Approximately 150 staff and faculty, including Chancellor Gene Block and his staff, took an Instant Recess break and exercised this afternoon (May 7) in the Center for Health Sciences plaza as a tribute to Dr. Antronette (Toni) Yancey, a public health professor and physician who sparked a nationwide fitness movement around 10-minute routines that were done at workplaces, baseball games, community centers and schoolyards. Colleagues from the Fielding School of Public Health led the crowd.More than 50 organizations across the country honored her by holding an Instant Recess today.
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A tribute in motion to Dr. Antronette Yancey
Approximately 150 staff and faculty, including Chancellor Gene Block and his staff, took an Instant Recess break and exercised this afternoon (May 7) in the Center for Health Sciences plaza as a tribute to Dr. Antronette (Toni) Yancey, a public health professor and physician who sparked a nationwide fitness movement around 10-minute routines that were done at workplaces, baseball games, community centers and schoolyards. Colleagues from the Fielding School of Public Health led the crowd.More than 50 organizations across the country honored her by holding an Instant Recess today.