Category: Employee Wellness

Parks & Rec Month comes to a close

Thank you to everyone that sent in selfies, it looked like everyone enjoyed getting outside!!

If you sent in a photo, pick up your sunscreen from Anna’s office — last door on the right down the HR hallway.

  • Indigo’s twins, Ellis & Vera Water Tower Park Cambridge
  • Judy, Crooked Lake
  • Joanne, Rocky Mountain Natl Park
  • Wendy, South Padre Island

Just a few days left in Parks & Rec Month

Get outside and snap a selfie to send to wellnessemp@welia.org by Monday, August 2nd to get a travel sunscreen!

If you’ve submitted a photo and haven’t yet gotten your sunscreen, come on down to Anna’s office — last door on the right down the HR hallway.

  • Nichole H.
  • Bonnie and her sister in Whiteside Park, Ely
  • Matt B.’s girls in Voyageur Natl Park
  • Jess and kids at Stony Point

July is UV Safety Month

While you’re getting outdoors, remember UV Safety!

S-Sunscreen-use it!
U-Use caution near water as it reflects and intensifies damaging rays
N-Non-melanoma-3,500,000 cases of skin cancer in the U.S. this year-the most common of all cancer types

S-Seek shade-between 10 A.M and 2 P.M.
M-Moles-get them checked
A-Apply-sunscreen 30 minutes BEFORE exposure
R-Reapply-sunscreen often
T-Tan-there is no such thing as a healthy suntan

Keep sending in those selfies for Parks and Rec Month!
*If you’ve sent in a photo, come grab your sunscreen from Anna’s office — last door on the right down the HR hallway!

  • Emily, Haleakala Natl Park
  • Cindy, McCarthy State Park
  • Cindy, Glacier Natl Park
  • Angel, Gooseberry Falls
  • Bethany, Custer State Park
  • Shanna, Mt Rushmore Natl Park
  • Pam, Schroeder Cty Park
  • Missy, Discovery Center in Marcell, MN
  • Michele and Wade, Tettegouche State Park
  • Mary, Black Hills
  • Maria, Brownstone Trl, Bayfield, WI
  • Erica and Aaron, Sleeping Bear Dunes Natl Park
  • Bethany, Grand Portage State Park

Benefits of the Outdoors

We know it’s a good thing to be outdoors, but here are five specific benefits that may motivate you to get out there!

  1. Your Vitamin D levels go up
  2. You get more exercise
  3. You’re happier
  4. Your concentration will improve
  5. You may heal faster

Read the full article from Harvard Medical School:

Outdoor BenefitsDownload

Get outdoors and send in a selfie at a city, state, or national park to wellnessemp@welia.org!

  • Juanita at Glacier National Park
  • Marcie at Glacier National Park
  • Aaron at a city park in Roanoke, VA
  • Tawni at Grand Portage
  • Katlyn at a park in Ely
  • Jennifer in Isle Royale National Park

Physical Wellbeing

This week is about physical wellbeing. Here are some resources about being physically active!

Protein Intake for Optimal Muscle MaintenanceDownload
Understanding Sweat LossDownload
Reducing Sedentary Behaviors Sit Less and Move MoreDownload
Eating for RecoveryDownload

If you’re interested in gaining access to the employee gym, contact Rehab Services at x3356 to schedule your orientation.

If you’re interested in gaining access to Welia Center in Mora or the Hinckley-Finlayson Fitness Center, contact Anna at aschultz@welia.org.

Free Outdoor Yoga!

Reminder that we will have FREE outdoor yoga for employees tomorrow, June 22nd at 5pm! The class will be held in the grassy area outside the southwest employee entrance. Bring a mat or borrow one from the employee gym and join Charrie VanVleet for a yoga class!

Feel free to join for the entire duration or stop by for a few minutes to get some movement in your day!