Bring Wellness to your group/department/unit!
The UNL Campus Recreation Wellness Program can help you bring Wellness to your department or group.
To learn more and/or schedule a FREE workshop, click here.
"Be sure to check out the Resources and the Upcoming Opportunities sections below!"
Work Continues on Wellness website:
So much work is going on "behind the scenes" to improve the effectiveness of the wellness website. Although you may not be able to "see" the changes until late fall, the following updates are being made:
- Alpha-topic Wellness Resource List
- Archived Articles, flyers, etc. for various wellness topics for each of the 7 elements of wellness
- "Ask the Experts" blog for nutrition and/or physical activity, linked to Facebook
- Shape Up the Nation Registration and Information
Upcoming Wellness Opportunities:See all Wellness events
Other Upcoming wellness-related events include:
January 18, 2010 - January 17, 2011
Shape Up the Nation - UNL
Year-Long Healthy Lifestyle and Weight Management Program
…More Information!
May 2010
May is National Stroke Prevention Awareness Month
What is stroke? Can I prevent it? What are the signs and symptoms…if I am a woman…if I am an African American…if I have high blood pressure or high cholesterol? Answers to these questions and more under the stroke resources.
Check out these Stroke Prevention resource materials: Presentation | Flyer | Weekly Tips
May 17th - 21st, 2010
2010 UNL Bike/Walk to Work Challenge!
Work as a team within your unit/department to advocate for alternative transportation…that's it- your own two feet! If you are unable to bike or walk to work, park as far from your office as possible and walk from there; use your lunch break to 'walk' an errand; or make a point to just take a walk. Use the form below to record individuals in your department that participated in the Challenge. Fax completed participation form to 472-8080 and write: Attention: Wellness, to get a Certificate of Participation and to be eligible for prizes.
Check out the Wellness Events Calendar for other Wellness and Physical Activity Opportunities
to enjoy in and around Lincoln.
To learn more about the wellness opportunities at UNL or to contribute as a wellness resource, click here Kimberly Barrett, Wellness Coordinator
Provided For You:
List of Members
Featured Wellness Flyers, Forms etc.
Provided By You:
Help Contribute to Community Wellness!
Click to fill out resources form
Become a Wellness Ambassador!
Find Out More & Sign Up Today!
Featured Websites
- American Heart Organization
- National Stroke Association
- For additional specific guidelines for different age groups, sample activities and more!
- View videos explaining the guidelines and specific muscle-strengthening exercises adults can do at the home or the gym.
- Here are some easy ways from the American Heart Association to become physically active with starting a formal exercise program.
- Calorie Control Council "Get Moving! Calculator"
- Kaiser Permanente's online calculator for how long you'd have to exercise to burn off sample foods
(TIP: Move the slider on drop down menus for "Select Snack," "Exercise," and "Select Exercise Type," to show more selections). Example: A 140 pound person would have to walk around the house about 104 minutes to burn off the calories from one jelly doughnut.
