“Fitness for You” May 2023
Virtual Fitness Descriptions:
May Day Monday Functional Fitness| Focus: Hand Alignment with Shannon: It’s a total body workout involving proper hand positioning in space! Hand dexterity is mainly influenced by age and grip strength. Conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome and arthritis can be alleviated with correct hand placement. Learn to align the hands for ease of daily activity! Light to heavy weights and a mat will be utilized.
Waist + Weights with Charissa: Looking to whittle your middle?! Prepare to tighten and tone the core using hand weights! Proper postural alignment, fluidity in daily movements, and avoiding back pain can all be achieved with a strong core. Light to heavy weights and a mat will be utilized.
Cardio Tabata with Ashley: Busy and little time to workout? Desire quick results in a short amount of time? Tabata is the answer! Designed to maximize results in a minimal amount of time, Tabata increases endurance, aerobic capacity, anaerobic capacity and fat oxidation at rest! In intervals of 20 seconds of work followed by 10-second recovery cycles, participants will engage in exercises like push-ups , jump squats, and jumping jacks for a total body workout! A mat is suggested.
Stretch & Go! with Charissa: This class is designed with the busy professional in mind! The focus will be on opening the body for ease of daily functional movement. Alleviating commonly stressed areas like the shoulders, hamstrings, back and neck is the goal! A mat is suggested.
Cinco De Mayo HIIT! with Shannon: Count repetitions in Spanish for this Cinco de Mayo edition of high-intensityinterval training! Set to 30 second intervals of work, followed by short recovery cycles, participants should be prepared to challenge and engage the entire body! Moderate to heavy weights and a mat suggested.
Compound Strength with Ashley: Increase caloric burn and fat oxidation with Compound Strength! Moderate to heavy weights will be utilized to execute exercises in 45-second intervals of work followed by 15-second intervals of recovery. Participants will engage in a strengthening workout that involves more than one muscle group at a time. Don’t miss this total body experience! A mat is suggested.
Yoga Strong with Shannon: Get a strong start to the week! Engage in authentic Yoga asanas (poses) with hand weights to strengthen the body! Yogic breathing performed with poses will guide this non-traditional Yoga class experience! Light to heavy weights and a mat suggested.
Core on the Floor with Charissa: Get “core-ageous”! This class is designed to challenge fitness enthusiasts and novice participants alike! The core is the center and essentially the trunk. Using 1 heavy weight and a mat, participants can expect a total body workout with a focus on the core. A mat will also be utilized.
Yoga Strength with Shannon (In-person only) Bldg. 53: It’s a fusion of Yoga and strength training! A non-traditional practice, participants can expect to engage in Yoga asanas (poses) designed to increase flexibility and strength. Hathabased, this Yoga class focuses on transitions and poses guided by breathing and mind-body connection. Open the week with awareness and intention!
Gliding Gladiator with Ashley: Paper plates or gliders are needed to engage in this high-intensity interval class! In intervals of 30 seconds of work followed by 10-second recovery cycles, participants will execute cardiovascular, abdominal and strength exercises for a total body experience! A mat is also suggested. Don’t miss this calorie-blasting workout!
Total Body Stretch with Charissa: The average American just doesn’t stretch enough! Stretching should be performed at least 2 to 3 times a week to remain physically fit. This class will focus on holding stretches in proper alignment for 30-60 seconds for each muscle or muscle group. Mat suggested. Go into the weekend feeling relaxed and rejuvenated!
Pilates Mat with Charissa (In-person only) RKL II Rm. 220-B: Participants will move thru a Pilates flow designed to lengthen and strengthen the major and minor muscle groups. Pilates is a mind-body discipline created by Joseph Pilates that focuses on key elements like oppositions, centering, breathwork, precision and control. Get bodied with Pilates!
Core on the Ball with Shannon: A Swiss ball or stability ball is needed to participate in this core strengthening class! The core is essentially the trunk and includes the transverse abdominis, multifidus, internal and external obliques, erector spinae, diaphragm, pelvic floor muscles, and the rectus abdominis. Various anti-gravity core exercises using the fitness ball will be explored. A mat is optional.
