Redefining Recovery and Wellness for Student Communities
By Olivia Pape, MPH As the director of the WVU Collegiate Recovery Program, I am often asked...
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Category: Physical
Do you feel like you’re walking your talk?
by Ellen Kocher, Masters HWC, ICFPCC, NBCHWC One of the most life-changing things anyone ever said...
Read MoreWhat Employers Can Do To Support Sleep Health
by Stewart Levy R.Ph., HealthWell Solutions Proven and Innovative Solutions to Improve Sleep for...
Read MoreNew Stressors Call for New Stress Management Techniques
by Emily Smith, MPH, CHES, Health Promotion Manager, Laborers’ Health & Safety Fund of North...
Read MoreFour Types of Exercise Can Improve Your Health and Physical Ability
Most people tend to focus on one type of exercise or activity and think they’re doing enough. Research has shown that it’s important to get all four types of exercise: endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility. Each one has...
Read MoreReal-Life Benefits of Exercise and Physical Activity
Why is physical activity important? Exercise and physical activity are good for just about...
Read MoreStand & Move at Work: Become a Partner in the Largest Sedentary Behavior Workplace Study to Date
Research shows that sitting for long periods of time at work increases our risk for chronic disease like heart disease and type 2 diabetes – and this is true even if you exercise before or after work! Thankfully, taking regular...
Read MoreImplementing Sustainable Strategies to Modify Cardiovascular Disease Risk
by Alyssa Protsman, MS, CWP Wellness practitioners play an important role in providing advocacy...
Read MoreImplications of race and ethnicity for child physical activity and social connections at summer care programs
TylerProchnowbMegan S.PattersonbLoganHartnellcGeoffreyWestdM. RenéeUmstattd Meyera Highlights: Children at the summer care program may have chosen friends based on similarity in race/ethnicity. Black children reported more...
Read MoreSitting Causes Social Isolation
Physical activity is associated with lower odds of both social isolation indicators in boys, and with lower likelihood of having few friends in girls. Greater sitting time was associated with higher likelihood of social...
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