See Jane Do Everyday Women Doing Extraordinary Things
Social media is not only connecting communities but it’s also enabling individuals to get fit and team up with others to lose weight. AARP partnered with Nevada City local and Community Meltdown founder, Carole Carson to launch an online community fitness challenge and lose 20 tons!
The day Carole tipped the scale was the day she vowed to change her life, get healthy, and lose weight. Carole not only followed through with her mission but she inspired thousands of others in her community to lose over 4 tons through the Nevada County Community Meltdown. She then authored the book,From Fat to Fit: Turn Yourself into a Weapon of Mass Reduction.
Carole is leading the way as an online fitness coach for AARP. April 15th marked the official kick-off date of the eight week Fat 2 Fit Community Weight-Loss Challenge. It is free to join, open to all ages, and both AARP members and non-members are encouraged to participate. “We will have tons of fun as we lose tons of weight,” says Carole Carson. Thousands have already joined and it’s not too late to get started. To join, visit www.aarp.org/fat2fit.
What you eat impacts not only your personal health but the health of the planet too. We asked you how your eating habits are enhancing the planet. Here are what some of our everyday extraordinary listeners are doing:
Catherine Stifter, (producer of Saving the Sierra) said “since my family likes meat, I’m a huge fan of local grass-fed beef. My meat does not spend its last 90 days in a feedlot eating corn and antibiotics. My meat roams the open spaces. Open space is good for the Sierra.”
Lily Gicker is re-using food packaging: bread bags, sour cream containers, peanut butter jars.And Mark Lippmann is getting back to the basics by growing his own veggies and fruit trees. Plus his hens provide eggs and garden fertilizer. Mark says “It’s a win-win-spinach omelette-win!”
Thanks to everyone who took the time to share. The See Jane Do team is inspired by your efforts to make a difference.