Abs, Glutes + Bands with Ashley: Add resistance training to mundane fitness routines for overall greater results! Loop bands increase coordination and motor control while also toning and strengthening the muscles! Using a mat and loop bands, participants will perform exercises in intervals of 45 seconds of work followed by 15-second recovery intervals. Strengthen and sculpt the abdominals and gluteal with loop bands!
Spring Training Tabata with Shannon: Using moderate to heavy weights, participants can expect to engage in highintensity fitness training! In 20-second intervals of hard work followed by 10-second recovery rounds, participants will perform cardiovascular and strength exercises to exhaustion. Cling to the last full month of Spring with Tabata! Mat optional.
Flab Attack with Charissa: So, goodbye to the flab and hello to the fab! A low-impact, high-intensity workout, attendees will jockey between 8-count cardiovascular intervals followed by 8count, quick, weighted intervals for 4 rounds. “High-flab” areas like the trunk, arms and legs will be challenged. Grab moderateto-heavy hand weights and a mat to participate!
Yoga with Shannon (In-person only) Bldg. 53: Synch the breath and isometric poses with Hatha Yoga! Participants will perform Yoga asanas (poses) that are designed to increase flexibility, joint range of motion, and body awareness. A mindbody experience, participants are encouraged to move with intention and find proper alignment for each pose.
All levels are welcome!
Fitness Descriptions Cont…
Cardio + Abs Mobility with Ashley: Remaining upright for the duration of the class, participants will execute cardiovascular and abdominal exercises to increase physical fitness. Designed to achieve maximal results in a short amount of time, participants will engage in high-intensity-interval bursts of 30 seconds of work followed by 10-second recovery periods. Take workouts to new heights with HIIT training!
Fetch a Stretch! with Charissa: That’s right! Don’t let another day go by without stretching! Prepare to de-compress joints and lengthen muscles! Each stretch will be held for 3060 seconds. Grab a mat and let’s stretch!
Yoga for Athletes with Shannon: A mat and Yoga blocks are suggested for participants of this class! Designed to encourage flexibility among athletes and fitness enthusiasts alike, common areas of stress like the hips, spine and hamstrings will be explored. Controlled breathing will guide the class.
Chair Tabata with Ashley: Chair workouts are beneficial too! Using a stationary chair, participants will perform strength exercises in Tabata intervals of 20 seconds of hard work followed by 10-second recovery intervals. Moderate-to-heavy hand weights will be utilized. Prepare for fat burn without leaving a chair!
Upper Body Takeover with Shannon: Get upper body strong! Using light to heavy weights and a mat, participants will execute exercises designed to strengthen the triceps, biceps, chest, abdominals and spine. A focus on proper alignment and positioning in space will be explored.
Pilates Sequences with Charissa: Perform Pilates exercises in sequenced repetitions! Participants will engage in classical and contemporary Pilates movements in a circuit-style class for greater caloric burn and fat oxidation! Pilates is the mind-body discipline that is embraced by professional dancers, celebrities, mothers and the elderly alike for its ability to transform the body in strength and length- creating a leaner look- without stressing the joints. Grab a mat and light weights for this lowimpact, high-intensity workout!
Core Intensive on the Floor with Shannon (In-person only) Building 53: Increase overall body strength with core training! The limbs radiate from the core. To strengthen the core is to strengthen the body’s foundation. Using light to heavy weights, participants will execute various core strengthening exercises to aid in fluidity for daily movement.
Total Body Banded with Ashley: Light to moderate loop bands and a mat are needed to join this resistance training workout! In intervals of 45 seconds of work followed by 15second recovery intervals, attendees will execute exercises designed to activate the major and minor muscle groups for a total body fitness experience! In just 30 minutes, tighten and tone the body for strength and endurance benefits!
Stretch + Flow with Charissa: A very gentle experience, this class involves slow-moving stretches performed with deep breathing. 3 repetitions of the same stretch culminated with an isometric hold of roughly 15 seconds will guide the flow. A mat is the only equipment needed. Don’t miss the opportunity to ease tired and tight muscles and joints!
