Walking Moai: week 10!

By Jeshua Erickson

Published Friday, August 28, 2009

Final results are in! Participants in the AARP/Blue Zones Walking Moai Program have walked over 75 million steps, or approximately 37,500 miles. AND participants have worked over 2,270 volunteer hours!!

The top 5 teams in the "steps" category are as follows:

1) 6,005,427 - Blood, Sweat and Duct Tape
2) 5,039,813 - The Jolly Walkers
3) 4,217,717 - Wanna Hobbie Walkin' Walkers
4) 4,034,811 - AL Lakers
5) 3,512,919 - Southside Rockets

The top 5 teams in the "volunteer hours" category are as follows: (Note: "Volunteer hours" are now calculated by taking the total hours for a team and dividing by the number of team members.)

1) 40 - Snow White and the Not So Dwarfs
2) 25 - Southside Rockets
3) 15 - Dead End Walkers
4) 15 - Village Walkers
5) 15 - The Rebels

The team with the most "moai points" is the "Early Risers" with 18.

A 'moai point' is earned each time a whole team walks together.

See full results here: http://moai.albertleajournal.com

Congratulations to everyone who was involved with the Walking Moai program. It's safe to say many, many people have made crucial lifestyle changes that they'll take with them past this 10 week program. We're really only at the beginning of a trend toward small, significant lifestyle changes that will improve quality of life in Albert Lea and towns like ours across the country. Keep walking!!