Need a reason to rev up physically? DMU’s Wellness Manager Missy Gripp, M.S., can count the ways exercise improves your life. An AFAA group exercise instructor and NETA personal trainer, Missy offers the following reasons you should exercise: 1. Because […]
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Instead of over-indulging today in celebration of Mardi Gras (the French term for “Fat Tuesday”), why not make an effort to have fun and celebrate wellness by changing that ‘a’ into an ‘i’ and partaking in Fit Tuesday. In honor of
Does cold weather derail your workout routine? Like when the ice-glazed surfaces of the great outdoors have you waddling like a penguin, yet the thought of taking a run on a treadmill or putting on your swimsuit puts a chill
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Bearers of bad news sometimes suggest their audience sit down before hearing it. But this news should get you up and moving: Not only are long periods of sitting bad for us, they’re “literally killing us,” says James Levine, M.D.,
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The DMU wellness program staff are always on the look-out for new ways to motivate people to move more. While I joke that our Wellness Center bands, BOSUs, balls, kickboxing bags, dumbbells, gliders and other equipment are alternate forms of
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Over the month of December I participated in one of our wellness center’s many fabulous programs, Maintain Don’t Gain. The object of this program was to simply maintain your weight over the past six weeks so that you wouldn’t have any
Turkey, mashed potatoes and corn were nowhere near the first Thanksgiving table in 1621. The first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts featured lobster, rabbit, chicken, fish, squashes, beans, chestnuts, hickory nuts, onions, leeks, dried fruits, maple syrup/honey, and radishes Abraham Lincoln issued a
1-K. Hundreds of feet. Last year, we walked for a healthier Iowa. This year, to celebrate our progress we’re doing it again! Join us in front of the Academic Center on Wednesday, October 3 for this year’s Healthiest State Walk.