Cycle Challenge with Charissa (In-person only) RKL II Rm. 220-B: Up the ante with cycling HIIT intervals! Traversing various terrains, participants will engage in 20second to 1 minute high-intensity intervals for aerobic and anaerobic benefits! Don’t miss this opportunity to ride high!
Stretch + Foam Roll with Shannon: A restorative class to end the week is ideal for the overworked and overachieving professional! Using a foam roller and a mat, participants will engage in myofascial release and stretching designed to increase flexibility and relief for tight, shortened, and tired muscles and joints! Go into the weekend renewed!
Core Mobility with Ashley: Using one weight, participants will execute various core exercises to strengthen and tone the center! The limbs and head radiate from the core, which makes the core central to movement. Remaining upright for the duration of the class, “Core Mobility” involves performing core intervals of 45 seconds of work followed by 15-second recovery periods. Get core strong!
Kickboxing Repetitions with Charissa: Want a low-impact, high-intensity workout with maximal caloric burn in a short amount of time?! Look no further than Kickboxing! Performed in repetitions of 8, participants will move through authentic kickboxing hits and kicks for a total body cardio experience!
Yoga for Athletes with Shannon (In-person only) Bldg. 53: Stretch the major muscle groups necessary to daily activity. Participants can expect to perform Yoga asanas (poses) that are designed to increase stability, flexibility, joint range of motion, and body awareness. Prepare to relieve overused or shortened muscles and achy joints!
Total Body Tabata with Ashley: Strength and cardio exercises performed with moderate to heavy weights will guide this highintensity workout! In Tabata intervals of 20 seconds of work followed by 10-second intervals of recovery, attendees will engage in functional movements designed to strengthen major and minor muscle groups. All exercises performed upright.
Total Body Stretch with Charissa (In-person only) RKL II Rm. 220-B: Sitting in a desk for much of the day encourages shortened muscles and reduces joint mobility. Attendees will move through stretches for the major and minor muscle groups that also aid in alleviating joint pain. Get stretched!
Blood and Platelet Donations Needed!
During this Coronavirus Pandemic the NIH Blood Bank is open Monday thru Friday 7:30am – 4pm for donations by appointment only! -The Donor Center at Fishers Lane is open for platelet and double red cell donations. Please call 301-4961048 to donate blood at main campus and 301-496-4321 to donate platelets or double red cells in Rockville.
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R&W Corporate Sponsor Fair May 24th – Bldg. 10 South Lawn
Join the NIH R&W and a variety of local businesses on Wednesday, May 24th from 10am – 2pm on the South Lawn at Bldg. 10. Learn about a variety of local business and discounts some have to offer and buy lunch at the food trucks Participants at these fairs include KitchenSaver, The Adventure Park at Sandy Spring, Southern Management, Euro Motorcars, JBG Smith, RK Tongue Insurance, The Barrett, The National Aquarium, Wolf Trap, Omega Travel, State Farm, Gutter Helmet, ServPro, NIH Federal Credit Union, Sunrise Senior Living and more Don’t forget to enter for door prizes. In the event of rain, the show will take place the following week.
NIH Police Day – May 10th
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Division of Police (DP) is hosting its Annual Police Day on Wednesday, May 10th. This is the first Police Day event held since 2019. The NIH DP has invited several local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. The event will be held on the NIH campus, on the south-side of the NIH Clinical Center from 10am – 2pm, and will include K-9 exercises, access to food trucks, and other activities and demonstrations. In the event of inclement weather, the location will be changed to the Bldg. 31-A Patio.
R&W Annual Meeting – June 2023
The R&W will hold its Annual Meeting from 12pm – 1pm in June. This year’s meeting will be held virtually via video conference, a date and link will be available soon Learn more about the R&W and the Employee Services we provide to the NIH community, join the board if you desire and share your suggestions regarding what you’d like to see from the R&W in 2023-2024! Join us as we plan for another year!
