UMD Employee Wellness Program

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UMD WELLNESS PROGRAM
Fall 2008

"50-days of physical activity and/or healthy eating"

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.

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

Simple Step-by-step Guide in Participating:

Step 1: Sign-up online:
http://www.d.umn.edu/umdhr/wellness/fall2008/signup.htm

Step 2: 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.

Step 3: Choose an approach to wellness that works for you. 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;
(4) the nutritious food that you ate or drink;
(5) feel free to do the activities/tips from the Activities Calendar, http://www.d.umn.edu/umdhr/wellness/fall2008/calendartips.doc

Step 4: Participate for any 50 continuous days from September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.

Step 5: Submit completed calendar log by February 1 , 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

Other activities:
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