Welcome to Activate Greater Columbia

Welcome to the official Activate Greater Columbia website.  Activate Greater Columbia  is a FREE year-round healthy living awareness program that targets youth and adult obesity and related diseases. The program encourages participants to accumulate at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity five days per week by completing their daily activity log online.  Participants will receive Healthy Living information about nutrition, exercise and health education weekly on the website.   Participants also take part in weekly and monthly weigh-ins and counseling, as well as attend, “Health Talks,” a series of lectures by wellness and medical experts that focus on topics related to health and wellness. 

Track your progress and that of Greater Columbia right here!  This website will provide every participant with a confidential login so that they can privately monitor their weight lost and physical activity during the program.  Visit this website often for the latest stats on Columbia’s progress to lose weight and get physically active.

Group/Company Challenge - Register Today

Any group of three or more people can register for the Group Challenge. As an employee or a member of a participating group, you still need to register yourself in Activate Greater Columbia. We challenge you to get your group involved in this important community health initiative. Healthy lifestyles benefit everyone through improved productivity, reduced time away from work, and an enhanced quality of life.

• Every group that has 50% of their registered participants attend the weigh-ins 75% of the time will recieve a plaque and public recognition for their achievement.
• Groups can check their progress anytime after January 15 by clicking on Company/Group Challenge.
• Statistics will show such information as Number of participants regsitered for your group, total pounds lost for your group, number of participants in your group that attended the last weigh-in, number of participants in your group that met the last weekly physical activity goal, and more. Individual statistics are kept confidential.

Don't hesitate, register your group today. The registration deadline for a group is January 11th. To register your group/company please send your group name, group contact name, group contact email address, group address, group contact phone number, and number of participants in your group to danasnyder@columbiaymca.org or fax to NorthWest YMCA Attn: Dana Snyder at (803) 407-8009.