Inside Duke Medicine
Deadline approaching for Eat Wise essay contest
posted November 21st, 2008
Duke employees have until Nov. 30 to submit entries in the Eat Wise and Exercise essay contest for a chance to win a lifestyle makeover from the LIVE FOR LIFE staff.
Employees can register as an individual or as a department by entering their essay on why they deserve to win a makeover.
The individual winner will receive weekly meetings with a fitness specialist and dietitian, a fitting for a pair of athletic shoes, a six-month membership to a Duke Fitness Club facility, and a metabolic test that will measure how many calories they burn.
The departmental winner will receive three health presentations to their group, fitness and nutrition consults, fitness videos to use as a group, and a discount on athletic shoes. A minimum of eight department members is required for eligibility.
To enter. Winners chosen will be featured on the Eat Wise and Exercise Web site and several Duke publications.