Want to Quit Smoking?
Are you or someone you know ready to quit tobacco once and for all? The FREE QuitNet Smoking Cessation Program is offered by the University health plan to UM Choice Health Care Program members. selected medications are available through the UM Prescription Drug Program. Click here for more information. Volunteers are also needed to take part in an online study which involves reading several consumer reviews of quit-smoking products and takes about 25-30 min. You can join a raffle for one of several $50 gift cards from Amazon.com. To participate, go to www.EcklerResearch.com If you have questions, e-mail the researcher at ecklerp@missouri.edu.
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 an email including your department, t-shirt size, and campus mailing address.
Tips for Mindful Eating Blog
‘Tips for Mindful Eating: It’s more than just about food’ is a new blog that offers a weekly post with tips, articles, research, reflections, and opportunities to practice mindful eating and living through the way that you eat, move, work, play and relate to yourself, others, and the world. It grew out of the ten week program entitled “Eat for Life” developed by Dr. Lynn Rossy and Hannah Bush, M.A. offered through the wellness program. Click here to subscribe to weekly posts.
Employee Assistance Program Workshops
MU EAP provides an ongoing program of education and training designed to both increase employee awareness of stress and enhance their stress management capacity. To take advantage of these free workshops listed below, please register by e-mailing Tammie Tilmon or call her at (573) 882-6701.
- Work, Wellbeing and Mental Health: July 2 at University Hospital, Room CE505, 12-1 p.m.
- Individual Financial Health: July 6 at Memorial Union, Room S203, 12-1 p.m.
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.
- R & R: Renew & Restore: June 30-July 14 in room 224-225 of MORENet- Lemone Ind Blvd. Classes are Wednesdays 1:10-1:50. Cost is only $6 for the 3 week session. Bring any mental or physical tension and leave feeling refreshed for the rest of the day. E-mail Rebekka to sign up.
- Core Conditioning: July 8 – July 29 Lewis Hall Room 3. Classes are Thursdays 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $8 for the 4 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is July 6. Click here to sign up, or e-mail Ashley.
- Zakti: July 8 – July 29 School of Nursing. Classes are Thursdays 1:15 – 1:50 p.m. and costs $8 for the 4 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is July 6. Click here to sign up, or e-mail Ashley.
- Pilates/Yoga Combination (Pi/Yo) July 9 – 23, room 224-225 in MORENet, on Lemone Ind Blvd. Classes are Wednesdays 11-11:40 a.m. Cost is $6 for the 3 week session. A fusion of the strength and movement of Pilates and the stretch and relaxation of yoga. A mat is highly recommended for floor exercises. E-mail Rebekka to sign up.
- Jesse Hall Yoga: Jul 13 – Aug 17 in Jesse Hall room 220. Classes are Tuesdays 4:15-5 p.m. Cost is $12 for the 6 week session. Pre-registration is required, minimum of 10 students required. Deadline to register is July 4th. E-mail Rebecca P to sign up.
- Jesse Hall Yoga: Jul 13 – Aug 17 in Jesse Hall room 220. Classes are Tuesdays 5:15-6 p.m. Cost is $12 for the 6 week session. Pre-registration is required, minimum of 10 students required. Deadline to register is July 4th. E-mail Rebecca P to sign up.
- Yoning (Yoga+Toning): Jul 14- Sept 1 in Dalton Research Library Rm 132. Classes are Wednesdays from 11:40 – 12:20 p.m. Cost is $16 for the 8 week session. “Yoning” is a dynamic mix of basic yoga postures and core strengthening. The class is designed for all levels of fitness and all core work can be done regardless of back or neck issues. Pre-registration is required. E-mail Lisa to register.
Help Columbia Help You
The Columbia/Boone County Health Department would like your help in understanding how we can best help you to reach optimal health. Two ways to accomplish this goal include healthy eating and regular physical activity. Please help us improve our programs by giving us your opinions about these topics in the following survey. Upon completion of the survey, you can enter to win a gift card. This survey is sponsored by The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services.
Summer Cycling Opportunities
Summer time and bike rides go hand-in-hand. The Ride to Wellness program 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.
Check out the GetAbout Columbia’s website for multiple cycling opportunities such as commuter skill classes, family fun rides, and guided rides.
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.