Wellness Activities / Events

Weight Watchers

A new series of Weight Watchers meetings will start Tuesday, August 2, and go through Tuesday, October 18.  The cost for this session is $144.00 and includes 14 weeks of free e-tools.  Meetings will be held at Northwest Technical College in room 302 on Tuesday nights at 5:00 p.m.  For questions, contact Ann Campbell at NTC, Ann.Campbell@ntcmn.edu or call 333-6655.

Living Well, Working Well Survey Results

Below are the results of the Living Well, Working Well survey.

Results

• 74% of the respondents are interested in a wellness program at BSU and NTC
• 72% of the respondents are thinking of changing health behaviors
• 87% indicate stress negatively impacts their health
• 94% indicate they do not get enough physical activity
• 80% indicate they need to lose weight
• The main topics of interest are:
• Exercise/Fitness
• Nutrition/Weight loss
• Relaxation
• Social Activities
• Financial strategies
• Respondents had the following ideas/recommendations:
• Have challenges like "Biggest Loser"
• Organize partners/buddies to exercise
• Organize walking teams
• Some people suggested that membership for the Rec. Center should be free. Unfortunately this is not possible, because the Rec. Center is funded by student fees.

Plans

The results of this survey will be used to set priorities for fulfilling the Living Well, Working Well (LWWW) mission, which is "a workplace that encourages, empowers, and supports employees as they strive to live well and work well". 

Thanks for your interest. We look forward to working with you during the year. If you are interested in helping with the programming, please contact us.

• Nicholle Bieberdorf, Academic Associate
• Margie Giauque, Director of Career Services
• Linda Gilsrud, Director of Human Resources
• Debbie Grovum, Counselor
• Mur Gilman, Professor, Physical Education
• Jay Passa, Health Education Coordinator
• Riki Scheela, Professor, Nursing
• Jim White, Assistant Professor, Physical Education