Department of Human Resources

UMD WELLNESS PROGRAM
Summer/Fall 2008

Are you ready for the 50-days of
becoming more physically active?

Participating is a great way to balance your nutrition, reduce stress, and increase your physical activity. While participating in this program, not only will you increase your health and wellness, you can earn a specialized UMD Cookbook or a UMD imprinted water bottle.

Q&A:

Who is eligible to participate?

UMD faculty and staff are eligible to participate in this program, a sure-fire way to boost your physical and healthy activities.

How do I participate:

Step 1: Sign-up online:

http://www.d.umn.edu/umdhr/wellness/2008/signup.htm

Step 2: Print monthly "Activities Calendar"

As a guide, read the sample Activities Calendar for the months of June, July and August 2008.

Note: September to December Activities Calendars are under construction - please visit again at a later date.

Step 3: Print monthly blank calendars to log your continuous 50 days of activities, nutrition or stress reducer tips. Print only the ones you need to total 50 days.

Monthly blank calendars - June to December 2008.

Step 4: Choose an approach to wellness that works for you from one of the following:

• mark the monthly blank calendars with any of the following or a mixture of your: (1) daily pedometer steps; (2) the number of minutes you did physical activity; (3) specify the physical activity done; or (4) the nutritious food that you ate. Feel free to copy activities/tips from the Step 2 Activities Calendar.
  
  OR
  
• Follow activities from the Step 2 Activities Calendar by circling the dates you did the activities or read the website specified for each particular day. For the other days, write down activities that is your own agenda.

Step 5: Participate for any 50 continuous days from June 1 to December 31, 2008.

Step 6: Submit completed calendar log by May 31, 2009:

By fax: 218-726-7505
By campus mail:
	Lita Wallace UMD Wellness Program 255 DAdB
By postage mail:
	Lita Wallace Department of Human Resources 255 Darland Administration Building 1049 University Drive Duluth MN 55812

What other activities can I do than listed on the logs?

Join the "Stroll for Epilepsy" - as part of the wellness program, please support the Stroll for Epilepsy Walk.

aerobics backpacking baking bicycling calisthenics canoeing carpentry dancing exercising gardening going up and down stairs golf home improvement jogging

jumping rope mopping floor mowing (push lawmower) raking rowing running skating sports swimming vacuuming walking washing car/windows weight lifting wood working

Physical Activity in your Daily Life http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2155

Inside the Pyramid, What is Physical Activity
http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/physical_activity.html

CDC Physical Activity Topics
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/index.htm

Healthier us.gov
http://www.healthierus.gov/exercise.html

Womenshealth.gov
http://www.healthierus.gov/exercise.html