Wellness

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…

Week 4 Challenge: Stretch twice a day (morning and evening) for at least 5 minutes each time. Baseline Goal: 5 of 7 Days. At the end of the week, let us know how you did on our Facebook post. Challenge Benefits: Stretching daily helps improve blood flow to the muscles, reducing tension in the body. This allows for better performance and endurance of physical activity. Improves flexibility, range of motion, posture, and mobility that will all play a role in daily activities. It can reduce stress and calm…

We hope you've successfully completed our week 1 challenge of Drinking More Water! If this is the first you're hearing of our 14-week Wellness Challenge, feel free to jump right into week 2. Week 2's challenge is to walk at least 7,500 steps (a mile is 2,000 to 2,500 steps) each day for this next week. You'll successfully complete the challenge if you hit this goal in 4 or more days this week. You may find it useful to use a pedometer or fitness tracker app to count…