November 2020 R&W Newsletter

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Date

Day

Time

Program

Trainer

11/2

Monday

8:00am – 8:30am

Gentle Yoga + Foam Roll

Shannon

11/3

Tuesday

12:00pm – 12:30pm

Election Day Power Strength

Charissa

11/4

Wednesday

12:00pm – 12:30pm

Balance Sculpt

Ashley

11/5

Thursday

8:00am – 8:30am

Shannon

11/5

Thursday

12:00pm – 12:30pm

Election Ready Functional Fit, Focus: Hands Core Crazy

Charissa

11/6

Friday

12:00pm - 12:30pm

Tabata HIIT Rounds, Focus: Muscle

Ashley

11/9

Monday

8:00am – 8:30am

Strength + Resistance Bands

Shannon

11/10

Tuesday

12:00pm – 12:30pm

Kickboxing

Charissa

11/12

Thursday

8:00am – 8:30am

Pre-Holiday HIIT

Shannon

11/12

Thursday

12:00pm – 12:30pm

Swiss Ball Blitz

Charissa

11/13

Friday

12:00pm - 12:30pm

Core Abs

Ashley

11/16

Monday

8:00am – 8:30am

Yoga + Weights

Shannon

11/17

Tuesday

12:00pm – 12:30pm

Flex no Flab

Charissa

11/18

Wednesday

12:00pm – 12:30pm

All in One Total Body Strength

Ashley

11/19

Thursday

8:00am – 8:30am

Strong & Stable

Shannon

11/19

Thursday

12:00pm – 12:30pm

Barre Sculpt

Charissa

11/20

Friday

12:00pm - 12:30pm

Tabata + Endurance Boot Camp

Ashley

11/23

Monday

8:00am – 8:30am

Yoga for Athletes

Shannon

11/24

Tuesday

12:00pm – 12:30pm

Power Play

Charissa

11/25

Wednesday

12:00pm – 12:30pm

Cardio Strength Tabata

Ashley

11/26

Thursday

8:00am – 8:30am

Thankful for HIIT

Shannon

11/30

Monday

8:00am – 8:30am

Cyber Monday Strength

Shannon

Virtual Fit for YOU Descriptions All fitness levels welcome

Gentle Yoga + Foam Roll with Shannon: Ease into the week with a calming Yoga practice. This class involves combining Hatha Yoga with self-myofascial release to re-energize the muscles and soothe the spirit. Common problem areas of the body will be targeted to include the IT band and upper and lower back. A Yoga mat is suggested.

Yoga + Weights with Shannon: It’s a non-traditional Yoga class designed to strengthen the entire body using light weights while moving through common Yoga poses! No Yoga experience needed to join this class. A Yoga mat is suggested.

Flex no Flab with Charissa: Fighting fat? Need energy?

Medium to heavy weights are needed to jumpstart fat-burning and re-energize inactive cells! All of the major muscle groups will be worked during this 30-minute fat-blasting class!

Election Day Power Strength with Charissa: Burn the fat, stabilize the bones! Prepare for a strength-packed 30-minute class designed to activate the muscles and tone fat zones! The major muscle groups will be explored. Medium to heavy weights suggested.

All in One Total Body Strength with Ashley: Cardio, strength and core encompasses building endurance, gaining muscle and stabilizing your center! Participants will take on all three in this 30-minute, total body challenge! Light to heavy weights will be used.

Balance Sculpt with Ashley: Mobilize and chisel, you’ll need weights...and keep it simple! Light weights are suggested for this upright HIIT class set to 50 second intervals of hard work followed by 10 seconds of recovery.

Strong & Stable with Shannon: Focus on stability and strength using hand weights and your body weight! To maintain healthy bones and muscle, strength training at least 3 times a week is recommended. Joining this half hour class involves a small commitment for major benefits! Light to heavy weights are suggested.

Election Ready Functional Fit, Focus: Hands with Shannon: With mindful placement of the hands, learn the proper positioning of hands in space to keep the body safe in daily functional movement and in strength training. Light to heavy weights will be used.

Core Crazy with Charissa: Take your abdominal and back workout to a new level with this 30-minute core class on the floor! Prepare to work your middle to exhaustion and gain increased core energy for stability and a stronger body! A mat or towel is suggested.

Tabata HIIT Rounds, Focus: Muscle with Ashley: 20 seconds of hard work followed by 10 seconds of recovery will guide this muscle-focused class! Focusing on one muscle group per round, 6 rounds will be mastered to activate the major muscle groups for fat burning. Light-to-heavy weights.

Strength + Resistance Bands with Shannon: Learn how to properly incorporate resistance bands into your exercise regimen! Strength training is important to health and vitality and adding resistance bands will shake up your mundane fitness routine. This total body workout will involve loop resistance bands.

Kickboxing with Charissa: Put on your gloves and ignite your power for this 30 minute, high-energy, cardio-packed class!

Moving through authentic hits and kicks will prepare you for self-defense and an empowered spirit!

