{"id":4497,"date":"2026-04-28T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/wellness\/?p=4497"},"modified":"2026-06-08T05:51:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:51:59","slug":"exercise-stars-2026-the-results-are-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/wellness\/exercise-stars-2026-the-results-are-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise Stars 2026 \u2013 \u2013 The Results are IN!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This year marked the 11th offering of the \u201cBecome an ACC Exercise Star\u201d Challenge coordinated by the ACC Employee Wellness Program to promote increased activity among our employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, here are some exciting stats from this year\u2019s challenge to put our efforts into perspective:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf89 This was our 10th year of Exercise Stars<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2640\ufe0f 479 employees registered with participation from all 11 ACC sites<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2705 326 participants completed the challenge by reaching their goals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udcc8 This year’s completion rate of 68.1% is the highest achieved since 2017, reflecting a significant level of participant engagement and commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udcaa Together, we logged 1,011,010 minutes<\/strong> of movement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u23f1\ufe0f That’s 16,850 hours of physical activity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udcc5 That’s 702 days of continuous movement.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\uddfd That’s enough to walk from Austin to New York City and back more than 16 times, or circle the Earth at the equator just over twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfca This could be the equivalent to swimming roughly 20 million yards<\/strong> at a moderate pace, enough to swim the length of an Olympic pool almost 365,000 times.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf1f Together, employees logged enough exercise time to fill nearly 17,000 standard workdays<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2764\ufe0f That’s more than one million opportunities to improve health<\/strong> and wellbeing. Every minute of physical activity contributes to benefits such as improved heart health, reduced stress, increased energy, better sleep, and enhanced overall well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Challenge ran from January 26 through April 5, 2026\u202610 weeks of friendly competition between our 11 campus locations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards for the Top Individual Stars and Most Active Campuses we presented at the Wellness Fest on Friday, April 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall top \u201cstars\u201d for the ten-week challenge were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Click HERE<\/a><\/strong> to view the TOP Campus Finishers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most Active Campuses<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Click HERE<\/strong> <\/a>for complete campus standings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 25 Overall Finishers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For more information about this event, contact Mauri Winters in the HR Benefits office at 512-223-7577.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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