http://www.GrinnellMutual.comGrinnell Mutual News Feedhttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMThttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMThttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMThttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMThttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMThttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMThttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMThttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMThttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMThttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMThttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMThttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMThttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMThttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMThttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMThttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMThttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMThttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMThttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMThttp://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/media-center/record-numbers-at-grinnell-mutual-complete-live-healthy-iowa-challenge<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;" src="/Upload/Images/LHI-2012.jpg" alt="Larry Jansen" width="500" height="334" />One hundred days of healthy living &mdash; that&rsquo;s the challenge that more than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees accepted in January as Iowans everywhere geared up for Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s biggest initiative of the year.&nbsp; On May 1, they completed the 100 Day Wellness Challenge, and at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, employees broke records.</p> <p>This year, 41 Grinnell Mutual teams participated in Live Healthy Iowa, including 314 employees and their family members.&nbsp; Together they logged over&nbsp;20,830 hours.&nbsp; They also lost 1,685 pounds, or 3.23% of their total body weight.&nbsp; These record-breaking results are double the number of participants, activity minutes, and pounds lost by Grinnell Mutual teams in 2008.</p> <p>&ldquo;We promote Live Healthy Iowa because it&rsquo;s a fun challenge, and it&rsquo;s a great way to encourage healthy behaviors among our employees and their families,&rdquo; said Julie Augustine, health and safety manager at Grinnell Mutual.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our team captains did a great job of motivating their team members again this year.&nbsp; We ended up with outstanding results.&rdquo;</p> <p>Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a health initiative that brings together friends, families, businesses, and communities in team-based wellness challenges designed to promote positive lifestyle change.&nbsp; The 100 Day Wellness Challenge encourages participants to track their weight loss and/or minutes of physical activity as part of a team of 2-10 adults. &nbsp;Participants also receive weekly e-mails with healthy living tips as well as access to online resources.&nbsp; To learn more about Live Healthy Iowa, a program that began in 2002, visit <a href="http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.livehealthyiowa.org/</a>.</p> <p>Photo caption: More than 300 Grinnell Mutual employees completed Live Healthy Iowa&rsquo;s 100 Day Wellness Challenge and set records for total activity minutes recorded and weight lost.</p>Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CompanyFri, 11 May 2012 10:53:05 GMT