Pre-Holiday HIIT with Shannon: 30 seconds on, 15 seconds off! This high-intensity interval training class will focus on strength training for fat burning...before the turkey and dressing! Medium to heavy weights suggested.

Swiss Ball Blitz with Charissa: Inflate your ball and answer the call! Various exercises using a Swiss ball will be explored during this 30-minute, total body class. A mat is also suggested.

Hard Core Abs with Ashley: Sculpt the abdominals using 1 heavy weight and a mat! 45-second intervals of work followed by 15 seconds of recovery will be formatted to guide this 30minute class. A mat is needed.

Barre Sculpt with Charissa: Pick up light weights for this 30minute toning workout! Strengthening and lengthening the body is the focus throughout this total body class. Stability and mobility will be incorporated. Don’t forget your mat!

Tabata + Endurance Bootcamp with Ashley: Strength and cardio intervals of 20 seconds of hard work followed by 10 seconds of recovery will be explored for 8 rounds while performing the same exercise. The only weight needed is your bodyweight!

Yoga for Athletes with Shannon: This practice involves poses designed to stretch the hamstrings, hip flexors, low back & quads, with the athlete in mind! Weights from light to heavy will be used during this 30-minute Yoga class. A Yoga mat is suggested.

Implore the Core with Charissa: Building and maintaining core strength is necessary to stability and mobility. Using 1 medium to heavy weight, focus will be on activating the core from the inside out using the breath. A mat is needed.

Cardio Strength Tabata with Ashley: Blast calories and keep the body guessing with this cardiovascular workout infused with strength training! 20 second intervals of hard work followed by 10 seconds of recovery will usher participants through this 30-minute class! Light to heavy weights suggested.

Thankful for HIIT with Shannon: Before you indulge, fight the bulge! Intervals of 30 seconds of hard work followed by 15 seconds of recovery will ignite fat-burning and calorie-blasting before the cornucopia spread! Light to heavy weights will be used.

Cyber Monday Strength with Shannon: You’ll need light to heavy weights in preparation to work the major muscle groups for this half hour workout! With holiday season in full-swing and COVID-19 quarantines, this is how to remain healthy! So step away from the screen and join this strength routine on Cyber Monday!

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Virtual R&W Holiday Bazaar

The R&W will host a virtual Holiday Bazaar November 16th – December 18th. The Bazaar will include a variety of your favorite R&W vendors as well as some new ones. Items available for sale would include jewelry, clothing and accessories, holiday products, skins care and more. Vendors currently scheduled to participate include RareGlo Organic Shea Products, Forever LAS (formerly Perfume de Lamar), The Jewelry Store, Chocolate Moonshine, Lazaro Diamonds, The Herbal Alchemist, Traci Lynn Beauty, Tibet Sky Emporium, The Fashnique, Dokkan Crafts, Smashing Jewels, Arts of Asia, Native Spirit, Randalia Bee Hives, Leaf Pin, B.L.A.C.K., Forever’s Treasures, Shafa Blends, Sow Cole Creations, Rozzie Jewelry, In-Jeen-Yuhs and Handmade with Love 4 A Cure.

Thank You from the R&W (Recreation & Welfare) Association

In this season of thanks the R&W Association would like to take a moment to thank all of the front-line workers at NIH who have spent countless hours every day taking care of patients, working on vaccines, and keeping the facilities clean and safe.

Thank you to Dr. Collins and Dr. Fauci for your professionalism and dedicated service to health and science.

Finally thank you to our customers and members for their continued support during this time. We look forward to the days when we can see you again in a safe manner, continue to support the employee morale, and host a variety of fun and health related events. Stay healthy and safe! Happy Holidays!

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Show Some Love and Be the Face of Change 2020 NIH Combined Federal Campaign

You are invited to join the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) community by supporting your favorite cause. Whether your cause is veterans, promoting arts and culture, helping animals, empowering young students, or something else – the CFC gives us all the chance to make a difference. You can make a monetary donation or pledge volunteer hours (at participating charities) and make an impact in other’s lives. You can also make a huge difference over time with a small contribution per paycheck, one-time or recurring credit, debit or e-check donation. This holiday season let’s Show Some Love and Be the Face of Change! Don’t delay and please make your pledge today by visiting https://cfc.nih.gov and click the “DONATE” button before January 15, 2021. Thank you for making a difference.

Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)

NIH is one of the leading CFC contributors in the area, but we still need your help. We can’t meet our goal without you! Any amount you can give helps those in need! Federal employees are encouraged to designate their contributions to as many as five charitable CFC organizations. Support the NIH Charities!

