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Challenge (Week 10):  Be outside for a total of 1.5 hours per day during sunlight hours. Baseline Goal: 6 of 7 Days. Working in an office, it can be difficult to spend much time outdoors. However, with the wide-range of benefits sunlight offers, it’s worth making an effort to get some sun (with proper precautions). Benefits of Sunlight Vitamin D Production – Skin exposure to UVB rays will cause your body to produce vitamin D. Vitamin D is very important and is hard to obtain from diet alone…

Challenge (Week 9): Read for 45 minutes per day outside work hours. Baseline Goal: 4 of 7 Days. Reading is a highly important activity with numerous benefits, but According to a 2018 Pew Research study, 24 percent of American adults had not read a book (in full or in part) in the last year. Why We Stop Reading Many of us were voracious readers when we were children, but may have gotten out of the habit. Here are some possible reasons why you may read less than you…

Challenge (Week 8):  Try one new healthy recipe each day of the week, or one recipe you have not made in a long time. Baseline Goal: 5 of 7 Days. Trying new recipes can help you stick to new healthy diets and getting outside your typical diet. Discovering new flavors or methods to cook meals can help expand nutritional knowledge. Experimenting with different foods can influence metabolic, mental, and physical function of the body. Eating a variety of foods, including red meats, white meats, seafood, fruits, vegetables, and…

Challenge (Week 6):  Do some healthy movement activity that will break a sweat each day. Baseline Goal: 4 of 7 Days. Challenge Benefits: Exercise of any sort has benefits for the entire body including but not limited to: fat reduction, strengthened bones, increased metabolic rate, muscle growth, increased mobility, improved mental state, improved immune system, and improved cardiovascular/respiratory function. Exercising to the point where one begins to sweat with experience, to some extent, the aforementioned benefits along with the benefits that sweating has itself. Sweating helps the body…

For Week 4 of our Wellness Challenge, try to have a bowl of fruit in the morning and a healthy serving of vegetables in the evening. Complete 5 of 7 days to be successful. At the end of the week, let us know how you did on our Facebook post. Fruit is a healthy option any time of day, but it’s especially good for breakfast. You can literally “break your fast” with fruit, since it is easy to digest and contains fiber that will help you stay full…