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Did you miss a class? Access video recordings and resources below for previous classes (listed in alphabetical order by topic).

Also see current Wellness Classes & Activities and Group Fitness Classes.

Back Health Webinar

Wellness Pillars: Physical and Emotional Well-being

Behind the Belly Button Webinars

Wellness Pillars: Physical and Emotional Well-being

  • Digestion and Nutrient Absorption – Session 1 provided a closer look at how digestion works to break down food to usable forms of energy, vitamins and minerals and how they’re absorbed into the body (53-minute video).
  • Gut Health – Session 2 uncovered the mysteries of the gut and identified ways to improve your gut health (50-minute video). 
  • The Microbiome Explained – Session 3 focused on our body’s over 100 trillion microbial cells. When this complex system tips out of balance, we get sick (44-minute video).
  • Epigenetics – Session 4 focused on epigenetics which proves lifestyle choices turn certain genes on and off, giving us the power to prevent poor health and disease, even with a genetic predisposition (39-minute video).
  • All About Hunger – Session 5 examined ways our body and brain experience hunger and strategies to assess whether, when and what to eat (47-minute video).

Biometric Screening: Know Your Numbers Webinars

Wellness Pillars: Physical Well-being

  • Know Your Numbers: Why Getting a Biometric Screening Matters – BMI, BP, HDL, LDL! What does it all mean and why do we need a biometric screening anyway!? These important markers are vital in getting an accurate picture of your health status, but they can be confusing. Join Dr. Lydia Malcolm to learn about important biometric markers, what they mean for your health, and how to improve them (42-minute video).

Building Resilience to Manage Stress Webinar Series

Wellness Pillars: Physical and Emotional Well-Being

Cook Along Kitchen Webinars Series

Wellness Pillars: Physical, Social and Financial Well-being

  • Cooking to Boost Your Immune System – Fight disease with food! Learn to prepare foods that are high in nutrients and contain ingredients that help fortify your immune system. This session included a cooking demo of Honey-Seared Brussels Sprouts (52-minute video). 
  • Healthy Meals on a Budget – Watch this hands-on cooking demonstration to gain time-saving tips to prepare delicious, healthy and affordable meals (57-minute video).
  • Perfect Post-Workout Snacks – The right post-workout snack provides your body the nutrients needed to help repair and rebuild muscles worked during physical activity. Watch our Nutrition Health Coach show you how to make two delicious, no-cook easy snacks to maximize exercise benefits (17-minute video).
  • Use Your Hands to Measure Portions – Portion control is key to healthy weight. Learn to use your hands as measurement tools so you can measure a portion no matter where you go. Also watch a cooking demo of restaurant style bowls (49-minute video).
  • Winning Weeknight Meals – This cooking demo provides tips to effectively plan and prepare weeknight meals, making healthy eating a breeze all week long (37-minute video).

Dementia Awareness Webinar

Wellness Pillars: Physical, Emotional and Social Well-being

  • Dementia Awareness – Human Services’ Jane Muhrlin, who serves on the Dementia Care & Cure Initiative Task Force, and Celisa Boner, Madonna Ptak Center for Alzheimer’s Research & Memory Disorders Clinic, share information about dementia and provide caregiver resources (49-minute video). 

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Overview Webinar

Wellness Pillars: Emotional Well-being

  • EAP Overview Orientation – Learn to navigate the new Cigna Employee Assistance Program and its benefits. An EAP counselor will discuss the assistance available to help with a wide range of work/life concerns (49-minute video).
  • Also see the Employee Assistance Program.

Family Life: The Juggling Act Webinar

Wellness Pillars: Physical, Emotional and Social Well-being

Financial Well-Being Webinar Series

Wellness Pillars: Physical, Emotional, Social and Financial Well-being

  • Financially Fit Kids – Learn how to live and teach financial values to your kids so they, too, can be fiscally fit for life (42-minute video). 
  • Financial Wellness for the Young Adult – Help young adults start their financial journey on the right foot (52-minute video).
  • Frugal, But Fun: Making the Most of Your Money – Take an in depth look at how attitudes and behavior patterns influence spending and explore easy and enjoyable ways to save money (32-minute video).
  • Home Buying Success – Put yourself in a good position to buy a home with confidence by planning ahead and knowing what you can afford (45-minute video).
  • Paying Down Debt & Improving Credit Score – Find out how to improve your credit scores, pay down debt, and stay out of debt (41-minute video).
  • Preparing for Retirement – Learn how to prepare for retirement today so that tomorrow is the life you want (35-minute video). 
  • Psychology of Money – Challenge your attitude around money by taking a deep dive into your mindset, behaviors and relationships that affect your ability to thrive financially (34-minute video
  • The College Plan – Learn to develop a college payment plan which sets realistic expectations and clear communication (36-minute video).

