Get Moving with a Remote Duke Run/Walk Club
A virtual format will be offered from Aug. 16 to Nov. 3 due to coronavirus
The Duke Run/Walk Club, which is typically held in-person but has always offered a virtual option, returns in only a virtual format from Aug. 16 to Nov. 3 due to coronavirus.
The program, which is organized by LIVE FOR LIFE, the employee wellness program, is free for staff and faculty at all fitness levels.
LIVE FOR LIFE will send participants a weekly email with workout plans – including stretches, cross-training workouts and running guides – for various fitness levels. Participants can earn up to $120 LIVE FOR LIFE dollars (Monopoly-like money) to buy a range of merchandise at the LIVE FOR LIFE store.
Heidi Everitt, an imaging manager for Duke Regional Hospital, has participated virtually nearly every season since 2012. Everitt, who works varying shifts depending on the week, likes that she has a workout to follow and can do the virtual program according to her own schedule.
“The Run/Walk Club is good inspiration to keep me moving,” Everitt said. “I like the accountability of signing up for a program and receiving reminders every week."
For more LIVE FOR LIFE programming, see this story.