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The UNMC Center for Healthy Living invites the campus to join the latest Thrive wellness challenge, which begins Monday, March 30. Participants can choose a traditional five-week walking challenge or the Thrive+ walking with bodyweight exercises challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you\u2019ve completed Thrive before or you\u2019re ready to take things up a notch, you can choose our new option that adds body\u2011weight exercises to your walking routine,\u201d said Kristal Cavanaugh, Center for Healthy Living fitness coordinator. \u201cWalking strengthens your heart, but body\u2011weight exercises strengthen everything else. They boost balance, protect your joints, build functional strength and help you feel stronger and more capable in everyday life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The challenge is free and open to members of the UNMC and Nebraska Medicine community, which includes students, employees and members of the Center for Healthy Living. Participants do not need to be members to join the challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registration for the Thrive challenge<\/a>\u00a0is on the Center for Healthy Living website. When signing up, participants choose their plan and download the appropriate challenge tracker. No special equipment is needed, and the bodyweight exercises are simple, quick and designed to be done in day or work clothes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the challenge, participants can submit their completed challenge sheets to the Center for Healthy Living front desk by June 10 to be eligible for the prize drawing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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