Pursue Your Healthy Weight!
New campus wellness competition will focus on weight loss, exercise, positive attitude
Gain a few pounds over the holidays? Want to exercise more? Need a new attitude?
Alma College faculty, staff, retirees and spouses are invited to
participate in a new six-week campus "healthy weight" wellness program
starting Feb. 2. The program will be competition-based, with
four-person teams identifying and pursuing a total weight loss goal.
“The purpose of the Discover Your Healthy Weight program is to help
faculty, staff, retirees and spouses become more aware of their weight
and to offer ways to help lose weight through modifying the foods we
eat, becoming or staying active, and maintaining a positive outlook,”
says Cheyenne Luzynski, member of the campus wellness committee.
Fitness opportunities abound at the Stone Recreation Center.
As
part of the program, weekly healthy eating habits and goals will be
recommended, such as incorporating more fruits and vegetables into
diets, cutting back on meat, reducing soda consumption, increasing
water intake, and resisting sweets.
“Individuals who exercise regularly find it easier to lose or maintain
their weight, so we will be encouraging participants to participate in
available recreation and fitness opportunities,” says Luzynski.
“Faculty, staff and spouses can take advantage of their free
memberships in the Stone Recreation Center, use the pool in the Hogan
Center, or participate in yoga, ballroom dancing, exercise classes,
team sports like basketball or volleyball, or other group activities.
The Recreation Center is available to help organize specific group
activities.”
To assist in the mental aspect of the healthy weight program, weekly
reminders will include exercises to help each individual’s positive
self-image.
Registration is open now through Jan. 30. To register, call the Stone
Recreation Center at 463-7949. You will be asked to identify a team
name, team members, and a total weight loss goal for the team during
the six-week program.
“Spouses of faculty, staff and retirees are encouraged to participate in this
program to attain and maintain healthy habits beyond the workplace,”
says Tammy Rees, wellness committee member.
At the end of the competition, the names of all the teams that meet
their weight goals will be entered into a prize drawing. Based on the
goals of the teams, an overall campus goal and weekly progress will be
posted in the Recreation Center.
Watch your email and campus mailboxes for more information about this
wellness challenge. Questions may be directed to Luzynski at
463-7088, luzynski@alma.edu, or Rees at 463-7148, rees@alma.edu.
Plans also are under way to schedule a campus wellness screening
session — with measurements for cholesterol, sugar, blood pressure and weight — for faculty, staff and retirees who are on the
College’s health insurance plan. Information and the date of the
screening will be forthcoming.
Posted: Thu, January 8th, 2009 at 4:48PM
