Here is a short and sweet article from eatright.org on creative and healthy ways to use Thanksgiving leftovers.
MOVE*NOURISH*BUILD challenge group-read this and it will count for 1 point in the NOURISH category.
https://www.eatright.org/health/lifestyle/holidays/reinventing-thanksgiving
The next Walk and Talk at the FirstLight Community Wellness Center is scheduled for Wednesday, November 28th!
Join the MOVE NOURISH BUILD challenge to help keep you focused on your well-being over the start of the holiday season!
Earn 3 points per day by completing a listed task from any of the categories MOVE NOURISH BUILD. It is encouraged to try and earn a point from all three categories each day, but you can combine points into one or two categories in a day if you must.
Sign up is required by Friday November 2nd by emailing Deb in Wellness at wellnessemp@welia.org
Sometimes we are at a loss for ideas on how to cultivate kindness in our communities and workplaces. Or we feel like we do the same act of kindness over and over again (which is perfectly OK too by the way!)
Ways to cultivate kindness may come easier than you think! If you are looking for new ideas and inspiration, view the collection of kindness ideas from the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation and the Bounce Back program using the links below. You may be well on your way to cultivating kindness without even knowing it.
The next Walk and Talk at the FirstLight Community Wellness Center is scheduled for Wednesday October 24th.
Come to walk the upper track at 9:30am (or any time that morning) and stay to talk at 10:00am. In this session you will learn the best exercises to maintain and improve balance as you age.
This event is for members, however members are encouraged to bring a guest. All ages and abilities welcome!
Get ready to GET YOUR CRUNCH ON for the Great Lakes Apple Crunch on Thursday October 11th!
Hospitals, schools, colleges/universities, state agencies and businesses across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio-for a total of over 1.3 million people (and still counting!)-will celebrate this event by crunching into a juicy, locally grown apple at 12:00pm.
See a member of our crunch team and pick out your apple between 11:00am-1:00pm in Meeting Room 1 on Thursday October 11th. We will plan a group picture right at 12:00pm for those that can stay for a few minutes. A variety of apples will be sent to our offsite clinic locations. Enjoy!
Apples provided by local apple orchard Cider Flats in Hinckley, MN.
Sponsored by the Employee Wellness Committee.
Join Deb for ‘Walk and Talk’ at the FirstLight Community Wellness Center on Wednesday, September 26th from 9:30am-10:30am. Take a walk in the upper track at 9:30am and stay to learn about how to stretch the muscles in your legs.
Learn how to properly stretch your hamstrings, quads, and calves, including safe modifications. Regular stretching of these muscles keeps you walking at your best pace and helps to prevent injury.
The Wellbeats virtual fitness classes at the FirstLight Community Wellness Center have been a success! Try a class and see if it is for you!
Check out the August schedule of classes. New classes/times have been added.
Wellbeats virtual fitness classes have started at the FirstLight Community Wellness Center! The Wellbeats program provides a variety of on demand certified fitness instructors, utilizing comprehensive, and on trend content.
This is a supervised group class format, following along the instructor on the screen. This format provides encouragement, motivation and instruction, that you might not get at home. 
Classes are also open to community members that have purchased a walking track membership.
Try a class and see what Wellbeats is all about! Classes are free for the summer and will have a fee starting in the fall.
In order to participate in a class, employees must have completed their online education for the wellness center in SWANK and received their key fob from HR.
July Wellbeats Calendar-2ND OPTION
July is National Parks and Recreation Month!
Celebrate by participating in the employee wellness challenge DISCOVERY IN THE PARK, for a chance to win a park pack of goodies including a camping hammock with tree straps, lantern, and blanket, all in a Yeti bucket.
Discovery in the Park Challenge July 2018