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NIH R&W Food Truck Program
Join us select days from 11am – 2pm for Food Trucks in Lot 10H, near the South entrance to Bldg. 10. Trucks will run thru November 9th. Online pre-ordering is encouraged when applicable. Menus available on the R&W website. Look for the following trucks this year
2 Bold Chefs: Featuring a variety of delicious signature Greek & Italian dishes and salads with mouthwatering French & Portuguese flavors infused into the Mediterranean taste.
Auntie Anne’s Pretzels: Fresh, hot, golden-brown pretzels, pretzel dogs and lemonades.
Catalyst Hot Dog: Bringing the Jersey Dog to NIH. Enjoy allbeef or vegan dogs with a variety of toppings.
Chix ‘n Stix: Specializes in crisp, fresh, deliciously fried chicken wings and tenders, to all beef quarter pound hot dogs, and specially seasoned “Flavor Fries.”
Diner on the Go: Putting a fresh spin on comfort food with freshly prepared, choicely shopped fresh meats, veggies, and fruit with a wide variety of flavors
Hardy’s BBQ: Puts in the time and care to ensure that you get world class BBQ. Come hungry. You'll need plenty of room to taste all of our overflowing list of options.
Himalayan Soul Foods: Serving Himalayan food ‘momos’ (dumplings), Tibetan bread and lentil burgers.
Jimmy’s Famous Seafood: Baltimore’s historic restaurant and crab house offers great tasting seafood from their truck.
Kam & 46: Serving local Hawaii and Filipino fare. Modern take with nostalgic feels.
Koshary Corner: Vegan and gluten-free Egyptian street food
Mardi Gras Tyme: Specializing in New Orleans style foodsred beans, gumbo, jambalaya, fried turkeys and sno balls.
Marieem Caribbean Cuisine: Offering the very best of Caribbean cuisine.
New Gourmet Delight: Offers a wide variety of panini-style sandwiches...with a twist
Pacha Mama Juice: Fresh made-to-order fruit & veggie juices
PhoWheels: Offers a modern interpretation of traditional Vietnamese cuisine, where comforting favorite dishes blend seamlessly with bold new flavors that will entice your palate.
The Plating Grace & Grub: Serving amazing international comfort food with a meaningful mission and message
Pop-Up Poutine: Authentic Montreal poutine (fries, curds and vegetarian and gluten-free sauce), smoked meat sandwiches and sweet and savory pastries. Dishes crafted with high quality ingredients and providing a food experience like no other.
The Saucy Crab: Serving crab cakes, fish and shrimp baskets, mac and cheese, yams and greens along with sweet desserts.
Trini Vybez: Preservative free Trinidadian food with unadulterated methods to traditional cooking
Trippy Tacos: Specializes in fresh corn tortillas. Tacos, burritos, quesadillas, tortas, nachos
The R&W Community Market returns on April 11th! Join us Tuesdays from 10am – 2pm on the South Lawn of Bldg. 10. The market will take place weather permitting. Current safety and health guidelines are to be observed. The market will have the following participating vendors confirmed:
Capitol Bee Care: Founded on the idea that preserving the honeybee and other pollinators is key human survival on the planet. Everything we do is research based. Capitol Bee CARE is dedicated to identifying, isolating, and propagating characteristics that make our honey bees especially well suited to thrive, overwinter and produce in a climate impacted by global warming and in the face of the pests and diseases that contribute to colony collapse disorder.
Nothing Bundt Cake (Bethesda): Choose from a variety of delicious Bundt flavors made from the finest ingredients and crowned with our signature cream cheese frosting.
Twin Springs Fruit Farm - Twin Springs Fruit Farm produces a variety of tree fruits, berries, field crops, and greenhouse crops on 95 acres. Twin Springs makes an effort to employ sustainable and environmentally conscious practices, including 1pm and the use of organic fertilizers. Twin Springs Fruit Farm offers “Grab & Go” boxes. Purchase online days before the market and pick-up on Tuesday. *Ordering will be available for NIH from Wednesday at 5:30pm through Saturday at 1pm VegHeaven: Offers a wide variety of vegan baked goods to tempt your sweet tooth
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14th Annual NIH Take-A-Hike Day
Thursday, June 15th
This year, Take-A-Hike Day returns as a live, in-person event! Join us on Thursday, June 15th at 11:30am on the main campus in front of Bldg. 1. Take-A-Hike Day is the NIH's largest wellness event with more than 18,000 participants over the past 14 years. Register online for the event.
