The 2022 Congressional Physical Activity Challenge Are In
Posted: June 23, 2022 in Suppliers
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The winners have been announced for the 2022 Congressional Physical Activity Challenge, in partnership with Myzone and the Physical Activity Alliance. In his last year competing prior to his retirement and following last year’s win for his team, Senator Richard Burr and his office staff have once again had success. Burr takes the titles for Total Team MEPs and getting the most staff participants across the line for the World Health Organization’s guidelines for physical activity, equating to 1300 MEPs.
The Congressional Physical Activity Challenge is an annual, month-long competition between the offices of the United States’ Congress to see who can be the most physically active. Through a partnership between Myzone and the Physical Activity Alliance, competitors use the MZ-Switch heart rate monitor to log their physical activity at every opportunity.
“The Physical Activity Alliance salutes the winners and all the offices and individuals who participated in this year’s Congressional Physical Activity Challenge,” says Graham Melstrand, the President of the Physical Activity Alliance. “Their leadership highlights the importance of regular physical activity and the health and wellbeing benefits that are available to all of us.
“We also want to extend our thanks to Myzone, which provided the devices and technology to support the challenge”.
While bragging rights for the winners come as standard, the most important thing about the challenge is that Members of Congress and their staffs are living the positive changes they’re looking to implement. Making policies that bring positive behaviour change requires empathy and understanding that can only be fully appreciated through lived experience. By helping to educate Congress in the importance of physical activity, Myzone and the PAA are helping make the difference that will benefit Americans for decades to come.
“This year, Congressional offices competed against each other to prove their staff will go the extra mile to win the Physical Activity Challenge,” said Senator Burr. “Since this is my last year competing, I’m proud that Team Burr gave it their all and brought home not one, but two wins.
“Congratulations to all of the offices for their efforts to secure those MEPs. I can’t wait to see who will take over as the top ranked office next year.”
For the second year in a row, Republican offices earned more MEPs than their Democratic colleagues and the Senate offices exercised more than their counterparts in the House.
“Maintaining an active lifestyle is important to stay both physically and mentally healthy, and I am proud that members of my staff worked together and won the 2022 Congressional Physical Activity Challenge,” added Senator Tammy Baldwin, who won the category of Highest Average MEPs.
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The Congressional Physical Activity Challenge 2022 full results:
- Total Team MEPs – Senator Richard Burr (137,395 MEPs) – Republican, Senate;
- Highest Average MEPs – Senator Tammy Baldwin (9149 MEPs) – Democrat, Senate;
- Top Individual Point Earner – Logan Sicker (25,278 MEPs) – Representative Michael Cloud, Republican, House of Representatives;
- Most office staff participants to reach the World Health Organization Guidelines for Physical Activity (=1300 MEPs) – Senator Richard Burr, 30 participants, Republican, Senate.
