EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAM
Wellness
Activities
Volume II, Issue 3
March Lunchtime
Wellness Session
March 2017
Employee Assistance
Program (EAP)
March is National Nutrition Month® and we
are excited to have Erika Graziani from Lee
Health host this month’s Lunchtime Wellness session. National Nutrition Month® is
a great time to start thinking of how to
EAP (Employee Assistance Program) is a
valuable benefit available to employees
Please note scheduling
changes
for
March 6 – 10 due to
spring break:
make more informed decisions on the food
that you eat and develop better eating hab-
and members of their household at no
cost to you! Synergy EAP Solutions is
its.
located right here in SWFL and is availa-
Yoga Mondays –
Canceled
This month’s session, “The Road to Optimum Health and Nutrition” will be held
on Thursday, March 16th at 12 pm in
Marieb Hall 200. The session will incorpo-
Full Plate Diet –
Canceled
Midweek Mindfulness – will still
meet on 3/8 at 12
pm in Lutgert Hall
1201
Fit Friday –
canceled
The wellness activities will resume the
week of March 13th.
All faculty and staff
are welcome to attend the Campus
Recreation
Group
Fitness
classes.
Click here for the
spring break fitness
schedule.
rate tips for motivation and mindful eating
tactics as well as some basic rules to live
by (5, 4, 3, 2, 1 +8).
Erika Graziani is a Registered Dietician for
Lee Health. She completed her undergraduate education at West Virginia University,
earning a Bachelor of Science degree in
Family and Consumer Sciences with em-
Human Resources
Phone (239) 590-1400
including: family and relationship issues,
parenting issues, work related issues,
substance abuse, grief and loss, emotional and physical abuse, anxiety/fear,
and financial and legal issues. Counselors are available 24 hours per day , 7
days a week. You and your loved ones
are entitled to 3 one-on-one counseling
sessions per event, with an unlimited
number of events. Synergy counselors
can be reached at (800) 226-7930.
phasis on Human Nutrition and Foods. She
went on to earn her Master of Science de-
Wellness Incentives!
gree in Nutrition from Kent State University.
Reminder: there are over 45 wellness activities happening this semester! If you
While earning her Master’s degree, she
also completed her Dietetic Internship
through Kent State. We will also have
some great giveways at this month’s session, we hope to see you there!
FLORIDA GULF
COAST UNIVERSITY
ble to talk with you and your loved ones
confidentially about a variety of issues
attend 15 various sessions, you will receive a dry-fit shirt with the new A
HEALTHIER YOU logo on it. In addition,
for each wellness activity you attend, you
will receive one entry for a chance to win a
FITBIT BLAZE smartwatch. See page 3 of
the newsletter for dates and times of our
recurring wellness activities.
Eating After
8 pm...
Meal Planning Made Easy
March is National Nutrition Month® and planning healthy meals doesn’t have to be so
hard! Planning your meals ahead of time can help you stick to a healthier diet and not rely
on fast or processed food all of the time. Below are a few tips to help you on your road to
healthier meal planning.
There's a popular myth
that eating after eight
leads to weight gain because your body doesn't
have the chance to burn
the food off through activity.
However, your body uses
calories no matter what
time of the day you consume them. And your body
also stores any extra calories it does not need as fat
no matter what time of the
day you consume them.
What’s important is how
many calories you eat during the whole day and how
many you burn off. Your
calorie
intake
doesn’t
change just because you
eat after eight! And your
body doesn’t store more
fat because it’s night time.
The morsel of truth to this
myth is that people who
eat little or nothing during
the day and then consume
all their calories in the
evening are often more
overweight than those who
eat regular meals spread
throughout the day. That’s
because regular meals
help to control appetite
and metabolism. Eat two
hours before sleeping as
night-time eating can also
interfere with sleeping patterns.
Source: calorieking.com
FLORIDA GULF
COAST UNIVERSITY
Human Resources
Phone (239) 590-1400
[email protected]
source: choosemyplate.gov
~ Spring 2017 ~ Employee Wellness Offerings ~
Yoga Mondays
Date: January 30th – April 24th
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Location: Arts Complex 113
Relieve some stress! Campus Recreation instructor led yoga for employees only. Bring your own mat.
(some will be available)
*note: room change from
last semester
Midweek Mindfulness
Date: January 25th – April 26th
Time: 12:00 – 12:30 pm
Location: Lutgert Hall 1201
Mindfulness can improve cognitive function, help us manage
our emotions, and help us in
our relationships with others
and things like eating, exercise,
and stress. Join us each
Wednesday for 20 minutes of
silent, seated, mindfulness.
FLORI
DA
Human
Fit Fridays
Date: January 27th – April 28th
Time: 12:30 – 1:15 pm
Location: Meet at Veteran’s Pavilion
on Library Lawn
Join us for a 40-minute walk with
light stretching at the end.