The kickoff for this event is 11:45am with opening remarks at 11:50am. Sooner after runners, walkers, and rollers will depart for the 3.25-mile trek around the NIH perimeter
All NIH staff are invited to take this opportunity to include physical activity in your day and have fun while doing it. We want the day's event to be interactive, so follow us on Twitter @NIHEmplSrvcs and join the Wellness@NIH Facebook Group and share photos, short videos, and memes; anything from your day's activities using #TakeAHikeNIH.
Take-A-Hike Day is a voluntary event, so we ask that you obtain your supervisor's approval before participating.
Individuals with disabilities who need sign language interpreting and/or other reasonable accommodations to participate in the warm-up should contact Sherrell Freeman. Requests should be made at least five days in advance. To access Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), call 711.
For more fitness and well-being info visit ORS Wellness website. If you are interested in communicating with other likeminded NIH employees about topics of fitness and well-being, join the interactive Wellness@NIH listserv.
This event is sponsored by the Office of Research Services (ORS), Division of Amenities and Transportation Services (DATS), and operated through the Recreation and Welfare Association (R&W) Fitness Program.
You may follow us @NIHEmplSrvcs on Twitter for more information about services that can assist you with balancing work and family, making healthy food choices, and other programs and employee services to improve your well-being. The DATS also manages many NIH LISTSERVs that may also be of interest to you.
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Spring Bazaar – May 10th – FAES Terrace
The R&W will be holding its annual Spring Bazaar on Wednesday, May 10th, just in time for Mother’s Day. Stop by the FAES Terrace in Bldg. 10 between 9am – 2pm to shop from a variety of jewelry and craft vendors including Heart2Fire, Toro Mata, My Buddy’s Nuts, Sparkling Ideas, D’s Exquisite Finds, Rich Arts of Asia and more.
Camp Fantastic BBQ Returns June 13th
The Camps Fantastic BBQ is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, June 13th from 11am – 2pm on the South Lawn of Bldg. 10. We hope you’ll come out to support a great cause, helping send children with cancer to a camp designed specifically for them. We’ll have great food, live music, a vendor fair, the NIH Community Market, and a silent auction. More details will be available in the May R&W Newsletter.
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NIH Philharmonia Presents
A Chamber Concert” – May 13th
Join the NIH Philhmonia for their presentation of “A Chamber Concert” at Calvary Lutheran Church (9545 Georgia Ave –Silver Spring, MD) on Saturday, May 13th at 3pm. Performances include Wirén - Serenade for Strings, MartinůLa Revue de Cuisine, Dvořák – Serenade Op. 44. The concert is FREE but donations are accepted (checks can be made payable to the R&W Foundation) and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the NIH Charities. Face masks are required.
Vanpooling Is Economical and Environmentally Friendly
Openings are available in the vanpool from Hagerstown and Frederick to Bethesda. This 10-passenger van is leased thru Enterprise Vanpool The vanpool leaves Hagerstown Park and Ride at 5:30am for a 7am to 4pm work shift on Bethesda Campus. The van leaves NIH at 4:15pm Monday – Friday. Fulltime NIH Employees who turn in their parking hangers are eligible for the Transhare Program. Contractors are welcome but must make subsidy payments thru the Enterprise portal each month. If interested contact Rich Buckland at 304-582-3113
Openings available in the Owings Mill vanpool. Pick-up at 5:30am from Owings Mills Metro Station (10309 Grand Central Ave, Owings Mills, MD 21117). Van drops off anywhere in the Fishers Lane, Executive Blvd., White Flint area. Van leaves for home at 3:30pm. If interested contact Keith Savage at 301-451-1967.
NIH Bike to Work Day is May 19th
Celebrate National Bike Month and Bike to Work Day with the NIH Bicycle Commuter Club (NIHBCC) and the Office of Research Services (ORS), Division of Amenities and Transportation Services (DATS). The NIH will host one of the 107 pit stops in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, supported by the Washington Area Bicyclists Association (WABA). Join us –rain or shine – in this national celebration of bicycling as an environmentally friendly, cost-effective, fun and healthy way to commute to work.
