Humana walkit challenge gives golf fans nationwide a chance to step up for their local communities

Louisville, ky.--(business wire)--humana inc. (nyse: hum), one of the nation’s leading health and well-being companies, is bringing its popular humana walkit challenge back to multiple pga tour stops in 2013, encouraging people nationwide to live healthier lives and support their local communities. humana is distributing pedometers on-site at 12 pga tour events and encouraging golf fans to track their steps during the four days of the tournament they attend. the tournament at which spectators take the most steps will win the 2013 humana walkit challenge – resulting in the construction of a humana-funded multigenerational playground from humana and kaboom!, a national nonprofit that has built more than 2,200 playgrounds across the u.s. “after an encouraging response to last year’s inaugural humana walkit challenge, we’re excited to take the program to a new level in 2013 and to take our message of health and well-being back on the road,” said bruce broussard, president and ceo of humana. “given our focus at humana on helping people achieve lifelong well-being, promoting walking is a big part of that.” the winning community will receive a multigenerational playground that creates a lasting neighborhood legacy – promoting healthy play and lifelong well-being. in addition to traditional kid-friendly elements like swings or slides, the unique playground will feature senior- and adult-focused components – such as fitness stations and walking paths to promote good posture, balance and flexibility – to create a truly multi-generational space. the humana walkit challenge will be on-site at these pga tour events in 2013: also returning as part of humana’s ongoing effort to challenge people to get active is the humana well-being tour, which features a 53-foot tractor trailer complete with biometric stations and health-driven activities to engage and educate. pedometers for the humana walkit challenge can be picked up either at the humana well-being tour or other easy-to-find locations at each tournament listed above. humana representatives will demonstrate for pedometer-users how to upload their steps so that the steps count toward that event’s total. humana debuted its 2013 walkit program in january at the humana challenge pga tour event in la quinta, calif. the walkit challenge started last month at the shell houston open, where spectators wearing pedometers uploaded more than 4.7 million steps. late this year, humana will announce the winning community of the 2013 humana walkit challenge. about humana humana inc., headquartered in louisville, ky., is a leading health-care company that offers a wide range of insurance products and health and wellness services that incorporate an integrated approach to lifelong well-being. by leveraging the strengths of its core businesses, humana believes it can better explore opportunities for existing and emerging adjacencies in health care that can further enhance wellness opportunities for the millions of people across the nation with whom the company has relationships. more information regarding humana is available to investors via the investor relations page of the company’s web site at www.humana.com, including copies of: annual reports to stockholders securities and exchange commission filings most recent investor conference presentations quarterly earnings news releases replays of most recent earnings release conference calls calendar of events (including upcoming earnings conference call dates and times, as well as planned interaction with research analysts and institutional investors) corporate governance information
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