The Daily Commute

One of our new challenges this summer for the MUS Wellness Incentive Program involves commuting. There are many reasons to be conscious of how we get ourselves from place to place. Using alternative transportation including biking, walking, public transportation or carpooling has a number of positive benefits including: Saving money Lowering emissions Easing campus parking burdens... Continue Reading →

Motivation Wave

Normally, all exercise topics are Neal’s realm, but I (Cristin) wanted to share a personal story that happens to be fitness-related. I originally wrote this post back in early March. I didn’t publish it at the time, probably because we hit the road for WellCheck season. However, I rediscovered it on my computer this week... Continue Reading →

The Amazing M.E.T.

No, not the baseball team from New York...today we're learning about Metabolic Equivalents, which sounds either nerdy or boring, but Neal makes them fun in the latest video from Montana Moves. Learning about the amazing M.E.T. gives you another tool to use, especially when you're resigned to indoor cardio, as many of us here in... Continue Reading →

Happy Friday, Happy Story

Happy Friday everybody! We wanted to share another feel-good Wellness story with you to kick-off your weekend. This one is from K.R. from Montana State in Bozeman. It's another example of pairing specific behavior goals with outcome goals in order to achieve results. My fitness goal, becoming healthier, started at the beginning of the year... Continue Reading →

Doing Work (HR)

...measuring our heart rate is an excellent tool for measuring exercise intensity. Simply put, your heart rate doesn't lie. Last week we kicked off American Heart Month by sharing some fun-facts about your heart and also talked about simple ways to measure exercise intensity. In this post, we're going to dive a bit deeper into... Continue Reading →

2015 Incentive Program Wrap-Up

Our 2016 Incentive Program launched on Monday (1/11), and we hope many of you have had the chance to log in, check out the new challenges, and get started. The Wellness Team is aiming to hit the Million Step Club by May 1st. Who’s with us?! Before we get too far with the 2016 program... Continue Reading →

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! We hope your 2016 is off to a rocking start already! Your Wellness team wasted no time as we did a backcountry ski outing on a sun-drenched New Year's Day. We often begin the year by talking about healthy goal-setting. Personally, I operate best when I have some clear direction and focus... Continue Reading →

Success Story-You’re Worth It

Here's a story from G. Allison from UM.  We wanted to share this story because it contains so many values we advocate here at MUS Wellness, particularly striving for a high quality of life at any age.  Thanks for allowing us to share this, and keep up the great work!  You are worth it! About... Continue Reading →

Sharing Success!

We mentioned in our last post that we've been pouring through the tons of success stories that we're receiving from you guys. We're not even close to being through reading, but it's time to start sharing anyway! We find it affirming to read about not only all the amazing results, victories, and experiences happening across... Continue Reading →

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