Getting Healthier As a Campus Community

October 31, 2018

Thirty-six million. It’s not a lottery jackpot dollar amount, but a number representing a jackpot earned by Mars Hill University students, staff, and faculty. Participants in the university’s month-long Motivated Healthy U (MHU) Step It Up wellness challenge took 36,693,901 steps.

The challenge ran August 27 – October 1, 2018, and involved a competition on an individual level, as well as within teams of four to six people. Participants earned points for walking, running, cycling, and other fitness activities; for tracking their food intake; and for participating in activities related to mental and spiritual well-being.

MHU President Tony Floyd poses with The Migos, the top ranked student team in the wellness challenge.

When the points were tallied at the conclusion of the challenge, student team The Migos and faculty/staff team MHU Fit Crew topped the leaderboards.