Insurer, Bills sponsor Health & Wellness Challenge
By Scott Scanlon, The Buffalo News, N.Y. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
"If I can run, anyone can find a way to do it," he said.
With that, 15 contestants squared off for a football obstacle contest designed to set the stage for a bigger regional competition: the
The
The grand-prize winner will receive airfare, accommodations and two tickets to the Super Bowl on
"I don't think anybody really needs to be reminded of how important fitness and nutrition are to the health of individuals, but I think sometimes we forget how important the physical health of the community is to the overall economic health of the community," said Dr.
Cropp introduced the community challenge in the
The competition will run
-- Exercising three times a week for at least 30 minutes each time.
-- Eating five servings of fruit and vegetables daily.
-- Drinking eight glasses of water a day.
To participate, visit buffalobills.com/thechallenge.
Parker -- half of the WGR-550 AM "Schopp and the Bulldog" sports talk radio show weekday afternoons -- said he decided to start running in 2009, when his weight topped 300 pounds.
He has trimmed down since and hopes to run his first marathon next spring, but his obstacle team was outmanned Tuesday.
He had to run two of four legs --
A team made up of radio personalities Dave Jickster and
Just like a
The lows, many of them during the football toss, were plentiful enough that more than one observer remarked that some in the news media might want to go easier on
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