Healthy Summer Challenge

Move More. Eat Better. Feel Your Best.

June 21 – September 1, 2026
Optional Virtual 5K
Registration is Open

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Healthy Habits Tracker

Challenge Leaderboard

Rank	Name	Points
🥇1st Place	Leslie	4084
🥈2nd Place	Corrick Knight	3525
🥉3rd Place	Devynn Gappmayer	3280
4th Place	Joell Lambdin	2701
5th Place	Rebecca Benally	2113

*Stats are updated weekly

Overview

The Create Better Health Summer Challenge is a 13-week program designed to help you build healthy habits, stay active, and improve overall well-being.

Track your progress, stay motivated through community support, and finish strong with a celebratory 5K event available both in-person and virtually.

How It Works

Register for the Healthy Summer Challenge
Participate daily with simple, achievable healthy actions
Track your progress throughout the challenge
Earn points to receive raffle entries
Celebrate your success by completing the 5K in September
Automatically entered to win in an exciting prize drawing!

Challenge Dates

Challenge Begins: June 21, 2026
Challenge Ends: September 23, 2026
Optional 5K to be completed by September 23

Ways to Earn Points

Daily healthy habits that help you feel your best

Eat fruits, vegetables, and whole grains
Get moving your way, every bit counts!
Stay hydrated
Get enough rest

Bonus ways to go above and beyond

Join a Create Better Health class
Try one of our healthy, delicious recipes
Meal plan to set yourself up for success
Participate in USU Extension's Marathon Kids
Take a USU Extension course
Complete a National Nutrition Certification course

Optional Virtual 5K Event

End the challenge with a fun and flexible 5K experience and earn an additional entry in the prize drawing.

Complete your 5K anywhere
Submit a screenshot of your route online by September 23rd to earn points
Participate on your schedule

Who Can Participate

This program is open to:

Individuals and families
Create Better Health participants
Extension and university partners

What to Expect

Weekly motivation and simple, practical health challenges
A supportive community experience
Opportunities to build lifelong healthy habits

Registration

Registration Open!

Participants can:

Join the challenge
Register for the virtual 5K event
Participate in either one seperately or both

Register Here

Stay Connected

Get updates on:

Challenge activities
5K details
Tips and resources

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If you have any questions or need to request accommodations, please contact Sarah Best: sarah.best@usu.edu

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Seize the Night Records

We’re excited to have Seize the Night Records providing their DJ services for our fundraiser 5K! This local studio is passionate about supporting artists and building community through music, and they’ll be bringing great energy to keep everyone motivated to complete the race!

Red Butte Garden & Arboretum

We're grateful to Red Butte Garden for supporting our Create Better Health Summer Challenge! Through beautiful gardens, educational programs, and community events, Red Butte Garden inspires people of all ages to connect with nature. They generously donated a Membership Certificate, redeemable for either a Family Membership or Circle of Friends Membership, for our end-of-challenge prize drawing.