Stepping Stones Pedometer Program

The Stepping Stones Pedometer Program is available to eligible Pathways to Wellness worksites!

Wellness Program

Program keeps county office staff on their feet

Folks at the Roane County Schools central office are really watching their step these days.

They’re keeping track of every one of them.

Wearing pedometers to count the number of steps they take, central office employees are walking the walk by participating in a wellness program sponsored by the W.Va. Public Employees Insurance Agency... read the full story (PDF)

Thanks to David Hedges, Publisher, The Times Record & Roane County Reporter (web site: www.thetimesrecord.net)


The PEIA Pathways to Wellness Stepping Stones Pedometer Program

The PEIA Pathways to Wellness Stepping Stones Pedometer Program is a 10-week program to help you become more physically active, put more steps into your day and have fun with your co-workers. A pedometer counts steps walked or jogged up to 100,000 steps. (0-99,999 & rollover) It will count any aerobic activity such as walking or jogging.

The Stepping Stones Pedometer Program is now available to eligible Pathways to Wellness worksites as a result of the successful pilot project. Five sites were chosen to participate in the pilot project: Barboursville Middle School, Bluefield State College, Clay County Health Department, Elkins Department of Highways and WV Tax Department. All sites have benefited from the program whether it was weight loss or lowered blood pressure to more motivation to make changes in exercise habits.

For more information contact your area Health Promotion Consultant.


Success Story

This comes from University High School. It was sent by Susan Pinto.

First of all, I was really surprised at how many steps I walked per day. I even went walking and counted 500, then 600 steps to see if the pedometer was accurate. First the pedometer seemed to have counted too many steps but the second time it seemed to count too little, so I figured it all averaged out.

Using the pedometer daily showed me that I really move around my classroom during the day and that I move a lot less on the weekends. I have enjoyed using the pedometer and check it often throughout the day. It reinforced my feeling that I'm doing something good for my body when I park my car a little farther away or take the steps.

Thank you for allowing me to take part in the "Stepping Stones" pedometer program.

Sincerely,
Mary Kay McQuain