Eat for Life: Now Enrolling for Spring 2012
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. Cost is $50 ($25 rebate if you attend 9 of 10 classes/comment on discussion board posts).

DATES FOR THE WINTER 2012 ONLINE CLASS:
Orientation – week of January 23
10 Week Class – week of January 30 – week of April 11
(except for Spring Break week)

DATES FOR THE WINTER 2012 IN PERSON CLASS:
Orientation – Wednesday, January 25 from 12 – 1 p.m.
10 Week Class – Wednesdays (January 30 – April 11) from 12 – 1 p.m.
(except for Spring Break week)

Contact Lynn Rossy, Ph.D. at RossyL@umsystem.edu for more information.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: Now Enrolling for Spring 2012
Helping employees manage stress effectively is a key goal of Healthy for Life, the Thomas E. Atkins Wellness Program. The wellness program offers eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction classes at minimal cost to benefit-eligible employees looking to manage today’s busy lifestyles in a healthy way. For more information or to sign up, please contact Lynn Rossy, Ph.D. at RossyL@umsystem.edu. This eight–week class teaching meditation, yoga and other mind-body techniques for managing stress. For more information about MBSR, visit the Program section of this website. There is a $40 registration fee, $20 reimbursement if you attend seven of the eight classes.

Fall 2011 (MU Faculty & Staff)
Orientation: Tuesday, September 20, at 6 p.m.
Classes: Tuesdays (6-8 p.m.) September 27 – November 15
Full Day Retreat: Saturday, nov. 5 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Winter 2012 (MU Faculty & Staff) – Columbia Campus
Orientation – Wednesday, January 25, at 5:30 p.m.
Classes: Wednesdays (February 1 – March 21) (5:30-7:30 p.m., Except for March 7 & 14 the class goes from 6-8 p.m.)
Full Day Retreat: Saturday, March 10 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Contact Lynn Rossy, Ph.D. at RossyL@umsystem.edu for more information.

 

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.

• Jan. 9-Feb. 27: Hatha Yoga. Missouri Psychiatric Center. Class meets on Mondays from 12:10-12:50 and costs $24 for the eight-week session. Pre-registration is required. Must have 10 participants to begin the class. This is a welcoming environment and is perfect for those who may be suffering from arthritis, chronic disease, and minor joint discomfort, along with healthy individuals. To sign up, e-mail Kate Walker.
• Jan. 6-Feb. 17: Hatha Yoga. Missouri Psychiatric Center. Class meets on Fridays from 12:10-12:50 and costs $24 for the eight-week session. Pre-registration is required. This is a welcoming environment and is perfect for those who may be suffering from arthritis, chronic disease, and minor joint discomfort, along with healthy individuals. To sign up, e-mail Kate Walker.
• 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 (Fee is donated to the food bank). 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 (Fee is donated to the food bank). No registration is needed and class is taught by Nani Fudge. If you have questions, click here to email Nani.

Healthy Eating Brown Bag
Campus Facilities Training Unit is hosting a Healthy Holiday Eating Brown Bag seminar. Recipes and food samples will be provided, but you are encouraged to bring your own lunch. Campus Facilities employees should sign up with their training representative. If you are not a Campus Facilities employee, but would like to attend, email WalkerJA@missouri.edu. Feel free to post the attached flyer in your work area.

SAVE THE DATE: Dec. 20, 2011

TIME: 12-12:30 p.m.

LOCATION: General Services Building, Breakroom

PRESENTER: Paula Vandelicht, RD, LD

RSVP: Dec. 16, 2011

Chair Massage Available
De-stress this semester through massage therapy. Licensed Massage Therapist Jeff Rioux provides this service in his office at University Hospital (GL-20). He also provides department chair massage in three-hour blocks. To schedule an individual appointment or chair massage, call Healthy for Life at 884-1312.

If you’d like to buy a gift certificate, stop by Medtique Gift Shop in University Hospital, the Healthy for Life office at 205 Heinkel Building on campus, OR  drop a check in campus mail to 205 Heinkel Building specifying the length of session you want. Make checks payable to Healthy for Life.

 

Share Your Success Story
Do you have wellness success story that may motivate others to become healthier? Have you stopped smoking, lost weight, or decreased stress in your life? If so, we would love to hear about it! E-mail Melissa Willett with your accomplishments or give her a call at (573) 884-1397.

The University of Missouri Total Rewards invites you to join Healthy for Life, an incentive-based wellness program designed to help you actively manage your health. By completing a personal health assessment and health screening, primary subscribers to the UM Health Care plan will receive $100 in a tax-favored account to use for medical expenses in 2012 Benefit Plan year.

This year, we’re partnering with Cerner Health to provide straightforward tools to help you work toward better health. You can participate in the program now. It’s simple. Here’s how:

1. Create your Cerner Health account by visiting www.healthyforlife.umsystem.edu.
2. Enter your email address and join the program.
3. Complete your personal health assessment – an online questionnaire that helps you understand your health risks and provides you with resources to improve your well-being.
4. Schedule your FREE health screening at a convenient time and location on campus. Your health screening provide you a look at your cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, height and weight. If your screening is before noon, fasting for 9 hours is recommended, but not required (6 hours if pregnant) and drinking 64 ounces of water the day before is suggested.

Did you know?

If you have had your annual physical since July 2011, you can complete the Doctor Screening Form and fax it in! it must be completed in its entirety to get credit.

Get your Flu Shot before the holidays!
If you’ve not received your flu shot yet, you have one more opportunity while supplies last. Join Healthy for Life in Memorial Union’s Stotler Lounge on Dec. 13^th from 1-3:30 p.m. FREE flu shots will be provided for those 12 years and older enrolled in a UM Health Care plan. To receive the vaccination, bring your health insurance card and a completed Flu Vaccine form. Those not enrolled in a UM Health Care plan can receive a vaccination for $15 cash or check, along with the completed Flu Vaccine form.