Category: Physical Wellness

Kress Events Center Access: Over winter break, faculty/staff can access the Kress Events Center for free during all open hours. Please bring your ID. Lockers are available for day use or rental.

• Holiday Hours
  • Dec 24-26: CLOSED
  • Dec 27-30: 6:30a-9:00p
  • Dec 31-Jan 2: CLOSED
  • Jan 16 (MLK): CLOSED
• Jan 3-22
  • Mon-Fri: 6:30a-9:00p
  • Sat: 8:00a-2:00p
  • Sun: 1:00p-5:00p

Group Fitness Classes: 4 group fitness classes will be offered over winter break (starting Jan 3^rd) and are free for faculty/staff. To register for a class, visit urec.uwgb.edu (Full instructions can be found here). Walk-ins are also welcome!

• Aqua Fitness: Mondays & Wednesdays 7:45am-8:30am
• Sunrise Yoga: Tuesdays & Thursdays 8:00am-8:45am
• Yoga: Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:15-12:45pm
• Zumba®: Wednesdays 12:15-12:45pm

Outdoor Equipment Rental: The Shorewood Center offers several equipment rentals, including snow shoes and XC skis, that can be rented at a special Faculty/Staff rate. Rent for the whole family at your rate! Full Equipment and Pricing List. Fill out an equipment rental form on the UREC Outdoors website.

Email Fitness Coordinator, Alex Wandersee at wandersa@uwgb.edu if you would like to set up a Kress tour or have any questions!

Thirty-five employees completed the 5-week challenge by logging 200 minutes of activity for each week. Employees were able to participate in any type of physical activity to work out for at least 200 minutes each week.

Those that completed the challenge went into a random drawing and the following were selected for a prize of a muscle roller:

• Laura Nolan
• Lea Truttman
• Brian Rammer
• Amy Kabrhel
• David Voelker

Thank you to everyone who participated in this challenge! Also, big thank you to Alex Wandersee for coordinating this challenge!

If you have any ideas for a wellness challenge, please email your idea to wellness@uwgb.edu.

Looking for motivation and accountability to stay active this semester?

Faculty and staff are invited to participate in the…October 3^rd – November 7^th

Participants earn points for doing any type of physical activity.

You can lift weights, take a group fitness class, climb the wall, go for a walk/jog outside, or do any other type of exercise that is preferred.

Participants complete 200 minutes of activity each week for five weeks to achieve 1,000 points. 1 minute = 1 point

RULES 

Record your activity and points throughout the program online or on the UREC app.

You can submit points after each workout or accumulated points at the end of each week.

You must accumulate at least 200 points per week (or 200 minutes per week) during the five-week period.

Note that this is a five-week program and only 200 points per week can be counted toward the 1,000 points.

CAMPUSES

Green Bay, Marinette, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan employees are welcome to participate!

REGISTRATION 

Register online at Registration Link

When prompted to sign in, click the green bar “UWGB Students/Staff” and use your UWGB email and password to login.

Then click “register” and follow the steps to complete the checkout (free program).

Contact Alex Wandersee at wandersa@uwgb.edu if you have any questions.

PRIZES

Participants that achieve 1,000 points, will be placed in a drawing for a prize! Five prizes will be awarded.

Don’t forget to register for your onsite health screening!

A free health screening* event has been scheduled for employees (and spouses) who are enrolled in the State of Wisconsin Group Health Insurance Program.

At an onsite screening, you’ll learn your measurements for blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), cholesterol (HDL, LDL and total), triglycerides and glucose, and be in and out in 20 minutes. Register today!

• DATE:  Thursday, September 22, 2022
• TIME:  8:30 am to 1:00 pm
• LOCATION:  University Union, Phoenix Rooms, Green Bay campus

 

• DATE:  Tuesday, September 6, 2022
• TIME:  9:00 am to 1:00 pm
• LOCATION:  Sheboygan Campus

Please register at webmdhealth.com/wellwisconsin by clicking Benefits, and then Get Started on the Biometric Screening card.

Earn your $150 Well Wisconsin Incentive

Complete three activities by October 14, 2022 to earn the $150 Well Wisconsin incentive.

1. Get a health screening or complete another health check option (ex. dental exam or coaching session).
2. Complete the health assessment at webmdhealth.com/wellwisconsin – it takes about 10 minutes and is mobile and tablet friendly!
3. Complete a well-being activity (ex. complete a challenge, listen to two 30 minute pod casts, etc.).

For more information on the Well Wisconsin Program or to complete your activities, log in to webmdhealth.com/wellwisconsin­­.

*The Well Wisconsin incentive program is a voluntary program available to employees, retirees and spouses enrolled in the State of Wisconsin Group Health Insurance Program, excluding Medicare Advantage participants who have incentives available through their health plan. The Well Wisconsin incentive will automatically be issued to eligible participants upon completing the applicable activities. All wellness incentives paid to participants are considered taxable income to the group health plan subscriber and are reported to their employer, who will issue a W2. In some cases, the Wisconsin Retirement System acts as the employer. Retirees, continuants and their spouses will have some taxes withheld from the incentive amount earned.