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9/13/2012
IOWA SPORTS FOUNDATION

LIVE HEALTHY IOWA SEEKS DREAM TEAM CAPTAIN

AMES, Iowa - Sept. 7, 2012 - Live Healthy Iowa is seeking a Certified Personal Trainer to serve as the 2013 Dream Team Captain during the 10 Week Wellness Challenge. The team captain will motivate and encourage the team of Iowans to reach their wellness goals and will serve as a resource for questions and tips throughout the challenge. The challenge begins Jan. 28 and ends April 5.

The team captain will be actively engaged with the Dream Team members and will provide consultations, exercise routines and will serve as a wellness resource. The captain must be willing to travel to central Iowa for a minimum of three Dream Team meetings.

Live Healthy Iowa's 10 Week Wellness Challenge encourages teams of 2-10 Iowans to make positive lifestyle changes through tracking activity minutes and/or weight loss. Team members and the team captain inspire each other to go the extra mile while in friendly competition with other Iowa teams.

Live Healthy Iowa will spotlight up to 10 participants, the Dream Team, throughout their journey in the 10 Week Wellness Challenge. The Live Healthy Iowa Dream Team will be selected through an application process and will be provided with additional resources, such as assessments, nutrition education, physical activity education and a waived challenge fee. The Dream Team will share their struggles, strategies and successes to show Iowa the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle and that anyone can achieve wellness!

For more information and to apply for the Dream Team captain, please visit www.livehealthyiowa.org and click on 'The Dream Team' box in the lower left corner. Applications may be sent by mail or email and will be accepted through Oct. 5, 2012.

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About Live Healthy Iowa

Live Healthy Iowa, formerly Lighten Up Iowa, was created in 2001 by the Iowa Sports Foundation as a strategic health initiative to address the state's growing obesity problem. Live Healthy Iowa brings together friends, families, businesses and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change. In 2011, more than 152,000 adult and youth Iowans took part in a Live Healthy Iowa program. To learn more, visit www.livehealthyiowa.org.


(Contact: Emily Bisbee, Live Healthy Iowa Coordinator, emily@livehealthyiowa.org, 888-777-8881 ext. 102)

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	2012 Dream Team with Captain Stephanie Broders