\n\tAct Healthy Enrollment is Open Again. Sign Up Now!<\/u>
\n\tEver wanted to: start a new healthy behavior and stick with it; be more active; manage stress better; improve your diet; lower your blood pressure or cholesterol; lower your blood sugar?\n<\/p>\n
\n\tOne hundred MU employees enrolled in Act Healthy<\/em> in June. We are now enrolling 100 additional people. This project is a research study for MU employees sponsored by Healthy for Life: T.E. Atkins UM Wellness Program.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n \n\tResearch participants will be eligible to receive a total of $40 in gift cards. Individuals in the treatment group will attend 6 group meetings over the lunch hour. For more information, see the flier<\/a> and view the study consent form<\/a>. If you wish to sign up for the study after reading the consent form, register for an orientation meeting by visiting www.regonline.com\/acthealthyorientationmeetingfall2013<\/a>. The last day to sign up is October 3. Group meetings will start the following week. Contact Mary Clark, RN, with questions at (573)884-1439 or clarkmj@umsystem.edu<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n\tWhen: Tuesday, September 24, 2013\n<\/p>\n \n\tWhere: Memorial Union, N 214\/215 (Benton\/Bingham Ballroom)\n<\/p>\n \n\tTime: 12-1pm\n<\/p>\n \n\tLearn more about the Culture of Health<\/a><\/u>\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n\tOrientation<\/u><\/strong>: Wednesday, September 25 (Memorial Union) at 5:30 p.m. \n\tProgram taught by Dr. Lynn Rossy. \n<\/p>\n \n\tRegister by contacting Craig Deken at csdk89@mail.missouri.edu<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n\tFor more information: watch informational videos<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \n\tIn Person Class: <\/u><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n \n\tOrientation: <\/strong>Tuesday, September 24, 5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. \n\tOnline Class: <\/u><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n \n\tOnline Orientation: <\/strong>week of September 27 \n\tProgram is taught by health psychologist, Dr. Lynn Rossy.\n<\/p>\n \n\tRegister by emailing Craig Deken Deken at csdk89@mail.missouri.edu<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n\tMiracle Marathon isn’t your typical marathon, because anyone can participate! Whenever it’s convenient, you can run, walk, bike, skip, scoot or just move one mile, every day, for 27 days. Even better, you can participate as a family, with friends, as a company or by yourself — whatever works best for you! It’s a marathon, plus an extra mile, “for the kids.” \n<\/p>\n \n\tThe official Miracle Marathon website is now available at MiracleMarathon.org<\/a> and includes registration information, fundraising tips and inspirational messages as well as a personal donation page and blog for you to track your progress and share your stories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Act Healthy Enrollment is Open Again. Sign Up Now! Ever wanted to: start a new healthy behavior and stick with it; be more active; manage stress better; improve your diet; lower your blood pressure or cholesterol; lower your blood sugar?…<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tLearn more about <\/u>the exciting new Culture of Health Initiative <\/u>
\n\tThe Culture of Health Council invites the Healthy for Life Wellness Ambassadors and ALL interested faculty and staff to find out more about the Culture of Health Initiative on September 24th<\/sup> from 12-1pm in Memorial Union, N214\/215. Find out how to bring wellness into the workplace! Dr. Lynn Rossy, Health Psychologist for Healthy for Life, will be showing a brief presentation. Please RSVP by emailing wellness@umsystem.edu<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n
\n\tLower your stress in just 8 weeks – Sign up Now!<\/u>
\n\tHelping employees manage stress effectively is a key goal of Healthy for Life. The wellness program offers eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction<\/strong> classes at minimal cost to employees looking to manage today's busy lifestyles in a healthy way. This is an 8–week class teaching meditation, yoga and other mind-body techniques for managing stress. Cost: $40 for faculty, staff, retirees, and spouses\/partners. Attend 7 of 8 classes and receive $20 rebate.\n<\/p>\n
\n\tClass<\/u><\/strong>: Wednesdays (October 2-November 20) 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
\n\tRetreat<\/u><\/strong>: Saturday, November 16 (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)\n<\/p>\n
\n\tDon’t eat when you’re not hungry. Register for Fall Eat for Life Program– In Person or Online<\/u>.<\/u>
\n\tDiscover the benefits of this innovative approach to weight management through Healthy for Life’s Eat for Life<\/strong> course. This 10-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. \n<\/p>\n
\n\tClass: <\/strong>Tuesdays, October 1 – December 10, 5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
\n\tCost:<\/strong> $50 for faculty, staff, retirees, and partners\/spouses ($25 rebate with full participation); $180 for community members\n<\/p>\n
\n\tOnline Class: <\/strong>week of October 4 – week of December 6
\n\tOnline Class Registration Deadline: <\/strong>September 23
\n\tCost:<\/strong> $50 for faculty, staff and family members ($25 rebate with full participation); $180 for community members\n<\/p>\n
\n\tJoin the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in the Miracle Marathon<\/u>
\n\tMiracle Marathon is a 27.2-day virtual fundraising campaign in which we ask you to run, walk or achieve forward motion one mile per day throughout October. Starting Oct. 1 and concluding Oct. 27, Miracle Marathon challenges you to get out, get moving and give back — all to help kids in your community. \n<\/p>\n