Walking Canes
Walk off the holiday weight gain by joining our 2009 Walking Canes Program
Anticipating some unwanted holiday weight gain? Go ahead - have yourself a second helping of turkey! You can walk it off when the 2009 Walking Canes Program begins! All UM employees are eligible to participate by registering Monday, January 12 thru Friday, January 21. See Registration for more information.
The Walking Canes Program is open to all University of Miami employees on the Gables, Medical and RSMAS Campus. You do not have to be a Wellness Center member to participate.
Walking ’Canes Winners
The top-ten winners of the Walking 'Canes 10k-a-Day program pause for a photograph with President Donna E. Shalala before a celebratory lunch at the Faculty Club recently. The annual employee program, supported by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and coordinated by the Coral Gables Wellness Center, uses pedometers to help participants quantify their physical activity as they attempt to shape-up by recording 10,000 steps per day over 12 weeks. The winners checked-in and met their goal each week—and also lost a significant amount of weight—varying from 5 to 23 pounds. Pictured from left in the front row are Marlene Briceno, Phyllis Taylor, President Shalala, Maria-Lourdes Aldana, Sharyn Ladner, and Aruna Airan. From left in the second row are Robert Sanchez, Carolyn Margolin, Sharon Howard, Liz Meggs, and Dimitris Papamichail.
