was going or what she was doing, but she always kept her gracious heart, her warm smile and her infectious laugh.
Weezie loved to walk. What better way to honor this wonderful woman than to organize a wellness challenge that will hopefully help others create and strenghten habits to reduce their risk for developing this dreadful disease and raise funds to put an end to the disease that took her life.
Join us to make a difference!
The Memory Mile Wellness Challenge is FREE. In place of a fee, we ask that you donate to the Alzheimer's Association's The Longest Day.
The Alzheimer’s Association is a leading organization in scientific research searching for a cure, offering support for caregivers, and providing awareness and resources to those who suffer from or loved ones of someone suffering from Alzheimer’s. As of today, there are over 6 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease.
The summer solstice is The Longest Day of the year, the day with the most light. "The day with the most light is the day we fight." With The Longest Day, we fight Alzheimer's through a fundraising activity of our choice. Exercise is the perfect win-win activity! We get healthier, stronger and decrease our risk of Alzheimer's while raising funds to support the Alzheimer's Association and its quest for the First Survivor!
Join the challenge / donate today and help us reach $20,000!
Make It Social
Although this is a virtual challenge, there are lots of ways to be connected and help each other stay motivated.
- Invite friends to sign up for the challenge with you and walk, run, exercise or hike together. It will help you stay motivated and will definitely make it more fun!
- Share photos from your workouts on social media, including the Memory Mile Facebook page. Please use #memorymile when posting photos.
- Share photos on the RunSignUp Photos Page.
Make sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook.
The Countdown Is On...
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