Special Love/Camp Fantastic #49642 Special Love’s mission is to provide support to children with cancer and their families. This is normally accomplished thru camp and adventure programs, but right now that is in jeopardy. No one can gather, let alone immune-compromised children. As we all do our part, by staying home to slow the spread of COVID-19, the need to communicate, share and feel supported is heightened, especially for a family battling pediatric cancer. We rose to this challenge and created VOICE (Virtual Online In-home Camp Experience), an ongoing program thru social media; and made our summer camps (BRASS Camp for siblings and Camp Fantastic for patients) completely online. We are also proud to support families thru our Emergency Financial Relief Program and in the current climate has seen stories of strength and resilience, but unfortunately, also grief and uncertainty. Special Love has seen a drastic increase in requests and as of June 30th, Special Love provided more financial support to families as it did in all of 2019, and the requests continue to roll in.

The Children’s Inn #10324 The Children’s Inn at NIH is a nonprofit dedicated to providing a free “place like home” to children and young adults with rare and serious diseases, and their families, while they participate in NIH clinical research studies. Located on the NIH campus across from the NIH Clinical Center, The Inn provides free lodging, meals, recreational, educational and therapeutic services to more than 1,500 children and their families from across the world every year.

In 2020, The Inn celebrates 30 years of being “INN it” for making childhood possible and advancing medical breakthroughs for a brighter tomorrow. Visit The Children’s Inn for more info. Contact The Inn if you would like someone to speak to your employees.

Friends of Patients at the NIH #85994 Friends of Patients at the NIH provides emergency financial support to patients while they are receiving groundbreaking and life-saving treatments at the NIH Clinical Research Center. We cover unmet needs so that the patients can focus on recovery, healing and fulfilling their crucial role partnering with the NIH researchers advancing knowledge, discoveries and breakthroughs.

The Foundation for the NIH #29165 Donors of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) help advance breakthrough biomedical discoveries and improve the quality of people’s lives in support of NIH’s mission.

As a 501(c)(3) charity chartered by Congress, the FNIH convenes scientific leaders, individuals, not-for-profits and corporations around biomedical research goals—all in an effort to respond to the most urgent priorities in human health, domestically and globally. By leveraging the vast resources of NIH with research expertise, equipment, infrastructure and funding from the private sector, the FNIH builds and manages public-private partnerships across the biological spectrum of diseases and disorders. The FNIH also supports the next generation of scientists by funding educational and training programs at NIH and raises funds for the Edmond J. Safra Family Lodge, which provides free lodging to patients and their families. The FNIH has demonstrated strong financial health and a commitment to accountability and transparency, earning Charity Navigator’s “Exceeds or Meets Industry Standards” rating for 17 years. Visit FNIH for more info.

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Support restaurants on the R&W’s Local Restaurant Directory!

Some restaurants in the Bethesda, Chevy Chase, and Rockville areas offer discounts to employees and promote specials.

Restaurants include Dog Haus Bethesda and Kentlands, Baronessa Italian Restaurant, Hanaro Sushi, Bethesda Curry Kitchen, Guardado’s, Domino’s Pizza (St. Elmo’s Ave.) Kiin Imm Thai Restaurant and Sushi Damo Rockville.

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FedAdvantage was founded in 1992 with the purpose of assisting federal employees in understanding their benefits and educating on how to "fill the gaps” present in their benefits. We are experts in federal benefits and use our knowledge to develop insurance programs that make sense and offer peace of mind to federal employees. What we offer: Long Term Disability Insurance designed to "fill the gaps" in your leave and disability retirement benefits, providing peace of mind in knowing you can protect your income through a comprehensive disability insurance program. An accident can happen to anyone, and recovery can be costly. Accident Insurance provides benefits for covered accidental injuries, related services, and treatments. Critical Illness Insurance provides lump-sum payment for a covered illness such as cancer, a heart attack or stroke. Contact Fed Advantage at 866-973-6605.

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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. Thank you for your support during this critical period. Stay safe…

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Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Gentle Yoga + Foam Roll – 8am Election Day Power Strength – 12pm

R&W Memberships Buy at R&W stores or online for $9 a year.

Functional Fitness, Focus: Hands – 8am Power Sculpt – 12pm

Kickboxing12pm

Swiss Ball Blitz – 12pm

Tabata HIIT Rounds, Focus: Muscles – 12pm

Saturday

Discount Insurance thru R&W. See page 5.

Core Abs – 12pm

Strong & Stable – 8am

Yoga + Weights – 8am Flex no Flab – 12pm

All In One Total Body Strength – 12pm

Yoga for Athletes – 8am

Barre Sculpt – 12pm

Tabata + Endurance Boot Camp – 12pm

Thankful for HIIT – 8am

Power Play – 12pm

Cyber Monday Strength – 8am

Core Crazy – 12pm

Friday

Pre-Holiday HIIT – 8am

Strength + Resistance Bands – 8am

Virtual R&W Holiday Bazaar Starts Today

Thursday

Virtual Personal Training offered

by NIH R&W Fitness & Wellbeing Program!

See page 4.

Cardio Strength Tabata – 12pm Participate in the 2020 CFC.

New R&W Online Shopping!

Find out how to donate and a list of NIH Charities on page 5.

Lounge Pants, Sweatshirts, Hoodies, Jackets, Facemasks & more!

Schedule your appointment at the NIH Blood Bank 301-496-1048!