November 2022 NIH R&W Newsletter

Date Day Time Program Trainer

11/1 Tuesday 12:15pm 12:45pm Mat Pilates Charissa

11/2 Wednesday 8:15am 8:45am Strong & Stable (Building 53) Shannon

11/2 Wednesday 12pm 12:30pm Low Impact Cardio Ashley

11/3 Thursday 12:15pm 12:45pm Tabata Abs in the Chair Charissa

11/4 Friday 6am 6:30am Gentle Yoga + Foam Roll Shannon

11/4 Friday 12pm 12:30pm Tabata Gliding Gladiator Ashley

11/7 Monday 6am 6:30am Functional Fit Focus: Feet Shannon

11/8 Tuesday 12:15pm 12:45pm Barre Repetitions Charissa

11/8 Tuesday 1pm 1:30pm Functional Fitness (Building 53) Shannon

11/9 Wednesday 12pm 12:30pm Standing Core Ashley

11/10 Thursday 12:15pm 12:45pm Pilates Combo Charissa

11/10 Thursday 1pm 1:30pm Cycle Express (Rockledge Fitness Center) Charissa

11/14 Monday 6am 6:30am Strength + Resistance Bands Shannon

11/15 Tuesday 11:30am 12pm Yoga Strong (Building 53) Shannon

11/15 Tuesday 12:15pm 12:45pm Boxing Break Charissa

11/16 Wednesday 12pm 12:30pm Compound Strength Ashley

11/17 Thursday 12:15pm 12:45pm Towel Stretch Charissa

11/17 Thursday 1pm 1:30pm Cycle Trek (Rockledge Fitness Center) Charissa

11/18 Friday 6am 6:30am Yoga Strong Shannon

11/18 Friday 12pm 12:30pm Tabata Total Body Band it! Ashley

11/21 Monday 6am 6:30am Strong & Stable Shannon

11/21 Monday 12pm 12:30pm Turkey Turn up Ride (Rockledge Fitness Center) Charissa

11/22 Tuesday 12:15pm 12:45pm Ab Attack Charissa

11/23 Wednesday 12pm 12:30pm Balance + Sculpt Ashley

11/24 Friday 6am 6:30am Thankful HIIT Shannon

11/28 Monday 6am 6:30am Cyber Monday Strength Shannon

11/29 Tuesday 12:15pm 12:45pm Core on the Floor Charissa

11/30 Wednesday 12pm 12:30pm Tabata 360 Ashley

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Virtual Fitness Descriptions:

Mat Pilateswith Charissa: Gain the transformative benefits of Pilates! A discipline created by Joseph Pilates, the mind body practice of Pilates is designed to strengthen and lengthen the body from the inside out. Guided by breaths, visuals, oppositions and precision, participants will experience an intense but low impact workout! A mat will be utilized.

Strong & Stable with Shannon (Building 53): Tap into stability and strength with hand weights and bodyweight! To maintain healthy bones and muscle, strength training at least 3 times a week is recommended. Joining this half hour class involves a small commitmentfor majorbenefits! Light to heavy weights are suggested.

Low-Impact Cardio with Ashley: In intervals of 30 seconds of intense work, followed by 10 second recovery periods, participants can expect to work to exhaustion or near exhaustion. This class involves no jumping, but by utilization of bodyweight, the heart rate will elevate and help to keep overall health regulated! No equipment needed.

Tabata Abs in the Chair with Charissa: It’s a non conventional approach to abdominal training! Using moderate to heavy weights or no weights at all, attendees will move throughabdominalstrengtheningexercisesinastationarychair. Expect to sweat! Intervals of 20 seconds of hard work followed by 10 second intervals of recovery will guide this class.

Gentle Yoga + Foam Roll with Shannon: Ease into the weekend 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.

Tabata Gliding Gladiator with Ashley: Put your best performance on as a gliding gladiator! A fitness mat and a set of gliding discs or paper plates will be utilized by participants to achieve various exercises. High intensity intervals of 20 seconds followed by recovery intervals for 10 seconds will guide this class. Students will learn “the Spider Man” and other challenging yet cool gladiator like fitness moves!

