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Dee Jacobs, supervisor of the HR Service
Center
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Seeing is believing. These HR folk are bounding down the corridor on
the fourth floor of Phipps, bouncing basketballs and dodging red cones.
All this means it must be Friday—Fitness Friday.
On Fitness Fridays, employees wear sneakers, take stairs instead of
elevators and pledge to walk more. Third Fridays feature specific sports
that raise pulse rates and lower pounds.
“The benefits are great: lowering of stress, cholesterol level
and risk for heart disease, while increasing physical fitness and morale,”
says Patti Moninghoff, program manager for Wellnet, which conceived
of Fitness Friday. Her goal is to expand Fitness Friday institution-wide.
Even if you missed the golf, bowling and basketball, sign up for soccer
goal shooting on Friday, April 21, from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Phipps.
All are welcome.
—Lydia Levis Bloch
Wellnet offers a network of services, such as classes in yoga, pilates
and weight management, as a benefit for Hopkins Hospital and Health System
employees. Info: 410-955-9538 or www.insidehopkinsmedicine.org/wellnet |
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