Registration for this event is free. Enter your employer as "MD Montgomery Co National Institutes of Health Bldg. 1” and help NIH defend our proud title as the employer with the most Bike to Work Day participants. The NIH is not affiliated with, nor does it endorse any prizes associated with the event.
At the NIH pit stop, NIH staff who register by Mon , May 8th and ride a bicycle while wearing a helmet, can pick up a free Bike to Work Day t-shirt (while supplies last). Also, keep in mind that Metro allows bicycles during rush hour. Combining bicycling and Metro is another excellent choice. Anyone who rides a bicycle to Metro is still participating in Bike to Work Day. Given gas prices and the ongoing construction on campus, this will be a perfect day to try a new form of transportation, even if you only ride for a small portion of your trip
Get inspired by our own former NIH Director, Dr. Francis Collins, a fellow bike commuter and learn about the benefits of biking to work
If you have never commuted by bicycle to NIH and are not sure how to begin, please explore the "Commuting" link on the NIH Bicycle Commuter Club website. You can connect with local bikers who are happy to help and even ride along with new bikers. Learn tips on topics ranging from purchasing a bicycle to favorite NIH commuting routes.
For additional info about Bike to Work Day or the NIH Bicycle Program, please contact Sean Cullinane at 301-496-5050.
Sign language interpreting and CART services are available upon request to participate in this event. Individuals needing either of these services and/or other reasonable accommodations should contact Sean Cullinane at 301-4965050. Requests should be made at least five days in advance. To access Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), call 711.
To learn more about NIH-sponsored events that support your financial, social, career, physical and community well-being, check out the DATS Wellness website.
You may also follow us @NIHEmplSrvcs on Twitter for more information about services that can assist you with balancing work and family, making healthy food choices, as well as other programs and employee services to improve your wellbeing. The DATS manages many NIH LISTSERVs that may also be of interest to you.
2023 Amusement Park Sneak Peak
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2023 Amusement Park Sneak Peak
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Busch Gardens® Tampa Bay attractions are a must-do for anyone looking for one of the best places to visit in Florida. A large collection of roller coasters makes the park a thrill ride leader and world-class shows provide entertainment for all ages. Their state-of-the-art animal habitats are home to over 12,000 animals, one of the largest zoos in North America. A new coaster in 2023 Serengeti Flyer, the world’s tallest and fastest ride of its kind. With each swing, riders will soar higher and higher above Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s expansive 65acre Serengeti Plain while experiencing multiple negative-G moments before plunging back toward the Earth. Serengeti Flyer will feature twin dueling arms that soar progressively higher reaching speeds of 68 mph and a maximum height of 135 feet at the ride’s peak. Guests will be seated back-to-back in rows of 10 across two gondolas, allowing for 40 guests to experience the ride at once. Discounts vary!
Enjoy a variety of one-of-a-kind animal experiences at SeaWorld Orlando including feeding dolphins, viewing killer whales and more. Launching in 2023 is Pipeline: The Surf Coaster, the world’s first surf coaster! Feel the awesome power of the ocean in a whole new way on Pipeline, the first-of-itskind surf coaster. Experience the rush of launching 110 feet up and feeling every bank and curve as though you’re really riding the waves, thanks to innovative dynamic seats that gives you unparalleled freedom of movement. Experience the ultimate thrill with the addition of this seventh coaster to the Coaster Capital of Orlando. Discounts vary!
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Universal Studios Hollywood is The Entertainment Capital of L.A. and includes a full-day, movie-based theme park and Studio Tour. Universal Studios Hollywood delivers highly themed immersive lands that translate to real-life interpretations of iconic movie and television shows. The worldrenowned Studio Tour is the park’s signature attraction, inviting guests behind-the-scenes of the world’s biggest and busiest movie and television studio where they can also experience authentic and immersive thrill rides. New in 2023 are Super Nintendo World and Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge ride. Save up to 30%!
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