Functional Fit| Focus: Feet with Shannon: Learn proper positioning of feet in space! Landing feet properly is important to balance of the body and injury prevention in daily functional movement! Using light to heavy weights participants can expect to move through various exercises designed to strengthen the feet and total body. Don’t miss this “footastic” experience!

Barre Repetitions with Charissa: Sculpt, lengthen, and strengthen the body simultaneously with Barre Fitness! Influenced by ballet conditioning, Barre is the low impact, high intensity workout that will keep you on your toes…literally! Prepare to releve(r) and plie(r) your way through this totalbody experience! Light weights and amatwill be used.

Functional Fitness with Shannon (Building 53): Injuries from activities of daily life can be avoided. Back injury from scooping snow? Shoulder injury as a result of an overhead box out of reach? Functional fitness training is the answer! Learn proper alignment for daily functional activities with this total body workout! Equipment will be provided.

Standing Core withAshley: All it takes is 1 moderate to heavy weight to engage in this low impact, high intensity core conditioning class! The core is essentially the trunk and includes the abs, spine and hips! In intervals of 45 seconds of work followed by 15 second recovery intervals, participants will execute exercises like the standing crunch and side bends. Be holiday health ahead, ahem, conscious by incorporating a diversified and consistent fineness routine now!

Pilates Combos with Charissa: No Pilates experience is needed to perform the exercises in this low impact, high intensity class experience! Using one’s own bodyweight, participants will move through fluid Pilates exercises that are sure to elicit a sweat! Designed to strengthen and lengthen the body simultaneously, Pilates is a discipline created by Joseph Pilates through his experience as a swimmer, yogi, circus entertainer, martial artist, and dancer. Don’t miss this transformational workout!

Cycle Express with Charissa (Rockledge Fitness Center): Get a head start on the holiday weight watch! Using brand new spin bikes, participants can expect interval training cycles simulating varied terrains intended to challenge new and seasoned fitness enthusiasts alike! This high intensity interval training class on the bike is not one to miss!

Strength + Resistance Bands with Shannon: Learn how to properly incorporate resistance bands into your exercise routine! Resistance bands offer intensity to otherwise familiar or mundane fitness regimens. Shake it up with loop bands! A mat and light to strong loop bands will be used.

Yoga Strong with Shannon (Building 53): A non traditional Yoga class, weights are added to common poses to increase strength and bone health! Participants will move through various asanas (poses) for a total body workout experience! Light weights and a Yoga mat will be utilized. No Yoga experience necessary.

Boxing Break with Charissa: Put on your “bout face” for Boxing Break! Encompassing 30 second intervals of intense shadow boxing followed by 15 second recovery intervals, participants will surely reach anaerobic phase! The anaerobic phase is important in breaking down glucose in the body. Prepare to execute authentic boxing hits like the body shot, upper cut, hook and jab!

CompoundStrengthwithAshley:Combattheholiday pounds with compound strengthening! Compound strengthening involvesexercisesthatworkmultiplemusclegroupsat thesame time or exercises that combine two exercises into one move to target more muscles. In bouts of 45 seconds of work followed by 15 second intervals of recovery, participants will engage in height intensity, low impact combinations designed to increase fat burn and aerobic capacity! Moderate to heavy weights and a mat will be utilized.

“Fitness for You” November 2022

All levels are welcome!

FFY Classes Continued…

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Towel Stretch with Charissa: Grab a hand towel to join in on an exhilarating, total body stretch experience! Using either a hand towel or bath towel, participants can expect to flow through stretches designed to relieve high stress areas of the body like the shoulders, back and hips. A mat will also be utilized. Don’t miss this calming class amongst holiday mayhem!

Tabata Cycle Trek with Charissa (Rockledge Fitness Center): Wheels up! Though on stationary bikes, participants will “hit the pavement” during this 35 minute cycling challenge! Tabata intervals of 20 seconds of hard work followed by 10 second recovery periods will guide this exhilarating class experience! Get “Turkey Day” ready with Tabata spin training!

