Scale Back Alabama kicks off 2021 program with changes, extends registration
For the first time, the Scale Back Alabama program in 2021 offers participants the chance to work singly – instead of being limited to teams –while becoming more physically fit and attaining health and weight-loss goals. Register today to take part in the program. (contributed)
Scale Back Alabama, the state’s largest wellness program, begins this year on April 5 with some changes.
This year, Scale Back Alabama will be an entirely virtual program. Participants will register online and choose one to three goals to work on throughout the 10-week program. Each week, participants will receive a challenge and a health tip that will encourage them to reach their goal(s). Weight loss is now optional, and participants will select their own wellness goals.
Originally scheduled to begin March 1, the program will kick off the following month in an effort to accommodate more participants. Anyone who lives or works in Alabama and wants to develop a healthier lifestyle is encouraged to register for the free program.
It is easy to register as an individual participant. Two-person teams are no longer required.
Visit scalebackalabama.com/member/register.
To get started, participants will answer a few questions that will help them choose the best goals for them.
- Participants will receive an email from Scale Back Alabama with instructions on how to access their personalized user dashboard and set wellness goals for the program.
- Registration closes April 4.
- Important: Public weigh-in sites are no longer available. Some workplaces or organizations may host private sites if they can do so safely. Weigh-ins and -outs are no longer required to take part in the program.
Prizes
- All prizes will be on an individual basis; there will be no team prizes.
- At the end of each week, participants will indicate on their user dashboard if they did or did not complete that week’s challenge. Participants who did complete the challenge on any given week will be entered into a drawing for that week’s prize.
- Each week, participants will indicate on their user dashboard if they did or did not meet their pre-set goal(s) that week. For every week a participant meets at least one of the goals, his or her name will go into a prize drawing to be held at the end of the program.
- All prizes will be in the form of an Amazon e-gift card.
Facts about Scale Back Alabama
- The inaugural contest started in January 2007.
- The contest is in its 15th consecutive year.
- Cumulative number of pounds lost statewide: 1.4 million.
- Cumulative number of participants statewide: 335,752.