Fitness Routine Webinar

Wellness Pillars: Physical Well-being

  • Start a Sustainable Fitness Routine – Learn in detail the proper steps and considerations needed to successfully add a fitness routine into your life for the long haul (56-minute video).

Garden for Life Webinars

Wellness Pillars: Physical and Emotional Well-being

  • Growing Vegetables in Containers – Want to grow your own food but don’t exactly live on a farm? Join Theresa Badurek, Urban Horticulture Extension Agent, to learn what kind of veggies to grow in small spaces and what to grow them in (54-minute video).
  • Health Benefits of Therapy Gardens – Take a moment for yourself and learn how you can find your peace of mind through therapy gardens (35-minute video).
  • Pollinator Gardening – Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Educator Melissa West shares tips to establish a pollinator garden. These gardens are not only beautiful, but 75% of all food crops in the U.S. depend on pollinator animals such as insects, birds and others.

Grocery Store Virtual Tour

Wellness Pillars: Physical and Financial Well-Being

  • Grocery Store Tour – Join onsite Nutrition Coach Shannon Parks for a virtual grocery store tour. You’ll get the scoop on how to navigate the grocery store and the products within it (29-minute video).

Joyful Movement Webinar

Wellness Pillars: Physical and Emotional Well-being

  • Joyful Movement – When you hear the word ‘exercise’, do you run for cover? Gain a fresh perspective on physical activity, ditch the rigid structure many believe exercise to be and find joy in moving (40-minute video).

Pain Webinars

Wellness Pillars: Physical and Emotional Well-being

  • Pain: When it Impacts Your Life – Dealing with chronic pain can take a serious emotional and mental toll. Presented by Dr. Lydia Malcolm, you will learn pain management options, relaxation techniques, coping strategies and alternative approaches (56-minute video).
  • Pain-Free Movement – Wellness Technician Nicki highlights the common causes of pain during and after exercises and how to minimize and avoid unnecessary discomfort to get your wellness routine back on track (51-minute video).

Power Pairing Food Webinar

Wellness Pillars: Physical and Social Well-being

  • Power Pairing Food “Better Together” – We know to eat our fruits and veggies, but you may be missing out on the powerful benefits these foods pack. Did you know that eating certain foods together can boost their benefits, while some combinations may actually prevent nutrients from being absorbed into the body? Learn how to pair food to make the most of your mealtime (35-minute video).

Sleep Webinars

Wellness Pillars: Physical and Emotional Well-being

Stress Management Webinar

Wellness Pillars: Physical and Emotional Well-being

Women’s Wellness Tips Webinar

Wellness Pillars: Emotional and Financial Well-Being

  • Wellness Tips for Women – Review core ways to create a basic blueprint for better health – mind, body, and spirit. Explore the impact of stress and learn how friendships, fun, and purpose can help you to be healthier (54-minute video).

Yoga for Digestion

Wellness Pillars: Physical and Emotional Well-being

  • Yoga for Digestion – Follow Wellness Technician Nicki Lanauze in this on-demand 30-minute yoga class which focuses on digestion-supportive poses. The gentle moves are suited to all levels. Lengthening, strengthening, twisting, and compression help stimulate digestion and massage your internal organs, leading to a healthy and happy gut (33-minute video).

Wellness Learning Series

2019

  • 30-Day Tune-Up: Change a Habit, Change Your Health
    Wellness Pillars: Physical, Emotional and Financial Well-being
    This series taught mini-habit strategies to improve eating habits and overall well-being using principles of the DASH diet (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension). Access the workbook at creating healthy habits resources.
  • The Power of Sleep: Your A to ZZZz Guide to Good Health
    Wellness Pillars: Physical and Emotional Well-being
    This series provided information on types of sleep, sleep cycles, connection between sleep and disease, strategies and tools to improve sleep, sleep disorders and treatment options. Watch the videos and access links to sleep resources.

2018

  • The Stress-Proof Brain
    Wellness Pillars: Physical, Emotional, Social and Financial Well-being
    This series, based on a book by Dr. Melanie Greenberg, provided insights on the brain’s physiological response to stress plus practical stress-buster techniques. Watch the videos and access links to stress-reduction resources.

12/20/23