Yoga Strong with Shannon: It’s a non traditional Yoga class for the masses! That’s right! No Yoga experience is needed to participate in this practice and any fitness level can engage! Yoga Strong is designed to strengthen the entire body using light weights while moving through common Yoga poses! A Yoga mat is suggested.

Tabata Total Body Band it! with Ashley: Increasing the intensity and diversity of your exercise routine is the name of the game! Let’s get “banded”! Using light to strong bands, participants will engage in 20 second, high intensity intervals of hard work followed by 10 second intervals of recovery. A mat is suggested.

Strong & Stable with Shannon: Focus on stability and strength using hand weights and bodyweight! To maintain healthy bones and muscle, performing strength training exercises at least 3 times a week is recommended. Just half an hourof strength conditioning is a small commitment with major benefits! Don’t miss it! Light to heavy weights are suggested.

Turkey Turn up Ride with Charissa (Rockledge Fitness Center): Whether from the pandemic or the holidays, avoid packing on pounds with cardio strength cycle training! This class will focus on increasing intensity for short durations followed byalternatingrecoveryperiods.Noterrainisofflimits during this special edition Turkey race! Prepare to induce a sweat!

Ab Attack withCharissa: Attendees can expect toexhaust the abdominal muscles! Using bodyweight and a mat, various abdominal exercises will be explored. Don’t miss this opportunity to get “ab”normally ab strong!

Balance + Sculpt with Ashley: Just heavy weights are needed to engage in this low impact, high intensity experience! Balance disorder or inability to balance is linked to morbidity and risk of death from all causes. Increase balance health by engaging in 45 second intervals of work followed by 10 second recovery intervals. Get balanced

Thankful for HIIT with Shannon: Before you indulge, fight the bulge! This high intensity interval class involves 30 second bursts of hard work followed by 15 second recovery intervals. Ignite fat burning and calorie blasting before the cornucopia spread! Light to heavy weights will be used.

Cyber Monday Strength with Shannon: Light to heavy weights are needed to move through this strength workout! With the holiday season in full swing, this is how to remain healthy! So, step away from the screen and join this strength routine on Cyber Monday!

Core on the Floor with Charissa: Engage the core and more in half an hour flat! Using 1 heavy weight and a mat, participants will execute core strengthening exercises that are sure to challenge novice to advanced fitness enthusiasts! Don’t miss this opportunity to get core strong!

Tabata 360 with Ashley: Tabata is transformative! High intensity interval training is the non surgical way to approach fat oxidation! For hours after an intense strength training workout, participants can experience fat burn! Using heavy weights and a mat, prepare to execute 20 seconds bursts of hard work followed by 10 second cycles of recovery.

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R&W Holiday Bazaar

The R&W plans to host its annual Holiday Bazaar on Tuesday, December 6th and Thursday, December 8th from 9am 2pm in Bldg. 10 on the FAES Terrace We hope to offer a mixture of some of your favorite vendors and new vendors for this two day event with over 30 vendors in total. This is a great opportunity to get some of your holiday shopping done. Currently scheduled to appear are Chocolate Moonshine, Heart2Fire (FKA Lazaro Jewelers), Because Science, Upscale Bag Lady, Tibet Sky Emporium and My Buddy’s Nuts

What’s Coming to the R&W Gift Shop in November

Look for new mugs, hoodies, crews, and other gift items arriving over the next few weeks. This month’s R&W store sale includes 10% off children’s scrubs and lab coats. Make sure to check with Fran, the R&W store manager, regarding our monthly sale 15% off select items in our discount section Also don’tforgetto check out the artworkin thestore, allpieces are 35% off. The NIH R&W retail store in Bldg. 31 is open Tuesdays Thursdays from 8am 3pm. Customers wishing to purchase items can do so online and choose to pick up in store Tuesdays Thursdays. If you’d like to pick up at our Rockledge Fitness location please provide those details while completing your purchase.

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NIH R&W Merchant Vendor Program

Extended Thru December

The R&W merchantvendingprogram will continuethrough the holiday season. Look for your favorite merchant vendors in Bldg. 31 from 9am 3pm, Tuesdays Thursdays

R&W Remembers

Master Barber Charles Sartor

It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the sudden passing of former R&W master barber Mr. Charles Sartor. Mr. Sartor was a part of the Beauty and Barbershop in Bldg. 10 for over two decades providing his services to the NIH community, including patients. Our thoughts, prayers and condolences are with the family of Mr. Sartor including his brother Earl, the current master barber in Bldg. 10.

