Offering a Free Online Program to Maintain Weight Over the Holiday Season

Authors

• Madison Johnson, North Carolina State UniversityFollow
• Carolyn Dunn, North Carolina State UniversityFollow
• Cathy Thomas, North Carolina Division of Public HealthFollow
• Surabhi Aggarwal, North Carolina State UniversityFollow
• Kelly Nordby, North Carolina State UniversityFollow
• Sam Thompson, North Carolina Division of Public HealthFollow
• Sarah Myer, North Carolina Division of Public HealthFollow

Volume

53

Issue

5

DOI

10.34068/joe.53.05.03

Abstract

The Holiday Challenge is a free weight maintenance program offered from Thanksgiving to New Year's Eve. Ninety-three percent of participants maintained or lost weight during the 2014 Holiday Challenge, and 99% said they were very likely to somewhat likely to participate again in the 2015 Holiday Challenge.

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Recommended Citation

Johnson, M., Dunn, C., Thomas, C., Aggarwal, S., Nordby, K., Thompson, S., & Myer, S. (2015). Offering a Free Online Program to Maintain Weight Over the Holiday Season. Journal of Extension, 53(5), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.53.05.03