Wellness Wednesday

How'd You Do with Holiday Hold'em?

Now is the time to report your Holiday Hold'em results. Please follow this link. Those who completed the program will be part of prize drawings and those who maintained or better will be part of an extra drawing. Results must be reported by next Wednesday, Jan. 13, to be part of drawings.

Laughter Lifts Wrap Up

If you took part in Laughter Lifts through EHA, be sure to report any results by the end of this week at www.ehawellness.org. Drawings for prizes will be held for participants who have completed 20 days of activity. If you have any problems, please feel free to email EHA at contact@ehawellness.org. If you don't remember your code, there is a lookup function on EHA’s homepage.

Announcing Workout Wednesdays!

Ready for some active fun for you and your students? A collaboration between LPS Wellness and TeamMates, we are being granted the opportunity to finish the school year in a fun and active way. Instead of our traditional Fitness Fridays, we are now able to announce Workout Wednesdays for the rest of this 2020-2021 school year.

If you work directly with students, power up extra brain breaks throughout the day and lead/be part of the fun. If you have less direct student management in your role, this opportunity is built to help you feel supported in walking during your lunch/other breaks. Especially in these winter months, using these opportunities to really move can make a difference for both physical and mental health and clarity.

Here is the added fun: If you want to add jeans or comfortable but classy fitness-fabulous dressing to your Wednesdays, you may opt in to donate $10 to TeamMates and - get this - have access to dress in fitness wear on Wednesdays. No painting sweats or distracting, blush-inspiring Richard Simmons shorty shorts, etc. We don’t want to lose this privilege. This $10 donation will cover Wednesday fitness fabulous dressing for the rest of the 2020-21 school year when wearing the button! Yahoo! Donate and join the fun through this link. 

New Year, New You!

Here’s a chance to focus on you through virtual health coaching with UNL students who are seniors. Enrollment opens today. All meetings will be held via Zoom. Availability is first come, first served, so sign up ASAP to not miss your opportunity! Click this link to apply. Access Code: 2021SPRING (all uppercase. The health coaching is free for the entire 6 for nutrition/weight loss or fitness.

Participants are partnered with a senior-level student in Nutrition or Fitness Health Sciences. You are the student’s only client and they’ll build a personalized plan for you with plenty of support, backed by sound, up-to-date nutrition/fitness research and professor oversight. It could give you the boost you may need to gain knowledge and new, positive habits built to support your health.

For more information, assistance with the application process or to ask questions, contact Nutrition Professor Andrea Laughlin, MS, RD, LMNT at: andrea.dier14@hotmail.com or Fitness Professor Nick Reimers at nickreimers10@gmail.com.

Hope in the Air

I hope you found the winter break to be a replenishing time. You can feel hope in the air, with vaccines making their way into our health community. Getting closer! Keep up the great work in keeping yourself and your crew safe. I hope you find these new opportunities to be just what you need to keep the focus on your health and have a little fun! I'm super excited for Workout Wednesdays! I always love hearing from you. Feel free to drop me a line at mwelch@lps.org. I care about you and I'm rooting for your success, in health and otherwise!

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