GetIn2It

The Get IN2IT Challenge is a new and fun way to encourage children of all ages to be active, eat healthy and feel great! It helps kids to measure and learn how living a healthier life can be the coolest thing they ever do.

And it’s so easy. All your child has to do, is do more of the good things they already do for their young bodies. Be Fit, Eat Right and Feel Good. They sign up, choose activities and recipes right from this website and we’ll help them to track how great they’re doing.

Ok, so how does my child get started?

Click the Home Button or the Goodlife Logo at the top of this page
Select New Member and follow the easy steps to create a new member
Have your child record their daily activity and foods they eat

Adult support is critical for success in the Get In2it Challenge. Here’s some answers to Frequently Asked Questions.
Need to know more?

1. WHAT IS THE GETIN2IT CHANLLENGE?

The Get In2it Challenge is a web-based motivational tool designed by GoodLife Kids Foundation to encourage physical activity and healthy eating in Canadian young people. Together with parents and teachers, we are seeking to reverse the alarming trend toward obesity that health professionals have identified in today’s children.

2. HOW DOES IT WORK?

Kids 5-12 are encouraged to register at www.getin2it.com and report their meals and activities on a weekly basis. To register, children must have an adult “coach” agree to terms of service and help them participate. After registering, kids may download and print two journals (Cool Moves Journal, Eat Right Journal) that will assist them to track their Challenge information. At least once per week, the child logs in to the website and enters his or her information for the week, using our kid-friendly web pages. Time spent being active and servings of healthy food are translated by the site’s software into “PEADS.” Earning PEADS will allow kids to achieve various levels, as shown on this table:

Age	Activity	Veg/Fruit	Grains	Milk & Alt.	Meat/Alt.
Movers	Minimum PEADS per Week
5-6	900	378	252	126	126
7-8	1100	378	252	126	126
9-11	1250	504	504	252	126
12-15	1500	630	504	252	126

Bronze	Minimum PEADS per Week
Age	Activity	Veg/Fruit	Grains	Milk & Alt.	Meat/Alt.
5-6	1400	504	378	189	126
7-8	1665	504	378	189	126
9-11	1900	630	630	378	252
12-15	2250	756	630	378	252

Silver	Minimum PEADS per Week
Age	Activity	Veg/Fruit	Grains	Milk & Alt.	Meat/Alt.
5-6	1900	630	504	252	126
7-8	2230	630	504	252	126
9-11	2550	756	756	504	252
12-15	3000	882	756	504	252

Gold	Minimum PEADS per Week
Age	Activity	Veg/Fruit	Grains	Milk & Alt.	Meat/Alt.
5-6	2400	756	756	378	252
7-8	2800	756	630	378	252
9-11	3200	882	882	630	378
12-15	3750	1008	882	630	378

When the child has completed the minimum number of PEADS in a week to advance a level, they receive a congratulatory message on the website and are able to download a printable certificate. From that point on, they are considered to be at the higher level, even if they drop back to a lower level of achievement the following week.

3. WHAT ARE PEADS?

Food energy and the energy burned through physical activity can be measured in kilocalories. PEADS are not a direct measure of kilocalories consumed or ingested, but they are calibrated based on the activity and nutritional needs of kids, as outlined by the Canada Food Guide and GoodLife’s fitness experts. Kids of different ages and different levels of fitness will have different kilocalorie requirements, and this is reflected in the graduated levels of the Get In2it Challenge. We call these points PEADS – “Points for Eating and Doing Stuff”.

The number of PEADS awarded for a specific activity varies depending on the child’s weight, so it is important to update the child’s weight range in the Personal Information profile each week BEFORE entering the activities.
All children should consult a doctor prior to starting any physical fitness program.

4. SWEAT METER

The Sweat Meter lets you pick how hard you played. Some activities, like Carrying Groceries, will only let you pick a Sweat level called “Wake Up”. For these activities you earn some PEADS because your body does have to work a little but not as hard as if you go ice-skating for example. For Skating there are 3 choices on the Sweat Meter. Get it?
Here are your Sweat Meter choices:
WHOA – This is as hard as you can go. You can’t talk while you’re trying this hard, your heart is pounding, you are huffing and puffing and your muscles hurt. WARNING: YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD NEVER EXERCISE THIS HARD!
GOING CRAZY – I got super hot and sweaty. I was breathing so hard that I couldn’t talk at all! I could feel my heart thumping, and my muscles were tight and achy afterwards.
PLAYING HARD – I got warmed up and sweat a bit. When I put my hand on my chest I could feel my heart beating faster. I was able to talk while I played, but not easily.
HAVING FUN – I didn’t get hot or make my heart beat faster, but I was moving around and being active!
WAKE UP – Birds are perching on you. There’s a spider web between your leg and the wall. Sometimes people poke you to see if you are still alive. Get up and get going!

5. WHAT IS YOUR ROLE?

You can provide support, encouragement, supervision and guidance. Younger children will need help recording and entering their information. Older children may need reminders and encouragement to stick to the nutritional component. Ideally, you will also Get In2it and participate along with the kids!
Another important role for you is to encourage honest effort and the fair and accurate reporting of activity and eating results. The aim of this program is to build healthy habits in the child, and that can only happen if the program is actually followed.
Above all, you look out for the participant’s safety. You can find information on safe physical intensity levels for children here .
To see Public Health Agency of Canada’s recommendations for physical activity in young people, click here for Canada’s Physical Activity Guide.
Visit GoodLife Kids Foundation Guidelines For Eating Healthy.

6. IS THE CHILD’S PRIVACY PROTECTED?

GoodLife Kids Foundation warrants the security and privacy of Challenge participant’s personal information in accordance with our Privacy Promise No child’s information will be given to a third party or used for any purpose other than to provide Challenge-related feedback and updates.