Couch to 5K 2022 - We are off to a great start!

Healthier Jupiter, in partnership with the Town of Jupiter’s Recreation Department and Jupiter Medical Center’s Cary Grossman Health & Wellness Center, created a free nine-week “Couch to 5K” training program to help participants gradually increase their physical activity to walk/run a 5K (3.1 miles). The Couch to 5K program was developed as a way for community members to get active and seek fitness in an inclusive and encouraging environment. It is great to see this program attracted such a diverse group with over 160 people signing up to participate. We have participants just getting started with exercise, some getting back in shape, and families looking for an opportunity to bond with physical activity.

By the Numbers (so far):

  • 58 people registered for the Virtual Information Session to learn more about what to expect with the Couch to 5K Program

  • 160 participants registered

  • 18 participants let us know they would train on their own

  • 62 participants attended Week 1

  • 60 participants attended Week 2

  • 46 participants attended Week 3

  • 12 participants (on average) checking in virtually weekly

We asked participants…What excites you most about the Couch to 5K Program?

And here are some of the participants responses!

  • Meet new people and get fit.

  • Getting back to running.

  • Motivation to walk each week and meet new people.

  • I’ve really wanted to get into running.

  • I just did the Honda classic 5k and the Gardens trailblazer 5k with a 45 minute time and would love to improve.

  • I’m also really interested in meeting new people that also want to run.

  • To remain active and to challenge myself I would love to increase my endurance, being able to train with others and be able to choose healthier options for me and my family

  • Being active outdoors

  • Becoming more active

  • Help me run a 5k

  • Getting in shape and meeting people

  • The community aspect.

  • Training with other people who share my goals

  • To have a fit and healthy body

  • Exercising right and meeting like-minded people.

  • The energy, getting together to walk/run, improve my walk time from previous years!

  • Getting in shape

  • Getting in better shape.

  • Join a program with a specific goal and have others to encourage completing.

  • The fact that it is a community endurance building project.

  • Joanna makes it fun to be healthy!

  • Accountability and motivation to improve!

  • Being part of a group and getting healthier!

  • The discipline the program will bring to help me kick start scheduled workout finally meeting up in person!

  • Hoping for motivation to get moving again I am signing up to support a friend and I haven’t run a 5k for a long time - so I love the idea of team effort with free training to stay injury free.

  • Fun while getting in better shape

  • The structure of setting and goal and training with others who have the same goal

  • Training to get me motivated

  • Get healthy

  • Meet people

  • Getting back into shape

  • I have been a past participant and excited about getting back!

  • Getting back into running

  • Running fast! building up endurance

  • Increasing walking distance as part of hip surgery recovery

  • Increasing my activity and energy wanting to exercise and encouraged being in a group

  • Help me run a 5k!

  • Training with my mom

  • Meeting people and getting advice from trained professionals

  • It will be an opportunity to participate in a social and physical event post COVID restrictions.

  • It will increase my physical activities and help me to prepare to walk a 5k.

  • It will help me to complete a bucket list item - excited about that accomplishment.

  • It will increase my confidence in my body's strength post hip replacement.

  • Getting healthier, stronger, smarter through movement

  • Moving Makes me get out there & move!!!!

  • Moving around and being motivated.

  • Being with other people I need to get off the couch.

  • Hopefully the beginning of a healthier me.

  • Accountability losing weight

  • Getting back into running again meeting people and having a good time, and focusing on health and movement!

  • I can’t wait to be happy again about running again!

  • Training with more people I want to do 5Ks!

  • I need some help getting going and this just sounds awesome

  • Healthy the training guidance and support provided

  • Get better my habits

  • It would be nice to participate and help others reach goals.

  • Getting to meet new people.

  • Running with my friends from the C25K program and the wonderful people who help the program from Jupiter Medical Center.

  • Love this group.

  • Want to join in with the stretches and all

  • Meeting new people and inspiring change I want to run a 5K in 30 minutes (or less)

  • Training with my family

  • Having resources to help me learn to run.

  • Getting my kids healthy

  • To be able to run a 5k. meeting members of the local community!

  • Training with others in the community.

  • Meeting new people I’ve done it before and it’s a ton of fun!

  • Meeting new people that want to improve their health.

  • Getting healthier to meet other people and walk with them

  • Getting back into running. I miss it.

  • Connect with my neighbors and develop an exercise regimen

  • I am a walker, might get me jogging again losing some weight

  • Accountability from others to help get me motivated to get in better shape.

  • The program seems to provide just the motivation needed to get started and commit!!

Although we are 3 weeks into the training, you can still learn more and join us by visiting healthierjupiter.org/couchto5k! If you have any questions please contact Healthier Jupiter’s Project Director, Joanna Peluso at 732-948-1883 or by email at healthierjupiter@htpbc.org.

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