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How Employees Lost 800 Pounds Over the Holidays

"Maintain Don't Gain" helps faculty, staff stay in shape

Hundreds of faculty and staff received free help from LIVE FOR LIFE, Duke's employee wellness program, to keep their health in check over the holidays.

More than 600 employees signed up for Maintain Don't Gain, a free, self-directed annual program that ran from Nov. 10 to Jan. 2. Employees received weekly emails with healthy recipes and tips and strategies for exercise, stress management and healthy behaviors.

Here's how Duke employees performed in this year's Maintain Don't Gain program: