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• Wellness tip:

  Eat a Good Breakfast Every Day

  • It will curb that mid-morning hunger.
  • It will jump-start your metabolism, which promotes weight loss.
  • Eat fruit, milk, yogurt, oatmeal, protein and/or fiber-rich cereals.

Applications are due Sept. 10 for anyone interested in participating in the second round of “Move It To Lose It,” UB’s version of the popular reality television show “The Biggest Loser.”

The eight-week program will begin Sept. 19 and run through Nov. 14.

The fitness challenge pits two-person teams against each other in order to get fit, lose weight and win prizes.

Move It To Lose It is coordinated by the Wellness & Work/Life Balance unit within University Human Resources in collaboration with the School of Public Health and Health Professions and Recreational and Intramural Services in the Division of Athletics.

Teams will be randomly chosen from all eligible applications. During the program, participants will take part in weekly weigh-ins. Each week, results will be calculated by each team’s total percentage of weight loss—each participant’s weight will not be publicized; only total team pounds lost and percentage of weight lost for the entire team will be shared.

The 44 UB faculty and staff members who participated in the first Move It To Lose It competition last spring lost more than 600 pounds; the winning team shed a combined total of 76.7 pounds.

Click here for more information.

HR sets faculty/staff section for debate

University Human Resources has reserved a special section just for faculty and staff attending the Karl Rove/John Edwards debate kicking off the 2008-09 Distinguished Speakers Series.

The special tickets in the 100 level section ($44) and on the floor ($48) for the Sept. 26 debate in Alumni Arena are available for purchase through the Wellness & Work/Life Balance unit until Sept. 10. Payroll deduction also is available for ticket purchases.

Click here for more information, or call Amy Myszka at 645-5357 or Kathie Frier at 645-5347.

UBreathe Free Week planned

UB will kick off a new smoking cessation program during UBreathe Free Week Sept. 10-17.

The program, available to any employee or student age 18 or older, is being conducted in collaboration with Roswell Park Cancer Institute, the New York State Smokers Quitline, the Erie-Niagara Tobacco Free Coalition and the state Department of Health.

The program will begin on Sept. 10 with information tables set up from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the first floor of Capen Hall, North Campus and in Harriman Hall, South Campus. Anyone considering quitting can receive information and a free supply of nicotine gum, patches or lozenges, if eligible. This benefit, worth up to $60 at a pharmacy, also is available for family members who are present.

From Sept. 11 through Sept. 17, members of the university community and their family members can receive information and a free supply of nicotine gum, patches or lozenges at Wellness Education Services, 114 Student Union, North Campus; Human Resource Services, 120 Crofts Hall, North Campus; and the Employee Assistance Program, 156 Parker Hall, South Campus. Call 829-2231 to schedule an appointment in advance at the Parker Hall location only.

For further information, UB employees should contact Kathie Frier at 645-5347, or Amy Myszka at 645-5357. Students should contact Wellness Education Services at 645-2837.