Alberta Passport to Fun and Fitness Challenge

ALBERTA PASSPORT TO FUN AND FITNESS CHALLENGE

Introduction The goal of this challenge is to learn more about ourselves, try new things and learn how to be fit, all while having fun and trying to change our lifestyles.

Challenge Requirements Sparks and Brownies: do one challenge from each section Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers: do two challenges from each section

Section 1 – Fun with Food 1. Learn about the Canada Food Guide a. Play the food train game i. Make a train that is blank. Put a picture of the girl in the engine and have different cars for the different food groups. Using magazines or flyer inserts, cut out pictures of various foods and fit them into their cars based on the numbers of each per day. b. Using the Canada Food Guide, create a menu for camp that follows the Guide. c. Prepare a healthy snack of your choice, trying to cover all the different food groups d. Learn about calcium and vitamin D and what requirements you need 2. Learning about labels a. Learn how to read the health information on a label for foods. Learn the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats and which one we want more of in our diet. Compare the nutritional labels of different brands of the same food to see which is healthier or if they are the same. b. Prepare a menu for a day camp and determine if this provides enough of your daily nutritional requirements based on the labels. 3. Try it out! a. Create a vegetable and fruit buffet using foods that you may not have tried before. b. Create a vegetable or fruit smoothie trying to blend different combinations of fruits, vegetables, yogurts, and milks to find a unique blend for your unit. 4. Try out taste a. Find out where the different taste buds on your tongue are located. Using different foods, determine where sweet, sour and bitter are located. See if others share the same pattern on the tongue. Picture from: whitbyschool.org

Girl Guides of Canada – Alberta Council - Passport to Fun and Fitness – Program Committee, revised Fall 2012 ALBERTA PASSPORT TO FUN AND FITNESS CHALLENGE

Section 2 – Work It Out 1. Together is better! a. Play a team game with your unit b. Create a team game that everyone in your unit can play 2. Fun outdoors a. Go for a hike or walk outdoors that challenges you, such as going a long distance or up an incline. b. Find a winter outdoor sport to try, such as snowshoeing, cross country skiing or skating 3. Daily Changes a. Work on increasing your own health by participating in a physical activity every day. You can do this with your family or your friends. Keep a log of this and try to increase so that you are doing at least 30 minutes every day. 4. Setting a Goal a. Doing an activity you enjoy, such as walking or skipping rope, set a goal for yourself to accomplish. This can be walking the equivalent distance of the province of Alberta or jumping rope the same number of times as the distance across Canada. Try to work on this with a friend to meet your goal. Picture from: hockeychump.com

Section 3 – Me 1. Try out yoga or Pilates to help with increasing your own flexibility and strength. You can invite an instructor to your meeting or go to a community class. 2. Learn about relaxation techniques. You can invite a mental health counselor or other professional to help with this. Try different breathing exercises and see the effect it has on your heart rate. 3. Try a new activity that you have not done before. 4. Create an “All About Me” book. This can include your favourite activities, your friends, a picture or description of yourself, ways that you can relax, your favourite meals/recipes, other things about yourself. Picture from: clipartheaven.com

Section 4 – Cool Play 1. Learn a new dance style. This can be anything from line dancing to belly dancing. You can invite someone from the community to teach you how or join a community class.

Girl Guides of Canada – Alberta Council - Passport to Fun and Fitness – Program Committee, revised Fall 2012 ALBERTA PASSPORT TO FUN AND FITNESS CHALLENGE

2. Make up your own dance. This can be any style that you choose and can incorporate items such as ribbons, balls, and stairs. You can even make your own costumes for this. 3. Have fun in water! Participate in an activity that involves water, such as swimming, ice-skating, and water relays. 4. Have a bridging activity around dance. You can teach other branches your own dance or a dance style and try this out. Picture from: clipartof.com

Girl Guides of Canada – Alberta Council - Passport to Fun and Fitness – Program Committee, revised Fall 2012 PASSPORT TO FUN AND FITNESS

Passport to Fun and Fitness – introduced by Program Committee, revised Fall 2012 PASSPORT TO FUN AND FITNESS

Program Tie-Ins Sparks: Being Healthy Keeper (Healthy Snack Relay, Healthy Breakfast, Move to the Beat, Newspaper Skate) Brownies: Key to Active Living (Feel the Pulse, Outdoor Action, Fabulous Food), Swim! Skate! Interest badge, Go For It! Interest badge, Food Power interest badge, Wheels interest badge, Winter is Great! Interest badge, Special Interest badge Guides: Discovering You – Stay Fit and Healthy (#2, #3, #4), Cycling interest badge, Feeling Good interest badge, Fitness Fun interest badge, Healthy Eating interest badge, Skating interest badge, Skiing or Snowboarding interest badge, Snowshoeing interest badge, Sport interest badge, Swimming interest badge Pathfinders: Living Well – We Are What We Eat, Active Living, I Could Be A Contender, Beyond Baseball, Let Go and Chill Out Rangers: Healthy Living – Where’s the Motivation, Get Personal, A Winter Wonderland, Dance Dance Dance, The Wide World of Sports, Getting Help, Chill Out!, Meditation, Canada’s Food Guide, What’s for Lunch.

Passport to Fun and Fitness – introduced by Program Committee, revised Fall 2012