Increase your flexibility, improve your cardiovascular health, and increase your strength with the Take Ten "Energize Your Work Day" Program. This self-paced program encourages Duke faculty and staff to participate in 10 minutes of physical activity twice per day.

Choose among the

  • Take Ten Stretch
  • Take Ten Walk
  • Take Ten Strength

Keep track of how often you “Take Ten” by completing the provided log sheets. When a log sheet is complete, submit it online to receive LIVE FOR LIFE dollars, which may be used to purchase items from the LIVE FOR LIFE store. Participants may earn up to $260 LIVE FOR LIFE dollars per activity by completing levels 1-5. Only one activity may be submitted at a time.

How to Participate

  1. Choose a Take Ten activity option from the list: Stretch, Walk or Strength.
  2. Register online.
  3. Print or download your Take Ten log sheets to keep track of your daily sessions.
  4. Record the number of sessions that you complete.
  5. When your log sheet is complete, submit your progress online.
  6. Earn LIVE FOR LIFE dollars, which will be sent out via campus mail.

Activity Options

Choose one of the activity options below. After completing all five levels for the selected activity, participants may re-register for another activity. Each level starts over with zero sessions. The levels do not build upon each other but begin anew. Participation for this program is limited to twice per calendar year.

Take Ten Stretch

Take Ten Walk - No Guide, Simply Walk 10 Minutes

Take Ten Strength

Additional LIVE FOR LIFE Resources

Frequently Asked Questions

Take Ten is a new incentive program that encourages Duke faculty and staff to get energized for ten minutes twice a day. Participants will choose from 3 Take Ten programs; Take Ten Stretch, Take Ten Walk, or Take Ten Strength and complete the ten minute program a maximum of two times per day (Monday through Friday).

Participants will keep track of their Take Ten sessions using the provided log sheets as they strive to reach pre-determined levels established by LIVE FOR LIFE. Completed levels from the log sheets will be reported on-line on the Take Ten level submission webpage.

  • Take Ten Program Levels
    Level One: 10 sessions, $10 LIVE FOR LIFE dollars
    Level Two: 30 sessions, $30 LIVE FOR LIFE dollars
    Level Three: 50 sessions, $50 LIVE FOR LIFE dollars
    Level Four: 70 sessions, $70 LIVE FOR LIFE dollars
    Level Five: 100 sessions, $100 LIVE FOR LIFE dollars

As soon as you register.

  1. Complete the online registration.
  2. Call LIVE FOR LIFE Office 684-3136 (option 1)
  3. Visit the LIVE FOR LIFE Office, 0429 Duke South Clinic 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., M-F (except Wednesdays-12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.)

Take Ten "Energize Your Work Day" is an independent program, although we highly encourage group supported sessions.

Yes. All participants who report their sessions on-line will receive LIFE FOR LIFE dollars when each level is completed. LIVE FOR LIFE dollars can be used to purchase items from our LIVE FOR LIFE store.

  • Option A:
    • Go online and select the item(s) you would like to purchase with your LIVE FOR LIFE dollars.
    • Come to the LIVE FOR LIFE office located in the Duke South Clinics, Room 04290, Red Zone  
  • Option B:
    • Go online and select the item(s) you would like to purchase with your LIVE FOR LIFE dollars.
    • Fill out the LIVE FOR LIFE Incentive Order Form
    • Mail your Order Form with the correct amount of LIVE FOR LIFE dollars to: LIVE FOR LIFE, Box 3200 Duke Clinic, Durham, NC 27710
    • Once LIVE FOR LIFE receives your Order Form and dollars, your incentives will be mailed to you via campus mail. LIVE FOR LIFE is not responsible for damaged items sent through campus mail.

Participants will record their Take Ten sessions on the log sheets provided to them by LIVE FOR LIFE and submit completed levels on-line. Participants will receive their LIVE FOR LIFE dollars via campus mail.