Weight Watchers Open House: University Hospital
Join Weight Watchers for an open house meeting on Jan. 20 at University Hospital, Room M586 (Medical School) from 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Weight Watchers is celebrating its NEW PointsPlus program and invites you to learn all about the new options! No need to pre-register, just show up! The 13-week series is open to everyone and costs $156. Faculty & Staff who miss no more than once receive a 25% rebate through Healthy for Life. Payment options are available–cash, check or credit card. Weight Watchers fees are fully reimbursable through the Flexible Spending Account with appropriate medical documentation. Visit Healthy for Life’s website for more information.
Eat for Life Online & In Person
Discover the benefits of this innovative approach to weight management. This ten week program uses mind-body practices (meditations and yoga), the principles of mindful and intuitive eating, skills training, and group support to guide you in making lifestyle changes that will help you create a healthier relationship to 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. This non-judgmental, non-diet approach helps you use your internal physical cues to guide what and when you eat.
In Person Class:
Orientation Session: Wednesday, February 9 (12-1).
Classes: Wednesdays, February 16 – April 27 (12 – 1 pm).
Cost: $50 fee, $25 to be refunded if you attend 9 of 10 classes.
To enroll:
1. Register online with credit card by January 28 so we have time to send you your books.
- Send $50 check made payable to Healthy for Life to Lynn Rossy, 205 Heinkel Building by January 31 so we have time to send you your books.
- Drop by the Healthy for Life Offices (8am-5pm, excluding noontime) before February 7 to get your books and make your payment.
Online Course:
Orientation: Week of February 7
Classes: Week of February 16 through April 27, excluding March 30 (spring break)
Cost: $50, $25 to be refunded with full participation in discussion board
There are three ways to enroll:
- Register online with credit card by January 28 so we have time to send you your books.
- Send $50 check made payable to Healthy for Life to Lynn Rossy, 205 Heinkel Building by January 31 so we have time to send you your books.
- Drop by the Healthy for Life Offices (8am-5pm, excluding noontime) before February 7 to get your books and make your payment.
Healthy for Life’s regular 10 week program on creating a healthy relationship with your food, body, and mind is now a course you can take online in your own home. Video and audio components teach you the foundational mindfulness practices (meditation and yoga) and the BASICS of Mindful Eating.
This is an exciting opportunity to take a class in the comfort of your own home. All you need is a computer and, of course, the time to commit to taking the class. Everyone that signs up will be going through the class at the same time. You will have a week to complete each section. There are practice exercises to complete each day. All is completely explained on Blackboard once you get signed in.
Read what participants have to say about the class:
“EFL has been a transformational experience…my relationship to food has changed dramatically. I actually think about food much less than before — now it’s rarely on my mind until I begin to experience hunger. And I am savoring my food infinitely more…EFL embodies an intuitive, gracious approach to living, and I am captivated by the gentleness and kindness inherent in the process.”
–Linda Dyer
“It is amazing that 10 weeks have gone past…I will use the “make peace with food” for a long time to come, that has been the most successful tip. I don’t have forbidden food, or food that is “bad”. I can have it just in the quantity that will satisfy…I thank you for the insight and the motivation. You have made this a successful experience that has changed my life.”
–Amy Hampton
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.
- Drop In, ongoing: Lunchtime-Me Time Strength Conditioning. Ellis Library, Room 4F51. Class meets every Monday from 12:15-12:45 p.m. and costs $1 for each class. No registration is needed and class is taught by Nani Fudge. If you have questions, click here to email Nani.
- Drop In, ongoing: Lunchtime-Me Time Strength Conditioning. Ellis Library, Room 4F51. Class meets every Wednesday from 12:15-12:45 p.m. and costs $1 for each class. No registration is needed and class is taught by Nani Fudge. If you have questions, click here to email Nani.
- Jan. 26-Feb. 16: Core Conditioning. Memorial Union, rooms vary. Class meets on Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and costs $16 for the four-week session. Class is suitable for all levels and a yoga mat is highly recommended. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Jan. 19. Click here to sign up with Ashley Jenkins.
- Feb. 7-28 (excludes Feb. 14): Foundations of Power Vinyasa. Memorial Union, N201/N202. Class meets on Mondays from 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $9 for the three-week session. Class is suitable for all levels and a yoga mat is highly recommended. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Feb. 1. Click here to sign up with Ashley Jenkins.
- Feb. 10-Mar. 17 (excludes Feb. 24) : Yoga. Memorial Union, rooms vary. Class meets on Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and costs $15 for the five-week session. Class is suitable for all levels. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Feb. 3. Click here to sign up with Rebecca Peters.
- Mar. 24-May 12 (excludes Apr. 7 & 28) : Yoga Memorial Union, rooms vary. Class meets on Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and costs $15 for the six-week session. Class is suitable for all levels. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Mar. 17. Click here to sign up with Rebecca Peters.
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, MU. Click here for more information.