Wellness Wednesday — Try the CFHL for free Jan. 8-16

UNMC employees and students looking for a place to workout during the new year can visit the Center for Healthy Living free from Thursday through Friday, Jan. 16 to see if it suits their fitness needs.

Video link Those who try the CFHL and like it, or those who already like it, may find some added incentive to participate in the “I Love UNMC” video campaign considering that one of the prizes in the Jan. 16 drawing is a health and wellness package that includes three, one-month passes to the CFHL, as well as two massages and a one-hour nutrition consult from the Olson Center for Women’s Health. To participate in the video campaign, simply create a short video, two minutes or less, showing why you love UNMC, then go to this Web site, and submit it. Those who submit videos by midnight on Jan. 15 and who did not win in the December prize drawing are eligible to win prizes.

Those who want to take advantage of the offer must present a valid employee or student identification badge at the center’s front desk.

“We invite the campus community to come try out the center,” said Jayme Nekuda, director of the UNMC Employee Benefits and Worklife Programs Division of Human Resources and UNMC’s wellness manager. “We offer a large variety of activities, equipment and classes that can help address almost any fitness and wellness need.”

The center, which is in the Student Life Center, offers free weights, fitness classes, basketball courts, an indoor walking track and several other features at a cost that’s competitive with other local fitness centers.

The center also features a lending library, a meditation room, a ping-pong table, badminton nets and is the campus hub for intramural sports.

The CFHL currently is open from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

A valid employee or student identification badge is required to access the CFHL building on weekdays before 7:30 a.m. and after 6 p.m. and at all times on weekends.