It’s the final week of the Summer Fitness Challenge and nearly 1,600 UW faculty and staff have spent the past eight weeks moving more and eating well. So far we have learned where to start with an exercise program, how to gage intensity, the benefits of adding strength, how to progress properly, how to add [...]

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Exercise Tip of the Week – Increase Your Physical Activity Exercise and physical activity are not synonymous. Exercise is planned and purposeful, and scheduled bouts of it will improve your fitness and health significantly (I’ve been encouraging you to fit in at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise a day, whether it’s broken up in [...]

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Welcome to week six of the Summer Fitness Challenge! This week’s topic is fitting in exercise while travelling. Vacationing is so much fun in the summer, but sometimes we find ourselves returning a little less fit. Exercise Tip of the Week – Fitness and Travel It can be very hard to keep up your normal [...]

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Welcome to week five of the Summer Fitness Challenge. During the first four weeks you might have added in some intervals, an extra day of exercise, or maybe you added strength to your weekly routine. With all of this increased exercise, you might be feeling exhausted, worn out, or like you’re hitting a plateau. This [...]

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Welcome to week four of the Summer Fitness Challenge. The first three weeks have been incredible, with over 1,000 faculty and staff participating in the UW Stair Challenge. We are proud to say that we reached our goal of 500K stairs in 24 hours! Tomorrow’s Whole U article will reveal the winner of the challenge and [...]

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Exercise Tip of the Week – Include Strength The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn throughout your day. So how to build strength? You can attend a class, work with free weights, or use your body weight. If you struggle with fitting it in, here is the secret to strength training: Use [...]

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It is week two of the Summer Fitness Challenge. Almost 1,500 UW faculty and staff have committed to making their summer more active and full of new healthy recipes. This is the last week to join the fun so register now! Exercise Tip of the Week: Rate of Perceived Exertion Having a variety of intensities [...]

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Welcome to Week one of the Summer Fitness Challenge! This eight week program will have you moving more throughout your day, trying new activities, and adding more fruits and vegetables to your meals. If you haven’t registered, it’s not too late. Register now and receive your free fitness passes. Exercise tip of the week – [...]

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With the rainy season in Washington well underway, it can seem increasingly difficult to make it outside during the cold, wet months for exercise. But the best part about exercise is, you don’t need anything but yourself and your immediate surroundings. Even if you love nestling inside all throughout the winter, it doesn’t mean you [...]

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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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