Ready to try something new? Join the Summer Fitness Challenge! In addition to events at the UW, we’ve partnered with nine of our Discount Fitness Network facilities to offer free gym passes to everyone who is part of the challenge. You can also add team members as guests in your challenge registration, including family, friends, or colleagues. [...]

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The month of May was National Bike Month and we had some superstars pedaling to, from, and around campus! Many cyclists created teams and competed in The Commute Challenge from Cascade Bicycle Club. They were able to log their miles with Luum, a commute management program. We talked with five of this year’s competitors to [...]

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With The Whole U Summer Fitness Challenge launching in June, we thought it was the perfect time to interview UW Athletic Director Scott Woodward about what health and fitness means to him. He has been an innovative leader in sports, higher education and government for more than 25 years. The UW’s athletic programs have flourished [...]

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The sun is out and the days are gloriously long. If you’re like me, it makes you want to move more and spend as much time outside as possible. Let’s make the most of summer together! Register for the Summer Fitness Challenge, an eight-week checklist for making sure we squeeze every moment out of the [...]

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As a UW fitness coordinator, I unapologetically confess to exercise evangelism. Exercise might not save the world directly, but until we make it more of a priority, I believe that our country will continue to fall far behind all other wealthy nations in life expectancy, suffer from chronic depression at a remarkably high rate, and [...]

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Championing the physical fitness of my patients is one of my primary goals as a physician. Being physically active can significantly decrease risks for multiple health conditions. Yet, exercise frequently gets neglected in our daily busyness, especially by women, who are often consumed with the multitude of tasks required to manage their families and careers. [...]

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The overwhelming majority of diets fail. We’ve all heard that statistic before. Some studies say it’s upwards of 90%, but whatever the number is, it’s clear that the way we’re trying to lose weight isn’t working. UW researcher Kristen Hammerback has a different solution: change your environment. “You want to make the healthy choice easy [...]

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May is bike month. Are you ready to ride? On April 8, a lively group of faculty, staff, and students gathered in the HUB for The Whole U’s cycling seminar. I’m a beginner cyclist with a lot to learn, but I sat next to someone who’s been cycling to the UW for almost 40 years! [...]

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Have you seen the latest video from UW Medicine? It features Dr. Ramsey, CEO of UW Medicine and dean of the School of Medicine, gliding through the Montlake Cut and reflecting on the similarities between rowing crew and being part of UW Medicine. “The essence of what matters in rowing and what makes the final [...]

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As my alarm goes off at 5:15 a.m., I roll over thinking, “Ahhh, Sunday, my rest day.” Just as I am about to drift off again, I realize there would be no sleeping in. This Sunday is race day. I shoot out of my warm bed, get my breakfast, change into my racing gear nicely [...]

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We created the Dare to Do Challenge to encourage faculty and staff to move more throughout the first six weeks of 2015. We’re happy to report that they rose to the occasion! Participants tracked their progress online each week, collectively climbing over 110 million steps and exercising nearly 800,000 minutes. In other words, we made [...]

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Whether you work at UWT or live in the city, the best way to explore Tacoma is on foot. Get free downloadable walking maps from Downtown on the Go. Choose from six routes ranging in difficultly and distance by clicking on the image below or heading to the UWT Bookstore for a hard copy. Lace [...]

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