Category: Health and Wellness

Are you ready to get out of your office and move your legs a little? Well, you don’t have to go very far!

There is beautiful scenery all throughout campus just waiting to be discovered. If you need ideas for where to walk, look no further than the Campus Walking Loops. This interactive map displays walking loops/routes on virtually every corner of campus. The map lists the distance of each loop so you know which will fit into your schedule, along with campus art features and emergency phones. If you want a copy for your desk, they offer a printable PDF version. The map was developed in partnership with MSU’s Health4U program and Campus Planning and Administration.Continue Reading… Go on a Walkabout…Without Leaving Campus!

Have you wanted to increase your amount of daily movement? Do you have health and fitness goals you’re striving to reach? The MSU Moves program can help! MSU Moves is a customized, online movement/fitness tracking system with the goal of encouraging participants to maintain or increase the amount of physical activity they engage in on a daily/weekly basis. MSU Moves is open to MSU faculty, staff, graduate student employees, retirees and their spouses/OEIs.

The MSU Moves program isn’t just for the already athletic. Anyone who wants to be involved in movement or fitness can join and benefit from the program. The program activities reflect the understanding that all movement counts. Activities range from jogging to grocery shopping, from weightlifting to folding laundry. You can expand your types of movement at your comfort level. No one is grading you and your information is confidential. The system gives you a clear understanding of how much or how little you are moving.Continue Reading… Get Moving with MSU Moves!

Did you know that two thirds of all Americans drink?  So many of us use alcohol as a part of our regular lives without spending much time thinking about it.  We just do it. But, drinking is something that we might want to spend a little time thinking more about, regardless of whether we drink a little or a lot or somewhere in between.

The University Physician’s office recently developed a website that offers MSU Faculty and Staff a great deal of good information about drinking:

ThinkingAboutDrinking.msu.edu Continue Reading… Thinking about drinking?

THE FLU.

You know it’s coming.  You know you don’t want any part of it.  But did you know there is a lot you can do to avoid it?

If you want to do everything you can to flu proof yourself this year, the first thing you can do is mark your calandar and plan to attend one of the MSU Seasonal Flu Clinics operated by the fine folks at the Office of the University Physician between October 14 and November 17 at various locations across campus.

You can also check out this short video with great tips from MSU’s own Bonnie Seaks, Physician Assistant in the University Physician’s office.

 

Looking for a style of eating that is flavorful, healthy and likely to help you maintain a healthy weight?  Then you may want to consider going Mediterranean!

Eating Mediterranean style typically involves building most of your meals out of high anti-oxidant fruits and vegetables, healthy whole grains, fish, nuts, olive oil, flavorful herbs and spices, and sometimes red wine, though not to excess. Limited amounts of lean red meat, cheese, yogurt and eggs also can fit into this style of eating. Continue Reading… Mediterranean Diets: A Healthy Choice for You?

Do you wish you knew which of the fruits and vegetables you’re buying are from Michigan? A great place to find local, in-season produce, meats, flowers and more is at a farmers market! Farmers markets provide you an opportunity to increase the variety of fruits and vegetables you eat and to try some recipes you can only make when certain ingredients are available. When you buy in-season produce from a farmers market, you’re getting the highest nutrient content, and it’s typically cheaper than grocery store organic produce too. Continue Reading… Buy Local, Buy at a Farmers Market!