The Road Ahead
Individual Winner #1
Victoria Grice
Staff Assistant
- Week 9-10 Update (March 26)
- Week 7-8 Update (March 10)
- Week 6 Update (February 24)
- Update at Halfway Mark
- Week 5 Update (February 17)
- Week 4 Update (February 9)
- Week 3 Update (February 2)
- Week 2 Update (January 26)
- Week 1 Update (January 21)
- Victoria Grice
Individual Winner# 2
David Berberian
Scene Shop Coordinator
- Week 10 Update (March 20)
- Week 8-9 Update (March 13)
- Week 7 Update (March 6)
- Week 6 Update (February 26)
- Update at Halfway Mark
- Week 5 Update (February 17)
- Week 4 Update (February 12)
- Week 3 Update (February 2)
- Week 2 Update (January 21)
- Week 1 Update (January 6)
- David Berberian
Group Winner
Dean of Students Office
(16 group members)
So this is it, the last week of the Eat Wise and Exercise program. By now you should have the basic tools necessary to lead a more fit and active life. If you found the structure of Eat Wise and Exercise helpful in keeping you accountable to fitness, LIVE FOR LIFE offers these additional options to help you continue on with your more active lifestyle.
Get a Fitness Makeover
If you are looking for an individualized fitness plan, make an appointment with a fitness counselor by contacting LIVE FOR LIFE 684-3136 (option 1). A fitness counselor can test your current fitness level, assess your body fat percentage, and create an exercise program specifically for you. Counselors also help you overcome barriers to fitness by offering common sense answers and solutions to your fitness questions.
Join a Group
The Duke Run/Walk Club starts another 12 week session on Monday, March 9th. The Run/Walk Club provides group support and training protocols to help you progress your walking or running. One group meets on the West campus to workout on the challenging Al Beuhler Trail surrounding the Washington Duke golf course. An East campus group meets at the Whole Foods entrance to the East Campus Wall. A third group meets at the employee entrance of Durham Regional Hospital (note that this location starts at 5pm).
There are different levels from which you can choose:
- Beginner walkers
- Beginner run /walkers
- Advanced walkers
- Advanced run/walkers
- Runners
And, we will be offering four different workshops throughout the 12 weeks, to help you stay healthy, safe and active throughout the program and into the summer months.
Expand Your Options
If you are a Duke Fitness center member, it may be time to challenge yourself by taking some of the classes offered at the gym. However, if class times don't mesh or membership fees are an issue, you can still get the benefits of an exercise class without leaving home. The LIVE FOR LIFE Lending Library offers a variety of exercise videos from dance to walking to strength training to Pilates. Check out the videos on-line or in the LIVE FOR LIFE office on the ground floor of Duke South Clinic.
Be FITT
Your improved fitness is going to require you to implement the overload principle. Overloading your body means that you expose it to a load or work level to which it is not already accustomed. Basically this means you need to apply the F.I.T.T. principle. The F.I.T.T. principle states that you periodically need to change the Frequency, Intensity, Time or Type of workout you do in order to challenge your body. Once any of your workouts (cardio, strength or flexibility) workouts become fairly easy to complete, think F.I.T.T.
You have already made great progress, now just keep on exercising!!!