Let’s Go! Garrett County
Join Garrett County’s newest well-being initiative, designed to make healthy choices, easy choices! Registering for an account is FREE, and you’ll have multiple opportunities to win great prizes as you learn tips and tricks to prevent or tackle chronic diseases.
Week One Challenge Winners, Swanton High Steppers!
Congratulations! The Swanton High Steppers got moving and finished strong during our first week! They have a regular physical activity routine and demonstrated chronic disease prevention with this step log. I guess there may be improved mood, concentration, and...
Fitbit Challenge Participant Mary Ann Rizer Is Our Winner This Week!
We promised random prize drawings for those entered into our Fitbit Challenge; today is the first prize of many random prizes we will have fun awarding! Mary Ann is part of a multigenerational team with her daughter and two grandchildren who enjoy getting as many...
Go! Fitness Challenge: It’s Time To Submit Your Steps For This Week! (10/10-10/16)
WOW! It's been an incredible first week for the Go! Fitness Challenge! We've heard from so many wonderful community members who have embarked on this journey with us through the close of 2022, and we can't wait to see all of the progress we make together! It's time to...
Stepping Into Autumn Glory To Benefit A Good Cause!
Oakland Mt. Lake Park Lions Club Autumn Glory 5k Run / 2 mile Walk for Sight Race Please note there is an event fee to participate in this community 5k run/ 2 mile walk to benefit the Oakland Mt. Lake Park Lion's Club. Enjoy ideal fall foliage at Broadford Park to...
Go! Challenge: Frequently Asked Questions
We're off to a fantastic start, several teams and individuals are participating in the Steps Challenge! We've received a lot of questions in this first week and we're using this post to publish an FAQ's list to make all the details clear. In addition, the gcinmotion...
Go! See The Beautiful Fall Colors In Garrett County
The Go! Fitness Challenge is turning into another massively successful program, and we are so thankful for all of our community members who are participating, and reaching out to ask questions and tell us about their fitness journeys! We are working on a more...
11,000 Steps Should Do It!
New research released on Monday in Nature Medicine https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02012-w gives us hope! Participants in the study wore activity trackers and had an average of 4 years of continuous monitoring. What they found was that more steps are...
Recognizing World Mental Health Day With Healing Steps
It's the first day of our County Step Challenge, and we are inviting you to take those steps with the power of self-compassion! Acknowledging the difficulties in our lives and being kind to ourselves can positively affect our mental wellbeing. Our challenge isn't...
The Go! Fitness Challenge Launches On Monday, October 10, 2022! – Here’s Everything You Need To Know…
We're beyond excited to see the renewed excitement for Walktober, and the OVERWHELMING interest in the Go! Fitness Challenge that will run thru the end of 2022. Thank you all so much for your patience as our small, but mighty team has been working to respond to the...
Walktober Day 4 – “Step” Into Walktober!
As our team prepares to release additional information about the upcoming Go! Fitness Challenge tomorrow, we managed to snap this fun group, led by the Garrett County Health Department's Amy Ritchie, kicking off another Walktober 1-mile walk! Amy has been hosting...