Aleks Karapetyan 102

YCP Spring 2025

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
206 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

organic meals

consumed
UP TO

170

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

180

minutes

of additional sleep
UP TO

60

minutes

spent outdoors

Aleks's actions

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 60 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Car Share

I will sign up for a car-sharing service or organize car sharing with my neighbors or classmates to cut down on the number of vehicles on the road.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 2 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Reduce refined sugar

I will keep track and reduce my consumption of refined sugars, including sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 60 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature

How might spending more time outdoors enhance your brainpower?
Aleks Karapetyan 102 4/22/2025 6:31 PM
In my experience, spending time outdoors is very healthy. The most likely reason that being outside enhances brainpower is vitamin d, which has been linked to brain health and development. Other than this, being outside may lower stress which can enhance your clarity.

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- Jacob Rohrbaugh 340 4/22/2025 7:08 PM
  Hi Aleks!
  I completely agree. I've never really thought about this much, but I also feel healthier when I am outside. As I think about it, I also feel more alive and not as stressed. It is definitely an interesting phenomenon.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health

Consider how many hours of sleep you get now. How would you like to shift your sleep patterns? What are you finding works for you to be successful in this action?
Aleks Karapetyan 102 4/22/2025 5:03 PM
Recently I've been sleeping for more hours, however this sleep includes me waking up at various points in the night. I noticed that this has left me feeling more tired despite sleeping longer, I feel more mentally exhausted and like my brain is foggy. I want to shift my sleep patterns to be more deep without interruptions but I don't know exactly how to do so. Cutting back on naps has helped slightly because it leaves me more tired at the end of the day, but this is also hard because I'm more tired in general.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Many people say that “you can’t feed the world with just organic food.” How would you respond to that statement?
Aleks Karapetyan 102 4/22/2025 2:40 PM
Given the current state of agriculture and the methods practiced, this statement does have some truth. Feeding the world with clean and organic food will take many changes to become sustainable but will be a better option for our environment and our collective health as people.

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