Wellness & Health At Macalester -WHAM
News & Event Updates
Register to Restore and Recharge!
Give yourself and your colleagues permission to focus on self-care – you deserve it! This challenge acknowledges the fast-changing and demanding nature of our world, offering accessible ways to integrate small, restorative habits into your daily routine.
What’s in store? Each week, you’ll practice new self-care habits across six vital areas: mindfulness, nutrition, physical activity, sleep, connection, and exploration.
Join your division’s team and rally together to practice the most self-care. Encourage each other to explore and track habits daily – the team with the highest average stars wins bragging rights and a prize from WHAM!
Registration opens May 4th. Don’t miss out – visit our Well-being Activities page to learn more and join your team!
Summer WHAM Classes for Staff and Faculty
Angela Nguyen is now offering semi-private strength coaching. This small-group coaching experience is designed to take your strength—and your confidence—to the next level. Circuit Training will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays, which offers a total body strength and cardiovascular endurance workout with Scott Hintz. You can improve your range of motion and relieve stress with Hatha Yoga on Wednesday, or boost your mood and kick-off the weekend with Dance Cardio on Fridays.
Registration opens Monday, May 12 and closes promptly on Wednesday, May 21 at 4 pm. Classes begin the week of May 27. For class descriptions and to register, visit our WHAM Classes page.
Healthy, Inside and Out
When stress strikes or overwhelm sets in, you need healthy ways to deal. Discover a wide variety of activities like myStrength, Healthy Thinking, Tackle Stress and more, to help you stay balanced and positive.
Whether you’re looking to sleep better, fuel your brain more efficiently or find opportunities for being more present in your life, HealthPartners Living Well has options. Plus, participating in programs like these helps you earn your $150 reward card. It’s a win-win!
Check out activities for emotional health! Download the HealthPartners mobile app or sign in to healthpartners.com/well-being.
Stay active from anywhere!
Whether you work from home or go into work, it’s easy to get so caught up in the day that you suddenly realize, it’s been hours since you last got up. Wellbeats is a free online resource with programs for all interests and ability levels. Check it out and get moving more, whether you’re working at home, on campus or on the go.
Try the Give Me a Work Break Program (Four Weeks). Manage stress and increase productivity during the work day with these short exercises and stretches. Wellbeats member, Jess, said “This felt great! A quick five minutes made such a difference.” Download the HealthPartners mobile app or sign in to healthpartners.com/wellbeing to explore all Wellbeats has to offer. For more work-break ideas, visit our Well-being Activities page.
Back pain holding you back? Try Healthy Back
Did you know that three in five adults will experience back pain this year?
A healthy back is essential to maintaining a good quality of life so whether you suffer from chronic back pain or are hoping to stop it before it starts, Healthy Back can help. This online tool has stretches and strengthening exercises that will empower you to keep your back healthy and strong all year long. Check out the power of a healthy back.
Plus, you and your spouse or partner can each earn a $150 reward card for completing two well-being activities by October 31, 2024.Download the HealthPartners mobile app or sign in to healthpartners.com/well-beingto get your back in its best shape yet.
Connect with our health coach to reach your goals
It’s time to team up. A professional health coach can be the missing link between setting goals and meeting them. Talk one-on-one with our certified health coach, Kelly Fang, about what’s important to you. Whether that’s back pain, nutrition, sleep, stress management, exercise or something else – Kelly will work with you to address your unique needs.
If you’re on Macalester’s benefits plan, take your health assessment to get started at healthpartners.com/wellbeing or use the Living Well button on the myHP app. Then contact Kelly to set up a time. In-person, walking and video appointments are free and open to all staff, faculty, spouses and domestic partners, regardless of your benefits plan. To learn more, visit our Health Coaching page.