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M i c h e l l e W o o d s As director of sales at KIRO 7, Michelle Woods travels the country with a regularity that made it difficult to maintain her health. After at- tending a weeklong spa and wellness retreat, Michelle realized she needed a more sustainable solution. Wellness 360 fit the bill perfectly. "I needed something better than a quick fix," she says. While doing a deep dive into the program in October of 2018, Michelle dis- covered the extent of Wellness 360's offerings—meal planning services from Health Coach Eric Chen help her eat well despite long work hours, and a custom- ized training plan from personal trainer Mona Caravetta allows for workouts not only at the WAC but also inside hotel rooms during frequent cross-country travel. "The program provides tools that I can use long term any- where and at any point of my life," Michelle says. More important, Wellness 360 has helped her measure well- ness in a new way. "I'm very competitive, and I was looking at my health as a win or lose scenario," Michelle says. "Stress relief through massage and meditation, regaining mobility through exercise, the detailed results of my body composition measurements—all those things have become my new met- rics of success." Of course, she still peeks at the scale from time to time. "I lost and kept off the same 10 pounds I've been fighting for the last four years," she says. Her Wellness 360 success also led to a new attitude about health. "I am much more kind to myself after Well- ness 360," she says. "I don't feel like there's a 'start' and 'finish' to the program. It's a way of life." I don't feel like there's a 'start'and 'finish' to the program. It's a way of life. JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2019 43