Strength Conditioning- New Schedule
Strength Conditioning classes are currently being offered at Memorial Union and Ellis Library from 12:15-12:45 p.m. on various days. Click here for the updated schedule. Classes are $1 each and there is no need to register. Strength Conditioning is a non-intimidating class and is perfect for those suffering from arthritis, chronic disease, and minor joint discomfort, as well as healthy.

Workplace Fitness Opportunities
Take advantage of these classes that fit your budget. Full payment is due at the beginning of the first class and space is limited. Please contact the instructor directly to register or for questions. All classes are designed so that exercises can be performed in work clothes.

• Core Conditioning- Full hour blast; Apr 13- May 11 at Memorial Union. Class meets Tuesdays from 5:15-6:15 and costs $15 for the 5 week session. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Apr. 11. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley, om.yoga@yahoo.com.

• Shoulders, Back and Hips: Apr. 20 – May 25 Memorial Union Various Rooms. Tuesdays 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $12 for the 6 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is Apr. 18. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley, om.yoga@yahoo.com.

• Core Conditioning: Apr. 21 – May 26 Memorial Union Various Rooms. Wednesdays 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $12 for the 6 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is Apr. 19. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley, om.yoga@yahoo.com.

• Maguire Atrium Stretching/Toning: Apr 27-Jun 15 at 2800 Maguire Atrium. Class meets Tuesdays 11:30 – 12:00 p.m. and costs $8 for the 8 week session. This is a standing class that focuses on toning the lower body and stretching. To sign up please e-mail Lisa, lisa_blue_nagy@yahoo.com.

• Basic mat yoga: Apr 27th – Jun 15 at University Press- 2910 Lemone Ind Blvd. Class meets Tuesdays from 12:10 – 12:55 p.m. This class is designed for all levels of fitness. The cost for class is $16 for the 8 week series, and pre-registration is required by Apr 25. To sign up, email Lisa, lisa_blue_nagy@yahoo.com.

• Maguire Yogic/Toning: Apr 29-Jun 17 at 2800 Maguire Atrium. Class meets Thursdays 4:15 – 4:50 p.m. and costs $16 for the 8 week session. For more information or to sign up please e-mail Lisa, lisa_blue_nagy@yahoo.com.

• Yoga: May 3-Jun 14 at Missouri Psychiatric Center. Class meets on Mondays from 12:10-12:50 and costs $14 for the 7 week session. (No class on May 21st) Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is May 1. To sign up, email Kate, integrallife1976@yahoo.com.

• Yoga: May 7-Jun 18 at Missouri Psychiatric Center. Class meets on Fridays from 12:10-12:50 and costs $14 for the 7 week session. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is May 5. To sign up, email Kate, integrallife1976@yahoo.com.

• Zakti Yoga: May 6 – May 27 Memorial Union Various Rooms. Thursdays 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $8 for the 4 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is May 4. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley, om.yoga@yahoo.com.

Eat for Life- Now Enrolling
This 10 week program uses mind-body practices (meditation and yoga) and the principles of intuitive eating as the foundation for learning how to create a healthy relationship with your food, mind, and body. If you have a history of chronic dieting, have rigid “healthy” rules about eating, or find yourself eating when you’re stressed, bored, or unhappy, this may be the program for you. Orientation Session: Tuesday, May 11 at 5:30. Classes: Tuesdays starting May 18 (5:30-7:00 p.m.). There is a $50 fee, $25 to be refunded if you attend 9 of 10 classes. CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED. Contact Hannah Bush, Hegx88@mizzou.edu, to enroll.

Noon Time Stress Reduction Meditation
Research over the past two decades suggests that engaging in a regular mindfulness meditation practice can reduce stress and enhance overall psychological and physical wellbeing. Find out for yourself by taking advantage of the noon-time (12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m.) sitting meditation sessions across campus each week. All faculty and staff are welcome on a drop-in basis, and no previous experience with meditation is necessary. If you can’t make the noon time sitting meditation group, consider listening to one of the audio recordings. Join Healthy for Life for one of the following times and locations:
• Mondays: Heinkel Building, Room 226 and 216 (rotating)
• Tuesdays: Class at Quarterdeck in Room 121 has been cancelled- effective 4/13
• Wednesdays: University Hospital Medical School, Room HSL146
• Wednesdays: Hulston Hall (Law School), Room 208
• Thursdays: AP Green Chapel (while school is in session- ends May 6th)

CIGS Run/Walk and Health Fair
Come and join us on April 17th for a 4 mile run or 1.3 mile walk including cash prizes and medals! Proceeds benefit research of smoking-related disease through the University of Missouri’s Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care & Environmental Medicine. The Health fair and beginning of the Run/Walk will be located at the Quarterdeck Building on Lemone Industrial Blvd in Columbia. The cost is $5 for students, $15 for individuals, or $25 for families, which includes a free t-shirt for participants. The Health fair is open to the public and includes health screening. To register, go to www.smsg.org or call 573-882-2105.

Farmers Market
The Wellness Resource Center would like to invite you to participate in this year’s MU Farmer’s Market. We are pleased to announce that the market has been expanded to include monthly events during the market season April through October! The Columbia Farmer’s Market and the Boone County Farmer’s Market will be selling their fresh produce and prepared items to students, faculty and staff. We plan to have campus-wide involvement at least once in the spring (April 29th) and once in the fall (August 26th). For your information, other dates include: May 20th, June 24th, July 22nd, August 26th, September 23rd, and October 28th. The events will be located on Lowry Mall from 10:00am until 2:00pm. We will provide tables and coverings, chairs, and if needed we may be able to provide a tent. Feel free to bring any information, give-aways, etc that participants would appreciate.

