Walktober celebration

Know Your Numbers

Zumba Fun

Homecoming 5K

Winter Cooking Series Returns

Our healthy cooking classes will return this winter and are not to be missed.  Each week will have a different theme. You will learn to cook recipes within the theme, get to taste one another’s dishes, and bring your creations home with you. You can register for individual classes at $10 a piece.  Space is limited!

  • January 18: Ladies Night
  • January 25: Healthy Desserts
  • February 1: Healthier Superbowl snacks

Classes are held in the Willard Food Lab (Room 204) on Tuesday evenings from 5:00-6:30pm. Click the registration link above to reserve your spot today!

Chef Robbie Jester of the Stone Balloon, famous for beating Bobby Flay, gives a healthy cooking demo in the STAR atrium during the White House Healthy Campus Challenge.

+ Cooking Classes
+ Health Screenings
+ Wellness

Employee Wellness has partnered with the Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition to deliver a Healthy Cooking series in the University’s Food Lab, 204 Willard Hall.

The series consists of 4 classes in which you will work in a small team of up to 3 people to prepare your own meal in UD’s food lab. You will perfect your knife skills, learn about different cooking techniques, and learn new, healthy recipes.

The series is offered periodically throughout the year. Single class cost is 10 Wellness Dollars.

A variety of health screenings are offered at different times throughout the year, allowing employees to be proactive when it comes to prevention and early detection with their own healthcare. Screenings traditionally offered include blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, hearing, posture and osteoporosis.

Employees may register for the screenings at any time throughout the year as they are conducted in our offices, located in the Carpenter Sports Building and on the STAR campus.

Know Your Numbers

This screening entails a small fingerstick and in 5-minutes will tell you your total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and blood glucose.  We will also obtain a measurement of your blood pressure as a part of this service.  Employees must first register and call or email for an individual  appointment.  Fasting is not required. Cost: 15 Wellness Dollars 

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Ongoing blood pressure monitoring is available by appointment where the staff can check once a week for 8 weeks. You will receive a wallet card to record your measurements which, in turn, can be shared with your healthcare provider.

 

  • Neck and Shoulders
  • Hands, Wrists and Torso
  • Lower Back and Thighs

Chair massage

Chair massage sessions of 10-15 minutes can counteract the negative impacts of prolonged sitting. You’ll return to your work relaxed, refreshed and ready to go. Benefits of massage include improved posture and circulation, pain management, relaxed muscles, improved flexibility and range of motion, and relief of tension-related headaches. If you would like a licensed massage therapist to provide this service for your department, office or group, you will be responsible for making specific arrangements directly with the therapists listed below. This includes providing a location for the therapist to work and payment. Wellness Dollars may not be used to pay for chair massages. Payment will be made directly to the therapist from the individuals or groups that request their services.

Desktop yoga

Schedule a 30-minute Desktop Yoga stretch break for your office. A member of our staff will share highlights about the importance of stretching, lead your group through a 20-minute series of stretches to relaxing music, and answer any questions you may have. A 3-page stretching handout will also be provided.  Re-energize your work day with some easy stretches you can do at your desk. Follow along with these 2-minute videos or do as many repetitions as you wish. Cost: $10 Wellness Dollars

Bring your best self to work each day.

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