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Exercising Safely During Pregnancy webinar

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 MST

Utah State University partners with Community Health Charities each year for our workplace giving campaign to make it easy for you to give to the health charities that are important to you. As a result of the generous support that our employees have provided to the member charities of Community Health Charities, we have been invited to participate in a free webinar entitled “Exercising Safely During Pregnancy.”

Community Health Charities will partner with member charity, the March of Dimes to present this informative webinar. Participants will learn the answers to these questions and more:Why exercise during pregnancy is good for you?·Can all pregnant women exercise?· What types of exercise are best during pregnancy?· Does pregnancy change how your body responds to exercise?

Provided below are the details for the webinar. Employees that are interested in this topic are encouraged to register and participate.

WHAT: Free webinar entitled -"“Exercising Safely During Pregnancy”
WHEN: Monday, May 6, 2013
TIME: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (EDT)
SPEAKER: Siobhan Dolan, M.D., M.P.H.,Author of HEALTHY MOM, HEALTHY BABY: The Ultimate Pregnancy Guide.
WHERE: Via webinar To learn more and to register, visit http://www.healthmattersatwork.org/Ongoing-HMatW-Webinars

Get Beach Ready Webinar

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 MST

Utah State University partners with Community Health Charities each year for our workplace giving campaign to make it easy for you to give to the health charities that are important to you. As a result of the generous support that our employees have provided to the member charities of Community Health Charities, we have been invited to participate in a free webinar entitled “Getting Beach Ready: Eating Right.” Community Health Charities will partner with member charity, the American Diabetes Association, to present this informative webinar.

Summer often brings to mind outdoor picnics with hot dogs, potato salad and chips – not exactly the best choices if you’re trying to maintain your weight or tone up for the beach! But summer also brings the perfect opportunity to plan delicious, healthy meals. From fresh seasonal produce to outdoor grilling, there are many tasty choices perfect for eating light in the summer Join this webinar to learn about healthy summer snack ideas, tools for preparing light breakfasts and office lunches, and tips to help manage the heavy fare you’ll find at summer barbeques and picnics.

Provided below are the details for the webinar. Employees that are interested in this topic are encouraged to register and participate.

WHAT: Free webinar entitled – “Get Beach Ready: A Focus on Eating Right.”
WHEN: Monday, May 13, 2013
TIME: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (EDT)
SPEAKER: Cassie Rico, Associate Director of Medical Affairs and Health Outcomes at the American Diabetes Association
WHERE: Via webinar
To learn more and to register, visit http://www.healthmattersatwork.org/Ongoing-HMatW-Webinars

New Challenge

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 MST

The recent events in Boston have affected all of us, in some way. There were both staff and students running in the marathon and we thought that this would be a good way to show them we are there for them, while improving our health at the same time.

Inspire Me Award: Jennifer Jenkins

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MST

Jen is a single mom who is still able to find time to exercise as well as work a full time job and be a full-time mom. I have been doing boot camp with Jen for the last couple of year and have seen her make fantastic gains in her strength and endurance.

Bike to School and Work Week

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MST

Bike to School & Work Week Health checks, massages, fix-it station, snacks, get discounts at local businesses, earn raffle tickets, and more.

Sample Workouts

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MST

Workplace Wellness Week 2013 sample workouts.

Why Water Works Brownbag

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MST

Workplace Wellness Week 2013 Why Water Works Brownbag.

Recipes

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MST

Today, try and add one more serving of a fruit and a veggie. Try out a different recipe to spice things up a little. Need help with how to prepare your fruits and veggies? Check out our suggestions here. Send us your healthy recipes and we will post it on our site to share with others!

Yoga Video

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MST

Workplace Wellness Week 2013. Brief orientation and workout on fundamental poses and movements of yoga.

Workplace Wellness Week

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MST

Did you know that there is a full week dedicated to Workplace Wellness?After all, nearly everything now has a day or week dedicated to celebrating its very existence. If there is a national day for pancakes and margaritas, workplace wellness certainly deserves a full week in the celebration line-up!