Spring Health and Fitness Expo
Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 8th from 6-7:30 p.m. The Mayor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Health will be sponsoring a health expo prior to the YouZeum’s annual Starlight Bike Ramble at 608 E. Cherry St. Stop by for health screenings, healthy snacks, vendor give-a-ways, and information on fitness classes and upcoming activities. No need to register, and the event is free.

Starlight Bike Ramble
Join us Saturday, May 8th at 8:00 p.m. for a night of fun for all ages! The Starlight Bike Ramble is a recreational bike ride for cyclists of all abilities through downtown Columbia at dusk. Join the YouZeum for an after ramble street party with prizes, food and drink. For more information or to help sponsor this event, please call 573-886-2006. To register your team, email info@youzeum.org or visit the Starlight Bike Ramble link.

Become a Wellness Ambassador
Healthy for Life is now recruiting volunteers to serve in their departments as a Wellness Ambassador. Being an Ambassador takes little time to make a big difference. Aside from disseminating information and bringing wellness into their workplace, Ambassadors will also have volunteer opportunities such as health fairs, wellness walks and more. We would love it if you would put Healthy for Life on your next staff meeting agenda. If you wish to become an ambassador please send Jaclyn Heider, heiderj@umsystem.edu, an email including your department, t-shirt size, and campus mailing address.

Million Step Pedometer Program
Sign up today for the Million Steps pedometer program to get your body moving! Faculty, staff and their family members pay $15 for a pedometer and log book and upon completion of 1 million steps, receive your money back. Keep walking and receive prizes for each million up to 5 million steps. Want to walk during your breaks? Check out our online maps and scroll to the “trails” section.

Already have a pedometer? Join for FREE! Stop by one of the following locations to sign up today:

• Healthy for Life office, 205 Heinkel Building (stop by or send a check through campus mail)
• Columbia Regional Hospital’s Staff Health office, Room 1202
• Missouri Rehabilitation Center’s Staff Health office in the administration building, Room 029
• University Hospital’s Staff Health office, Room GL-12

Ride to Wellness Odometer Program
Ride to Wellness encourages movement for those riding bicycles or using wheelchairs. For $20 participants receive an odometer and log book. When you reach 500 miles, turn in the booklet for a prize and receive a $20 refund. To enroll, send or bring a $20 check (our cost, made payable to Healthy for Life) to 205 Heinkel Building. Click here for more information.

CIGS Run/Walk and Health Fair
Come and join us on April 17th for a 4 mile run or 1.3 mile walk including cash prizes and medals! Proceeds benefit research of smoking-related disease through the University of Missouri’s Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care & Environmental Medicine. The Health fair and beginning of the Run/Walk will be located at the Quarterdeck Building on Lemone Industrial Blvd in Columbia. The cost is $5 for students, $15 for individuals, or $25 for families, which includes a free t-shirt for participants. The Health fair is open to the public and includes health screening. To register, go to www.smsg.org or call 573-882-2105.

Seeking Healthy Men
The Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology is seeking individuals for a study on how different types of weight-bearing exercise affect bone health. We are looking for healthy men, 25-60 years old who are currently participating in 4hr/wk of physical activity for the last 2 years and not currently participating in strength training. You will receive free and supervised weight-lifting training, body composition testing, bone mineral density assessment and payment after completing the study. If interested, please call 882-9917 or email mubonestudy@gmail.com.

Chronic Disease Trainers Needed
The Missouri Arthritis & Osteoporosis Program is hosting a state-wide cross training for the Stanford University Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) and Spanish Chronic Disease Self-Management Program to train Master Trainers in one or both programs. With the assistance of state-wide and community partners, the Arthritis Program will be expanding these two programs to better reach people with chronic conditions in underserved areas of the state. The training will take place May 3-7 for CDSMP and extend 1 ½ days to May 8 for Spanish CDSMP. For more information about the program or the training, contact Beth Richards at richardsjo@missouri.edu or 573-884-1220.

Walk-a-Hound, Lose-a-Pound
Are you looking to make a new friend or two? Help a shelter dog get some much needed exercise and fresh air while walking for better health in the Walk a Hound, Lose a Pound program! Friendly, adoptable dogs from Central Missouri Humane Society & Columbia Second Chance will be available for exercise walks on Bear Creek Trail. Participants receive a program t-shirt and may participate in a study of the benefits of dog walking. Leashes and dog treats provided…just bring your walking shoes! To register, call Parks and Recreation at 874-7460 or go online.

Spring Health and Fitness Expo
Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 8th from 6-7:30 p.m. The Mayor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Health will be sponsoring a health expo prior to the YouZeum’s annual Starlight Bike Ramble at 608 E. Cherry St. Stop by for health screenings, healthy snacks, vendor give-a-ways, and information on fitness classes and upcoming activities. No need to register, and the event is free.

Starlight Bike Ramble
Join us Saturday, May 8th at 8:00 p.m. for a night of fun for all ages! The Starlight Bike Ramble is a recreational bike ride for cyclists of all abilities through downtown Columbia at dusk. Join the YouZeum for an after ramble street party with prizes, food and drink. For more information or to help sponsor this event, please call 573-886-2006. To register your team, email info@youzeum.org or visit the Starlight Bike Ramble link.