We came. We danced. We set another world record! Over 1,700 people flooded into Husky Stadium on Wednesday to take part in the World’s Largest Umbrella Dance, with another group of 47 at Husky Hall in Bothell and 35 at the UW Tacoma Y. A bright white sea floated over the football field as Taylor [...]

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At the beginning of January, we issued a New Year’s fitness challenge to UW staff and faculty. Dare to Do in 2015, a six-week program, encourages you to track your workouts by logging weight loss, steps taken, and/or minutes exercised. In addition to newsletters, weekly articles, and prizes, we’ve organized Dare to Do training sessions with coaches [...]

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Happy National Fun at Work Day! There is nothing more fun than daring to do something unexpected, and today 2,000 UW faculty, staff, students, and retirees will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Umbrella Dance. The event will take place at noon at beautiful Husky Stadium. The Husky Marching Band, [...]

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Media Contacts: Beth Herrell Silverberg 206-679-5157 beth_silverberg@hotmail.com Jean Hayes University of Washington 206-616-5475 (desk) 206-954-3764 (cell) jeanmh@uw.edu   University of Washington Sponsors Guinness World Record Attempt on National Have Fun at Work Day Whole U Event Helps Faculty and Staff to “Shake it Off” in the World’s Largest Umbrella Dance  January 28, 2015—Seattle, Wash. – [...]

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When I moved to Seattle, everyone warned me about February. The holidays are over but winter keeps dragging on. The only way to stay happy is to take care of yourself and have lots of events to look forward to. Luckily you can take your pick of events good for mind and body. For the [...]

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The focus of week three of the Dare to Do Challenge is STRENGTH. While cardio is very important to your daily routine, strength training has benefits of its own: it protects your bones and muscle mass, keeps you functionally strong, improves your energy, and helps with your mood. Most strength regimes work, but with so [...]

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On March 10, UW Professional & Organizational Development is offering Thinking on Your Feet, a new improv-based class. I recently talked with facilitator Julian Schrenzel about his novel approach to helping people become more effective and innovative at work. How did your new class for POD come about? JS: I taught a short workshop on [...]

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January 28 is National Have Fun at Work Day, and we’re celebrating it in a big way. Last year over 1,000 UW faculty and staff set a world record for largest kettlebell class. This year we’re doubling that goal. A week from today, over 2,000 members of the UW community will flood Husky Field to [...]

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It is week two of the Dare to Do Challenge and over 1,200 UW faculty and staff committed to moving more. Whether you challenged yourself with weight loss, steps, or minutes exercised, all require burning calories. Burning calories is a crucial part of the weight loss equation, but it also has many other benefits including [...]

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For Release 9:00 am PDT Wednesday, January 14, 2015 Thousands of University of Washington Faculty, Staff and Student Employees Will “Shake it Off” during Guinness World Record Breaking Attempt in Husky Stadium What: 2,000 University of Washington faculty and staff will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Umbrella Dance choreographed [...]

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Commuting to work, sitting at your desk, eating dinner, watching television… the number of hours we spend sitting doesn’t seem cringe-worthy until we add it all up, does it? That’s why it’s important to be aware of the Sitting Disease. According to James Levine, MD, a leader in sitting research, “Growing evidence suggests that the [...]

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