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. Thevan leaves NIH at 4:15pm Monday Friday.Full time 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.

Kensington Parkrun

Kensington parkrun is a free, fun, and friendly weekly timed 5k event. All ages and all abilities are welcome, including run/walkers, walkers, kids, and parents pushing strollers. Kensington parkrun takes place every Saturday at 9am on Rock Creek Trail near Cedar Ln and Beach Dr the start line is near the basketball court. Every week we grab a post parkrun beverage and snack at a neighborhood coffee shop. Kensington parkrun is volunteer led and is approved for Montgomery County SSL credit. More info available via website or email.

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 301 496 1048 to donate blood at main campus and 301 496 4321 to donate platelets or double red cells in Rockville.

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Seeking New NIH R&W Board Members

TheNIHR&Wislookingfornewboardmembers.Doyouhave an interest in helping your employee morale association grow? Bring your thoughts and fresh ideas to board meetings and help the NIH R&W Association reach new levels. New members would be required to participate in bi monthly meetings of up to one hour, provide ideas to improve the R&W, assist in growing the R&W’s presence throughout NIH and build R&W membership. Learn more about R&W online

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NIH R&W Food Truck Program

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JoinusTuesdays Thursday from11am 2pmforFoodTrucks in Lot 10H, near the South entrance to Bldg. 10. Trucks at Bldg. 10 run thru November 10th . Online pre ordering is encouraged when applicable. Menus are available on the R&W website and reminders and updates will be sent via the R&W ListServ. The following trucks will participate 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.

Catalyst Hot Dog: Is bringing the Jersey Dog to NIH. Enjoy all beef 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.”

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.

Jimmy’s Famous Seafood: Baltimore’s historic restaurant and crab house offers great tasting seafood from their truck.

Mardi Gras Tyme: Specializing in New Orleans style foods red beans, gumbo, jambalaya, fried turkeys and sno balls.

PhoWheels: Offers a modern interpretation of traditional Vietnamese cuisine, where comforting favorite dishes blend seamlessly with bold new flavors that will entice your palate.

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2022 NIH Combined Federal Campaign You Can Be the Face of Change

This year, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) will lead the 2022 NIH Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) under the leadership of NIMHD Director, Dr. Eliseo Pérez Stable.

The CFC is the federal government’s largest workplace giving campaign, and an opportunity to support one or more of the 5,000 participating charities. The campaign began on September 1st and ends on January 14, 2023.

The National CFC theme is “You Can Be the Face of Change.” The CFC will be a virtual campaign again this year with several opportunities to learn more about the CFC and stay connected with NIH’s activities.

The goal for the NIH community this year is to exceed $1M and support the extraordinary work that charities continue to do in our local communities and abroad.

Combined Federal Campaign Giving Tuesday, November 29th

Giving Tuesday is considered the most important day for CFC charities. It marks the beginning of the holiday giving season and has become a global day of giving celebrated nationally on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, as a charitable response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This year, the CFC has over 5,000 charities working tirelessly to fulfill important missions that impact our communities and the world.

In this season of thankfulness, please consider becoming a changemaker by donating to your favorite cause or pledging volunteer hours with participating charities. The CFC’s goal is to make this the biggest giving day of the campaign. To donate, please visit NIH CFC or make your pledge today. Thank you for your willingness to change the world in making Giving Tuesday the most successful day of the 2022 CFC. Together, “We Can Be the Face of Change”.

If you have any questions about this year’s campaign, please contact Debra Gale, NIH CFC Program Manager, at 301 496 2370 or NIHCFC2022@mail.nih.gov

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 provides a strong, nurturing environment for children with cancer and their families through its free camps and getaway weekends, emergency financial assistance, and educational scholarships for young adults who have beaten cancer and now want to move on with their lives. Camp Fantastic, our cornerstone program for 7 17 year old cancer patients, is considered a protocol within the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and has made Special Love a recognized National Institutes of Health (NIH) charity. Since our inception in 1983, children have come to Special Love from the Washington metropolitan area and from all across the country thanks to our partnership with the NIH and other area hospitals. Each year, Special Love serves hundreds of children, teens,andyoungadultsagesbirthto30yearsoldandtheirfamilies.

