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Active
U 2007
Active U is U-M’s eight-week physical
activity challenge that will help motivate you with peer support,
free fitness gear, free limited access to select U-M rec centers,
and a chance to earn some serious cash for your favorite charity.

Ask the Personal Trainer
Personal training questions are answered
every Monday at the Health & Wellness Center at the University
Hospital in room 2C223 from 9:30am - 1:30pm.
To ask fitness questions:
mfitfitness@med.umich.edu
If you would like more one on one time with
a personal trainer MFit staff are also available for personal
training at both the MFit
Fitness Center - Ice Cube and at UM RecSports.
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For more info, call us at 734-998-8700 or send us an email
at mfitpersonaltraining@med.umich.edu

Enhanced
Ergo Awareness
There are literally dozens of ways you can make the work you
do at U-M easier on your body. The Michigan Healthy Community
Enhanced Ergonomic Awareness Initiative is here to help you
learn how following easy ergonomic principles can help you
prevent aches, pains and repetitive injuries.

MFit
Fitness Center Membership
The MFit Fitness Center at the Ice Cube offers discounted
memberships for U-M employees. Visit the MFit
Fitness Center website for more information.

Healthier Living Today
Healthier Living Today brings you nutrition, stress management, fitness and general wellness
inormation. Features include: Ask Healthy Lifestyle Specialists, recipes, podcasts, and a unique new program called
the “MFit Healthy Lifestyle Adventure".

Move, Lose & Maintain
MFit's 8 week incentive program that
challenges you to become more physically active, eat better,
and jump-start a healthier life-style. There are no weekly
meetings - MFit staff will see you once at your registration/weigh-in,
and again when you complete the program and weigh-out or you
can record your information online. We are always available
to answer questions!

Personal
Training at the MFit Fitness Center
MFit's personal training services are
for individuals of any age or fitness level. MFit will provide
you with an individualized exercise program tailored to meet
your goals and your health and fitness needs. For personal
training call 734-998-8700 or email mfitpersonaltraining@med.umich.edu

Personal
Training at Rec Sports
MFit's personal training services are
for individuals of any age or fitness level. MFit will provide
you with an individualized exercise program tailored to meet
your goals and your health and fitness needs. For personal
training call 764-647-7714 or email mfitpersonaltraining@med.umich.edu

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Eating |
Ask the Registered
Dietitian
If you have questions about diet or
how you can start fitting healthier choices into your daily
routine, let MFit's nutrition professionals help. If you are
interested in asking questions of an MFit Registered Dietitian,
e-mail us at mfitnutrition@med.umich.edu.
They are supportive of your physical activity
and nutrition goals, and can help you develop specific strategies
to meet them!

Good
Choice
The Health System is helping patients,
faculty and staff make healthier snack choices by providing
healthier options in its vending machines. The new program,
dubbed “GOOD CHOICE,” is the result of a partnership
between MFit, AVI Food Systems, Retail Food Services administration
and C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Fifty percent of
all snacks within Health System vending machines will meet
MFit nutrition standards by the end of October. Look for the
MFit label and make a “GOOD CHOICE” for your healthy
snacking needs! This is a pilot program that will be rolled
out campus-wide in the spring as part of the Michigan Healthy
Community’s Healthy Eating program.

Healthy Cooking Classes
Renowned MFit culinary experts make
high fit-low fat cooking and eating tastier, healthier and
easer than ever. Classes are held September through May.

Healthier Living Today
Healthier Living Today brings you nutrition, stress management, fitness and general wellness
inormation. Features include: Ask Healthy Lifestyle Specialists, recipes, podcasts, and a unique new program called
the “MFit Healthy Lifestyle Adventure".

MFit
Nutrition
MFit Nutrition was established in the
late 1980s to help individuals optimize their health by making
healthier food choices. By offering cooking classes, a weight
management program, nutrition coaching, the MFit Healthy Dining Program for restaurants
and food service companies, seminars, and healthy eating resources,
we are committed to improving the health status of UMHS employees,
their families and the community.

Move, Lose & Maintain
MFit's 8 week program that challenges
you to become more physically active, eat better, and jump-start
a healthier life-style. There are no weekly meetings - MFit
staff will see you once at your registration/weigh-in, and
again when you complete the program and weigh-out or you can
record your information online. We are always available to
answer questions!

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Management |
MFit
Weight Management Program: Healthy Habits for Life
Imagine the power of acquiring the tools
you need to make your quest for a healthy lifestyle a positive
and successful journey. Healthy Habits for Life: MFit's Weight
Management Program will help you succeed in your journey.
This year-long program is now 4 years old and going strong
with great results. Our comprehensive program includes both
group sessions and one-on-one consultations with dietitians,
fitness specialists and behavior specialists. We will provide
you with individualized nutrition and physical activity plans,
blood work and health assessments. Unlike most weight control
programs that focus only on diet and weight loss, Healthy
Habits for Life is different.

U-M
Employee Weight Management Program: Healthy Habits at Work
MFit has created a weight management
program designed exclusively for U-M employees who want to
participate at their worksites. Convenience, affordability,
a professional staff and a ‘whole person’ approach
to developing healthy eating and physical activity habits
for life are the cornerstones of this new program.
Nutrtion Coaching
MFit Nutrition Coaches are registered dietitians, degreed nutrition experts you can trust. Whether you're unsure of
how to balance your caloric and nutritional needs, trying to make sense of conflicting nutritional information or just
looking for support in your continued weight loss efforts, an MFit Nutrition Coach will help you in a non-judgmental,
confidential way. Visit Nutrtion Coaching for more information.

Move, Lose & Maintain
MFit's 8 week program that challenges
you to become more physically active, eat better, and jump-start
a healthier life-style. There are no weekly meetings - MFit
staff will see you once at your registration/weigh-in, and
again when you complete the program and weigh-out or you can
record your information online. We are always available to
answer questions!

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Cessation |
Tobacco Consultation Service
The University of Michigan Health System
(UMHS) is committed to the health and well-being of our patients,
employees, and community. Toward that purpose, UMHS actively
supports the state, national, and worldwide efforts to control
and diminish the use of tobacco. UMHS Tobacco Consultation
Service (TCS), an affiliate of MFit, is dedicated to assist
individuals who wish to be free from tobacco addiction.

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Management |
Alcohol
Management
A brief, confidential educational program that helps you eliminate
drinking problems by reducing your drinking or stopping all
together.

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