{"id":6383,"date":"2013-06-14T11:50:15","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T17:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mulibraries.missouri.edu\/newsnotes\/?p=6383"},"modified":"2013-06-14T11:50:15","modified_gmt":"2013-06-14T17:50:15","slug":"healthy-for-life-update-109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/newsnotes\/2013\/06\/14\/healthy-for-life-update-109\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy for Life Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Walking Groups<\/span><br \/>\nWalking is great exercise, whether you are a novice or a regular walker. Join Amy from Ultramax Sports on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays for a midday walk break from 12:30-1 p.m. She will be leading these walks each week through Aug. 11. No registration is needed and all activity levels are welcome!\u00a0 This is free and anyone who attends 12 times in 6 weeks will get a free T-shirt. Contact Amy at <a href=\"mailto:amy@ultramaxsports.com\">amy@ultramaxsports.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Memorial Union<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nMondays 12:30-1 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong><em><br \/>\nSouth Entrance to MU Student Center<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nTuesdays 12:30-1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Columns at the Quad<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThursdays 12:30-1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><br \/>\nGet healthy with Weight Watchers<\/span><br \/>\nFaculty and Staff will continue to be eligible for Weight Watchers options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weight Watchers offers a <strong>discount<\/strong> for faculty and staff who enroll through its portal system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00d8\u00a0 <strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Login Instructions:<\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><em>Go to <\/em><a title=\"https:\/\/wellness.weightwatchers.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/wellness.weightwatchers.com\" ><strong><em>https:\/\/wellness.weightwatchers.com<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em> and enter the MU ID <\/em><strong><em>46814<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em><em>and passcode <\/em><strong><em>WW46814<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><em> It will then take you to the next page where you enter your information and set up your website user ID and password. Be sure to specify which location you want to attend a meeting. Enrolling through this portal will give you a $39.95\/month membership instead of $42.95!<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are a <strong>Coventry member<\/strong>, you are eligible for a discounted rate to enroll in Weight Watchers online. For $55, you can access recipes, tracking tools and chat boards for three months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><br \/>\nTake a Stress-Reduction Break with Meditation<\/span><br \/>\nResearch suggests that regular mindfulness meditation practice can reduce stress and enhance overall well-being.\u00a0 Find out for yourself by taking advantage of the weekly sitting meditation session. Faculty and staff are welcome on a drop-in basis, and no previous experience with meditation is necessary. If you can\u2019t make the sitting meditation group, consider listening to one of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umsystem.edu\/ums\/curators\/wellness\/video.shtml\" ><strong>audio recordings<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0Join Healthy for Life on <strong>Mondays <\/strong><em>(12:15-12:45 p.m.)<\/em><strong>\u2014Heinkel Bldg, Room 216. Contact <\/strong><strong>Lynn<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>Rossy<\/strong><strong> for more information. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><br \/>\nShow-Me State Games<\/span><br \/>\nMark your calendars now for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smsg.org\/\">Show-Me State Games<\/a>, an Olympic-style sports festival! Congratulations to Wellness Ambassador Kate Walker for being selected to be a torch-bearer at the Opening Ceremonies on July 19<sup>th<\/sup> at 7 p.m. at Mizzou Arena. Kate was chosen because she was an Athlete of the Year in 2012.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Event Dates:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>June 14-16<\/li>\n<li>July 19-21<\/li>\n<li>July 26-28<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Registration:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smsg.org\/pdfs\/entryform.pdf\">Individual Sport Registration Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smsg.org\/pdfs\/teamentryform.pdf\">Team Sport Registration Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smsg.org\/pdfs\/waiver.pdf\">Liability Waiver<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smsg.org\/pdfs\/volform.pdf\">Volunteer Form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><br \/>\nJune is Employee Wellness Month<\/span><br \/>\nJune is National Employee Wellness Month. We encourage you to take one step to improve your health. Here are a few ideas to get started:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Join a Healthy for Life program (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wellness.umsystem.edu\">www.wellness.umsystem.edu<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Learn more about Extension programs and classes (<a href=\"http:\/\/extension.missouri.edu\/\">http:\/\/extension.missouri.edu\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Participate in the national wellness challenge (<a href=\"http:\/\/employeewellnessmonth.com\/the-challenge\/\">http:\/\/employeewellnessmonth.com\/the-challenge\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>_____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blaine Snow<br \/>\nHealthy for Life: TE Atkins UM Wellness<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umsystem.edu\/totalrewards\"><em><br \/>\nmyTotal Rewards<\/em><\/a>,\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad <strong><em>Wellness<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nProgram Coordinator, MU, UM System and MU Health Care<br \/>\n205 Heinkel Bldg.| Columbia, MO 65211 | 573.884.1312 (Phone) | 573.884.3123 (Fax)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Faculty &amp; Staff: To learn more about wellness, visit <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wellness.umsystem.edu\"><strong><em>www.wellness.umsystem.edu<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walking Groups Walking is great exercise, whether you are a novice or a regular walker. 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