Category: Physical Wellness
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Fitness Bootcamp at Kress this Saturday
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UW-Green Bay welcomes Peter Kraus, from the Bachelorette, to campus for an exciting 50 minute, full-body, fat burning, fun workout designed to be challenging yet manageable for people of all abilities. With over 8 years of teaching experience, he has created a fitness bootcamp where you use your own body weight to get stronger, leaner…
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Switch it up with plank jacks today
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If you want to train your core, there’s arguably no better move than the plank. Simply holding this full-body pose forces your deepest abdominal muscles to engage. This variation, the plank jack, adds an action element to it that ups the challenge. It’s a little like doing a jumping jack on the ground. Start by…
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Summer Yoga Challenge Wraps Up
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This summer, 12 employees completed the Yoga Challenge by attending free yoga classes at the Kress Events Center over the lunch hour. Thank you to Alex Reichenberger, Fitness Coordinator (and excellent Yoga Instructor!) at the Kress, for coordinating this challenge! The employees who completed this challenge will select an incentive prize, compliments of the Department of Employee Trust…
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On-Site Health Screening on September 21st
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Register now for your on-site health screening! Discover your numbers – A free health screening* event has been scheduled at UW-Green Bay for employees (and spouses) who are enrolled in the State of Wisconsin Group Health Insurance Program. At an on-site screening, you’ll learn your measurements for blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), cholesterol (HDL, LDL, and…
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Wellness Webinar: Reducing Inflammation for a Healthier You
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Chronic inflammation can be the culprit behind poor health and well-being. Learn more about the causes of inflammation and ways you can reduce or prevent it so you can feel your best. We’ll cover: Our body’s response to inflammation Anti-inflammatory foods Other healthy steps you can take to reduce chronic inflammation Date: Wednesday, August 15,…
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Move your body once every hour
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Have you ever hunched over your desk in the same position for three hours without realizing it? After you finally snap out of your mental task, your body feels stressed, stiff, and stuck. Sometimes we get so caught up in what we’re doing—especially at work—that we don’t notice how our bodies feel. Today give your…
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Stick with water today
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Many of the drinks you’ll encounter today contain lots of calories and few, if any, nutrients. Non-diet soft drinks, energy or sports drinks, fancy coffees, and other beverages sweetened with sugar can mean extra pounds over time. In fact, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says people consume about 400 calories per day in beverages. So…