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This Friday is National Wear Red Day. Let’s Join together to create awareness for a great cause, GO RED FOR WOMEN!

Fruit sangria (non-alcoholic) will be served in the dining room on Friday, and satellite clinics will receive a care package.

If you have been telling yourself that you can’t change your health for the better, time to snip off that “t” on the end of can’t and turn it in to I can!

With the Employee Weight Loss Challenge right around the corner, and weight loss being the #1 resolution in the New Year for most Americans, it is good to remember the concept of: slow and steady wins the race.

Trying to lose weight quickly with fad diets, deprivation, and detoxes may work for a short time, but research proves that a majority of people gain this weight back and more within two years.  I know if I spent the time, energy and money to lose weight I would want the hard work of that weight loss to last, not have to turn around and have to try something else in a year.

In order to be successful at weight loss, it might be a couple big changes that you make, or it might be a few small changes.  Strategies will be different for everyone depending on your situation.  One small step could be just keeping track of what you eat in a food journal.  Another would be committing to exercising 15 minutes each day.

Be mindful of healthy weight loss, which is about 1-2 pounds per week.

With the New Year approaching, think about sustainable changes you can make that will have a positive impact on your weight, along with your overall health.

Sometimes it is easy to forget about the fitness resources we have around us.  Out of sight, out of mind. Take a look around the organization and see what resources you can tap into that will help maintain or improve your fitness level during the winter months.

Here are a few tips:

• Use the employee gym.  This is a wonderful resource for all employees and it is FREE of charge + it is open 24/7.  It’s a breeze to hop on a bike, treadmill and elliptical for a few minutes during the day. Get a badge from the ED desk to let you in to the gym if you are working out after hours.  If you work at a satellite, check with your therapy department on their policy of using gym equipment during non patient hours.
• Walk the halls on your break and/or lunch.  If the gym isn’t your thing, take a brisk walk around the halls of the organization.  Create a loop that you like, grab a co-worker or two, and catch up on each other’s happenings while you walk.
• Use the stairs.  Go up and down the stairs a few extra times in  row or just more frequently throughout the day.  You burn more calories than walking on level ground and it also gives a little boost to your tush.

HEALTH MILESTONES CHALLENGE: How are you doing with the Health Milestones challenge?  Many employees have turned in their COMPLETED sheets already!  Great job!  This challenge ends on Friday December 4th.  Turn in your completed sheets to Deb Wright in Wellness.

EMPLOYEE WELLNESS SURVEY:  The employee wellness survey is still open for two more days!  This survey will close on Friday October 30th.  We have 66 surveys completed so far and have gained some great feedback to help make 2016 a great year for improving employee health.

Thank you for your input!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B7TWKZS