Managing Asthma and Allergies

With the arrival of spring comes increased susceptibility to allergies and asthma. Would you like resources to help prevent the occurrence of, or treatment for these symptoms? The Wellness in the Workplace website is filled with resources, tips, music and inspiration. Check out the new links and articles on asthma and allergies here.

Practices for Cultivating Healthy Relationships

May’s new relationship practice is “I’m pointing to myself.” Click here for more information.

Get BACK to Health! (6/10)

Stressed out? Are you too exhausted or in pain by the end of the work day? Do you want strategies for taking better care of your physical and emotional health?

We are on the move all the time at work and at home but do we ever stop to consider how our movement and posture affect both our physical and emotional health? In this interactive workshop you will learn how to reduce pain and stress, improve work performance and increase energy levels. In this program you will learn how to improve posture for seated and standing activities, discover simple exercises that decrease pain and get tips on good habits to incorporate for improving health.

The workshop will be Thursday June 10, noon-1 p.m., in the University Center, Room 312.

Register by Tuesday, June 2, at: http://www.umbc.edu/training.

Get a flyer with details at: http://www.umbc.edu/hr/T&OD/T&ODindex.html.

Practices for Cultivating Healthy Relationships

April’s new relationship practice is “Acknowledge that conflict is co-created.’” Click here for more information.

Practices for Cultivating Healthy Relationships

March’s new relationship practice is “Separate phenomena from story.’” Click here for more information.

Practices for Cultivating Healthy Relationships

February’s new relationship practice is “Cultivating Sufficiency.” Click here for more information.

Small Group Classes and Clinics at the RAC

Join us this spring for our small group classes and clinics at the Retriever Activities Center (RAC).  We will be offering Yoga II, a progressive and relaxing yoga class, on Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; and Fitness Basics, a cardio and strength training interval class based of fitness walking, on Wednesdays, noon-1 p.m.  Our clinics this semester are: the Get Fit Clinic and Strength Training Basics Clinic.  The Get Fit Clinic will give you all the information and tools you need to design your own fitness program as well as fitness testing and assessments to help you track your progress.  The Strength Training Basics Clinic will teach you how to use the equipment in the weight room, teach you proper form and execution and help you plan your own strength training routine.  Both clinics are offered twice during the semester on Thursdays and Fridays, noon-1 p.m.

Small group classes are $5 per class, the Strength Training Basics Clinic is $30 and meets four times and the Get Fit Clinic is $45 and meets three times. The Get Fit Clinic also includes a free follow-up fitness assessment.

For more information or to register for a class or clinic, contact Katie Birger, coordinator of fitness and wellness, at cbirge1@umbc.edu.

Freedom From Smoking (2/15-4/12)

Interested in quitting smoking? University Health Services (UHS) has teamed up with the American Lung Association to bring you a free, seven-week smoking cessation program. The session for faculty and staff will be Mondays, noon-1:30 p.m., in The Commons. Classes run from Monday, February 15, to Monday, April 12. Sign up now as space is limited. For more information or to sign up, contact Mickey Arora at ext. 5-3752 or parora@umbc.edu.

Call for Success Stories Submissions

It’s a new year and a great time to share your wellness success stories from 2009 with the campus community. We’d love to hear from you if you’ve implemented any wellness change strategies (walking/exercise program, eating healthy, improvement in a working relationship) with which you’re seeing some success. Sharing our successes with others on campus helps inspire and motivate them to make healthier choices, in turn making us a healthier and more resilient community. Click here to submit your success story today!

Physically Fit in the New Year

Physical fitness tops the lists of most New Year’s resolutions and yet sticking to a plan is something that most people struggle with. Do you need more reasons to exercise? The Wellness in the Workplace Web site is filled with resources, tips, music and inspiration. Check out the new links and articles on physical fitness here.