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December 2008
Inside This Issue
Fun and Healthy
Holidays
2
Recipe of the Month
2
Upcoming Events
2
Screening Updates!
2
Hilliard Gates Winter
Specials
December Celebrates
National Drunk Driving Awareness Month December 1-World Aids Day December 5-lnternational Volunteer Day
Join the fun! Interested in helping with the 2Qth annual health fair? Contact Judy Tillapaugh at tillapau@ipfw.edu
Fun and Healthy Holiday Traditions
The holidays can be a fun time to gather with friends and family. Traveling and gatherings are often part of the holiday mix. Though food is often a highlight during this time of year, holiday weight gain doesn't have to be a fear. Try some of these helpful tips to stay active and healthy this holiday season:
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Plan ahead. Know you have a party to go to this afternoon? Go for a walk before work instead of skipping your time at the gym.
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Don't over-commit yourself. The holidays are meant to be a time for fun and relaxation. Ifyour schedule is getting to jam packed, look carefully at your activities and see what you can eliminate or how you can ask for help.
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Don't over-spend. The holidays are not a time to go over-board on spending. Be cautious of purchases.
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Set a post-holiday fitness goal. Choose an upcoming 5K run or walk. Having a goal can help to keep you motivated and moving each day.
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Even if you don't have time to make it to the gym, fit fitness into your day. Park further away at the store, go for a walk with a family member, and speed up your normal walking pace throughout the day.
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Before eating, evaluate your hunger. Are you eating because you are truly hungry or are your emotions or the situation dictating what you will eat?
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Avoid stress. The holidays can be a stressful time. For some, the holidays bring up unpleasant past events or cause family stress can be tiresome. Take time for yourself and know your limits.
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Fort Wayne offers plenty of fun holiday activities:
o Ice Skating in downtown Fort Wayne
o Fox Island cross country skiing and star gazing
o Pokagon State Park toboggan sledding
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"Thanksgiving morning, we all head down to St. Francis to participate in the Galloping Gobbler 4 mile run. It started out as a way to get a quick workout in on a busy holiday, but it has turned into a great family tradition trying to compete with each other for place and other families for the largest number of family members participating!"-Jennifer Roherty, Wellness
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Colleen Carpenter, Behavioral Health and Family Studies Institute at IPFW, remains cognizant of the receivers' health when giving treats as gifts and gives small portions (mini loaves of sweet bread, a few cookies instead of a whole plate of them).
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"We play ping pong and basketball tournaments throughout the day which can get pretty intense!"-Hanna Hager, Wellness Graduate Assistant
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IPFW Fitness/Wellness Coordinator, Judy Tillapaugh, looks forward to going for a walk in the Stone Mountain State Park with her brother and sister-in-law and their two Labrador retrievers.
What are your healthy holiday traditions? If you don't have one, it can be as simple as going for a walk and getting a little extra time to spend with family and friends! Wellness Newsletter December 2008
Upcoming Events
December Events:
IMalthyPurdue '< ,,; :•·, W\'lW.purdue. edu/heal thypurdue Purdue Benefit Eligible Employees and Spouses: Healthy Purdue 2009 officially begins January 5, 2009. Earn $200 for you and your spouse in 2009 by participating in a free cholesterol screening, completing an online health questionnaire and completing 4 wellness criteria apples. Visit www.i12fw.edu/health/em12loxee for more details or call Jen at 481-6746
Enjoy the gift of fitness! Sgort Center Hours: M-Th: 5:30am-l0:00pm Friday: 5:30am-8:00pm Saturday: 8am -5pm Sunday: Noon -8pm Registered Students are free with ID Employee memberships available ($25 annual fee) Monday, December 8 4:45-6:45 PM FREE! Fitness Assessments Gates Sports Center Blood pressure, Height, weight, body composition and blood sugar available
Cholesterol Screenings December 10 7-10 am, Walb Union 222 Register at www.ipfw.edu/health Free to employees, retirees, spouses and 50 remaining free student tests.
Zumba! With Lesley Douglas December 11 6:00-7:00 pm, Hilliard Gates Sports Center Join us for a free holiday Zumba fitness class!
After you've been outside on a chilly day, come in for a cup of homemade "healthified" hot cocoa.
Stovetop Hot
Chocolate
Ingredients
Prep Time:10 min
Start to Finish:10 min
makes:4 servings (about 3/4 cup
each)
2 tablespoons sugar or
substitute
2 tablespoons unsweetened 9r-;-~IVisit us at · f
baking cocoa
3 cups fat-free (skim) milk
ZUMBA! Ditch the workout ...Join the party!
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate
chips (1 1/2 oz) Thursday, December 11
1 /2 teaspoon vanilla
Hilliard Gates Sports Center 6:00-7:00 PM Free fitness class
Directions
1 In 2-quart saucepan, mix
As a holiday treat, IPFW fitness will offer a free fitness class. Join in for the fun!
sugar and cocoa. Stir in milk
What is Zumba?! Zumba® fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy to follow moves to
and half-and-half until
create a dynamic fitness program that will blow you away. Our goal is simple: We want
blended. Cook and stir over
medium heat until thoroughly you to want to work out, to love working out, and to get hooked.
heated (do not boil). Remove
from heat. The routines feature interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and
2 Add chocolate chips; stir resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. Add
constantly with wire whisk some Latin flavor and international zest into the mix and you've got Zumba®!
until chips are melted and
mixture is smooth. Stir in
Hilliard Gates Sports Center Winter Special: Give yourself the gift of fitness!
vanilla. To serve, pour hot
December 1-February 28
chocolate into 4 cups.
Fitness Gift Ideas:
1 month, individual-$25
Basu ball
1 month, family-$50
Source:
Gym membership
www.eatbetteramerica.org 2 month, individual-$45 Personal training passes 2 month, family-$90
Jump Rope New fitness shoes
Call or visit Hilliard Gates Customer Service Desk: Headphones or music device
260-481-6655
ltunes gift card
Sponsored by IPFW/Parkview Health & Wellness Clinic.
For more information call 481-6647 or 481-6746 OR visit www.iofw.edu/health & www.iofw.edu/clinic
