Since forming in early 2013, the Library Wellness Committee has created a walking group, a yoga group, an annual Bring Your Daughter or Son to Work Day, and a peer recognition program. I spoke with committee members Heidi Nance, Jenny Muilenburg, and Barbara Petite about what they’ve learned along the way that could make it [...]

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One of the great things about The World’s Largest Kettlebell Workout was that everyone received a free kettlebell to take back to work with them. But now that you’ve got a kettlebell, what to do with it? There’s been kettlebell scrambles everywhere from Kane Hall to the Tower, with more groups springing up all the [...]

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It wasn’t a surprise to learn that yoga was one of the top interests within the UW community. I have done yoga before (when injured from running or other sports), but for some reason my inflexible running body was never able to relax, breathe through my nose, and get through 45 minutes of this type [...]

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It was a Wednesday—but it wasn’t that predictable, ordinary day that falls smack in-between the start of the work week and the beginning of the weekend. It wasn’t a day that I sat at my desk, answered emails, created reports, attended meetings, or helped students. It was a day that I laced up my tennis [...]

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There are a lot of special recognition days on the calendar, but you may not know that February 22 is “National Recreational Sports & Fitness Day.” The National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) was founded on this date in 1950. In 1999 association members voted to proclaim this as a day to celebrate the positive benefits [...]

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“Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.” – Steve “Pre” Prefontaine Many choose to train for half or full marathons to lose weight, get back in shape, or raise money for their favorite charity. Others love the distance, are hooked to the training, and make these races [...]

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Last Friday and this Monday I met with some of your colleagues to squeeze in a workout over lunch. We had a great time building on moves from the World’s Largest Kettlebell Workout, and I wanted to share what we learned for anyone who wants to virtually participate with us. Remember, even 15 minutes of [...]

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Step smart. You’ve known how to walk since you were a toddler, but did you know there’s a new campaign to increase your feeling and experience of safety when traveling by foot? I love to walk. I’d much rather walk than wait for a bus or sit in traffic. Give me the steady progress of [...]

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Attention, Brawlers: Join me this Friday for two opportunities to knock a little more paint off of your kettlebell and polish up your technique. This Friday, January 31 at noon, straight up— and again at 12.30, straight down. Do your best not to be late. Because burpees are no fun. You’ve got until 12:05 and [...]

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Last Friday night, Husband and I returned from our work night engagement, poured ourselves and Quinn into bed, and panned over pages full of digital images from the day’s Guinness World Record setting event until well after it became Saturday. Scene after scene showed you all assembling, stretching, visiting, laughing and posing for phone snaps. [...]

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This past year, there was a lot of media attention about “death by desk.” And while the headlines were a bit sensational, the stories hit home with me. I have a mostly sedentary job. I sit and write. I sit and answer emails. I sit in meetings. I try to take breaks and walk during [...]

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“Kettle and they will come?” As we placed over 1,000 kettlebells on Dempsey Field Thursday night, we wondered what we would do if no one showed up. But, as usual, UW faculty and staff went above and beyond. We smashed the current record for world’s largest kettlebell workout by over 700! Personally, Friday tested my [...]

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