Race to the Moon

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cafe Well for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Who of you have heard of Cafe Well?  I hadn't before, but now that I'm looking into it I'm finding that it seems to be a really great thing! 

What is it?  It's a social networking option that offers corporate wellness programs that actually work.  

Having not heard of Cafe Well myself before, I googled it and found a bunch of other bloggers talking about it and how they wanted to use it to complete their New Years resolutions, and get fit.  They seemed genuinely excited about the experience.

I went to their website and found this mission statement: Caféwell was created to provide a safe, secure and anonymous health care destination that connects you with other people who share your health care interests and needs. Caféwell is the only destination that exists for one reason "health." The Caféwell Community is there to address your needs, from chronic condition support, to healthy lifestyle tips and challenges. CaféWell understands how complex and difficult the health care system is to navigate. We make it easy to get the health information you need, when and where you want it.

That seems really awesome.

Their biggest project right now is called Race to the Moon, a project that aims to get members more fit by providing wireless pedometers that monitor their steps when walking or running and rewards them for certain milestones and accomplishments.  Many companies offer similar structures, but show little accomplishment with the program-while tests with Race to the Moon and Cafe Well show some users taking over 50 million steps in less than a month.  It's impressive.  At this time only Health America members are eligible for Race to the Moon.

It would be really cool to get this implemented in my office, challenging people to not only lose weight but always take the stairs, park further from the building so they walk more, and to exercise daily.  The benefits of walking on your health are amazing, and the self esteem boost as you start to see it working is even better.  I feel inspired now!