Healthy for Life: T.E. Atkins UM Wellness Program

MU Classes

Diabetes Management

Green Meadows Family Practice offers FREE Diabetes Management classes taught by CD Educators. For dates and times, call (573) 882-9097.

Eat for Life

Discover the benefits of this innovative approach to weight management. This ten 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.

Summer 2013:

Online Orientation: May 31
Online Class: June 7-Aug. 9
Cost: $50 for faculty, staff and family members ($25 refunded with full participation); $180 for community members
Watch informational videos and email csdk89@mail.missouri.edu to enroll.

Fall 2013:

In Person Orientation: Tuesday, Sept. 24 (5:15-6:15 p.m.)
In Person Class: Tuesdays, Oct. 1-Dec. 10 (no class Nov. 26) Class meets from 5:15-6:15 p.m.
Online Orientation: Sept. 27
Online Class: Oct. 4-Dec. 6
Cost: $50 for faculty, staff and family members ($25 refunded with full participation); $180 for community members
Watch informational videos and email RossyL@umsystem.edu to enroll.

Meditation

Mondays, 12:15 – 12:45 p.m., Heinkel Building, Room 10
Wednesdays, 1-1:45 p.m., Hulston Hall, Room 327A (Law School) *JAN. 23-May 3, 2013 excluding spring break
Mondays-Fridays, 12:15-12:45 p.m., Contemplative Practice Center (Newman Center's lower level) *JAN. 23-May 3, 2013 excluding spring break

No experience or registration is necessary for any of the meditation sessions. Classes do not meet on holidays or holiday weeks. If you have questions, contact Lynn Rossy, Ph.D.

Million Step Pedometer Program

This is a non-stop program to address physical activity. Sign up any time and receive a pedometer and log book for $15. Walk 1 million steps and receive your money back, certificate and T-shirt. Prizes are given for every million steps. To enroll, e-mail wellness@umsystem.edu.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Helping employees manage stress effectively is a key goal of Healthy for Life, the Thomas E. Atkins Wellness Program. The wellness program offers eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction classes at minimal cost to benefit-eligible employees looking to manage today's busy lifestyles in a healthy way. This 8–week class teaching meditation, yoga and other mind-body techniques for managing stress. There is a $40 registration fee (faculty/staff/family members), $20 reimbursement for full participation.

Summer 2013:

Orientation: June 5, at 5 p.m.
Classes: June 12-July 31, from 5-7p.m. (June 26 will be from 6-8 p.m.)
Full Day Retreat: Saturday, July 20, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Contact: Craig Deken at csdk89@mail.missouri.edu

Occupational Stress Workshops

The University of Missouri Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides a series of occupational stress workshops designed to help employees manage a wide variety of stressors connected to the work context. These are free seminars, pre-registration is required and space is limited to 26 participants per session. To sign up call 882-6701.

Physical Activity

Take advantage of these Healthy for Life classes that fit your budget. Full payment is due at the beginning of the first class and space is limited. Please contact the instructor directly to register or for questions. All classes are designed to be performed in work clothes.
Healthy for Life Fitness Class Registration Policy:

Reserving your space in a class requires a payment of the entire session.
Payment must be paid in full due on the first class and cannot be divided.
If you miss a class, you cannot make it up in another class.

Drop In, ongoing: Lunchtime-Me Time Strength Conditioning. Ellis Library, Room 4F51. Class meets every Monday from 12:15-12:45 p.m. and costs $1 for each class. No registration is needed and class is taught by Nani Fudge. If you have questions, email Nani at FudgeK@missouri.edu.
Drop In, ongoing: Lunchtime-Me Time Strength Conditioning. Ellis Library, Room 4F51. Class meets every Wednesday from 12:15-12:45 p.m. and costs $1 for each class. No registration is needed and class is taught by Nani Fudge. If you have questions, email Nani at FudgeK@missouri.edu
Drop In, ongoing: Yoga. Ellis Library, Room 4F51. Class meets every Tuesday from 12:15-12:45 p.m. and costs $1 for each class. No registration is needed and class is taught by Glenda Moum. If you have questions, email Glenda at MoumG@missouri.edu.
Drop In, ongoing: Yoga. Ellis Library, Room 4F51. Class meets every Thursday from 12:15-12:45 p.m. and costs $1 for each class. No registration is needed and class is taught by Glenda Moum. If you have questions, email Glenda at MoumG@missouri.edu.
Mar. 18-Apr. 29 (Mondays): Yoga. Missouri Psychiatric Center, Gym. Class meets every Monday from 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $18 for series. Registration is needed and class is taught by Kate Walker. If you have questions, email Kate at yogateacher530@gmail.com.
Mar. 22-Apr. 19 (Fridays): Yoga. Missouri Psychiatric Center, Gym. Class meets every Friday from 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $15 for series. Registration is needed and class is taught by Kate Walker. If you have questions, email Kate at yogateacher530@gmail.com.

The City of Columbia Parks and Recreation Department and the MizzouRec Center offer a variety of athletic options for adults from summer recreation leagues to weekly aquatics classes. Check the calendars on both sites to find deadlines for sign-ups for teams. Gather a group of co-workers for volleyball, kickball or flag football.

Ride to Wellness Odometer Program

This is a program to address physical activity. Sign up any time and receive an odometer and log book for $20. Ride 500 miles and receive your money back, certificate and T-shirt. Prizes are given out for every 500 miles. To enroll, mail a $20 check to Healthy for Life at 205 Heinkel Building, Columbia, MO 65211. We will mail your items through Campus Mail. Once you reach each 500 miles, mail or e-mail copies of your booklet to Healthy for Life.

Weight Watchers

Online Program
www.weightwatchers.com, Join anytime
If you are a Coventry member, you are eligible for a discounted rate to enroll in Weight Watchers online. Get registration details now. For $55, you can access recipes, tracking tools and chat boards for three months. That’s less than $5 per week!

Community Centers
www.weightwatchers.com, Join anytime
Employees can receive a discounted enrollment fee is $39.95 per month if you use the portal. If you choose not to enroll via the portal, the cost is $42.95 per month. To access the portal, visit https://wellness.weightwatchers.com and use ID 46814 and passcode WW446814.

Wellness Ambassadors

This is an ongoing program that allows you to enroll anytime. Wellness Ambassadors are people who are eager to help share the wellness message with their colleagues, friends and family. They spend 5 minutes a week to forward an e-mail, mention an event or program during a staff meeting, encourage healthy behaviors, etc. Some Ambassadors spend more time promoting wellness by staffing a booth during a health fair, leading a class or coming up with great ideas for new programs. If this sounds like something you are interested in, please contact Wellness.

Workshops

Taking care of ourselves during the workday helps us be more productive and have more energy for our work and our lives beyond work. Participants learn how to balance being engaged with taking time for quick recovery techniques throughout the day in order to meet the challenges of a busy workplace. Design your own plan for improvement and find ways of structuring your workplace to create a culture of health and wellness. Understand and overcome the barriers to greater personal and professional success. Contact Lynn Rossy, Ph.D., Health Psychologist for Healthy for Life, for more details and to schedule a workshop for your area.