The Children’s Inn #10324

The Children’s Inn’s mission is to provide a free place like home to children and young adult NIH patients from across the United States and the world while they participate in lifechanging clinical research studies at the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center. Everything we do strives to reduce the burden of illness on families, make childhood possible and help advance NIH clinical research. Contact The Inn if you would like someone to speak to your employees

Friends of Patients at the NIH #85994

The Friends at NIH touch patients’ and their families’ lives in three ways: Shelter near the NIH during treatment and help keeping up with housing costs at home; Support systems including family and caregiver travel costs back and forth to the NIH; Quality of life to take some of the stresses off, like a meal when they arrive on Sunday to start a week of difficult treatments; We are champions of NIH patients, helping to cover their essential needs so they can focus on recovery, healing and their unique role in health discoveries. These breakthroughs provide Hope for you and your family and all future generations.

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 aroundbiomedical research goals all in aneffort 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 spectrumofdiseases 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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The World’s Most Beautiful Theme Park, Busch Gardens, once again is transformed with over ten million twinkling lights, one of the largest holiday displays in North America, November 11th January 8th Enjoy heart warming holiday shows and classics such as Santa’s Workshop, the Christmas Town Express and ‘Twas that Night ice skating show. Over 20 rides and coasters including NEW Pantheon™, the world’s fastest multi launch coaster, pair thrilling moments with holiday cheer. Families can enjoy a hearty meal and a special Christmas story from the big elf himself during NEW Santa’s Fireside Feast presented by Coca Cola®. Festive treats, holiday shopping and special photo opportunities complete this holiday tradition for friends and families. Save over 40%!

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Carowinds comes alive with holiday spirit during WinterFest, November 21st January 1st. Friends and families are treated to an ultimate holiday celebration as we magically transform our park into a winter wonderland full of enchantment, cheer and classic family fun. WinterFest is packed with all the sights, sounds, food and experiences of the holiday season. The state line shines bright with over 5 million shimmering lights, a 70 foot tree and lavish displays. Live shows and strolling performers delight guests and spread Christmas cheer for all to hear. Festive fun and hands on holiday activities are located throughout the park, and sweet aromas from special holiday dishes and desserts fill the midways. Plus, a selection of your favorite rides will be open to complete your night of memory making. Save over $20!

Merry, Bright & Hersheypark Happy® We've decked the halls with more than 5 million lights for the most merry event of the year, Hersheypark Christmas Candylane® event! Enjoy your favorite rides and coasters, a visit with Santa, festive Hershey Character experiences, and more. Holiday Rides & Coasters Oh what fun it is to ride! Enjoyholiday thrillson select rides and coasters. More Lights Than Ever More than 5 million twinkling lights deck the halls of Hersheypark® in celebration of the season! Get in the holiday spirit with our guests' favorite show, NOEL, featuring more than 250,000 lights dancing to classic holiday tunes. Then, stop by the Kissmas Tree display, see our iconic Kisses Fountain decked out in its holiday best, take a festive photo with your favorite Hershey Characters, and more. Santa & His Reindeer Did you know Santa and all 9 of his reindeer make a special stop at Hersheypark Christmas Candylane® event each year? Plus, enjoy an up close look at your favorite reindeer, including Rudolph, at Santa's Reindeer Stables. Visit Santa through December 24 before he makes his way back to the North Pole. Hershey's Chocolatetown® Enjoy rides on our biggest coaster ever, Candymonium®, delicious eats at our 3 dining experiences including The Chocolatier℠ Restaurant Bar + Patio, sweet souvenirs from our retail shops, selfiesinfrontoftheiconicKisses℠Fountain,andmore!Learn More TREEville At The Boardwalk Starting November 23,The Boardwalk will be decked with a festive trail of more than a dozen trees that share the stories of The Sweetest Place On Earth®. Save up to 20%!

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