OSU’s theme for February is Maintaining A Healthy Weight!
New Year, New Me. You hear this over and over at the start of a new year. Many people make resolutions that they are going to lose weight or keep a healthy weight when this time of year rolls around. We all know how it goes though – the gyms are full and you can barely find an open treadmill for the month of January and then the number of people slowly dwindles down to where it was. Maintaining a healthy weight is so much more than just gym time and it can be done in ways that keep you motivated and help you achieve your goals! Show 2015 what you’re made of!
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YP4H CHALLENGE!
Ohio State’s Chief Wellness Officer Dr. Bernadette Melnyk challenges your team to walk 1,000 miles!
As a part of the National Wellness Challenge, The Ohio State University will be competing against other institutions across the country. Ohio State Faculty/Staff and their S/SSDPs can participate by forming teams of four to 12 people and logging weekly mileage.
Teams that achieve 1,000 miles by February 27 will be entered into a drawing to win the following prizes: a catered lunch for your team, a semester long RPAC or Faculty and Staff Fitness Program membership for all team members, or lunch with the university CWO, Bern Melnyk.
Create a team, put on your walking shoes and get moving!
See www.yp4h.osu.edu<http://www.
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We would love to learn about your personal health and wellness stories or programs of interest to you. If you have an inspiring story, blog, though or idea please share it with us! Send your stories and/or suggestions to Lauren Battista at lauren.battista@osumc.edu.
In an effort to continue to build a supportive culture and environment of wellness to reach the vision of making Ohio State the healthiest university in the world, Chief Wellness Officer Bernadette Melnyk is calling for additional faculty and staff to serve as Buckeye Wellness Innovators. Now 320 strong, faculty and staff who serve as Buckeye Wellness Innovators volunteer a few hours a month to work with the Buckeye Wellness, YP4H, OSU Health Plan and Wexner Medical Center team in facilitating wellness initiatives in their colleges and units. Please spread the word with your colleagues! For more information please read www.buckeyewellness.osu.edu and contact Megan Amaya at amaya.13@osu.edu