Planning to be more focused on eating better, getting fit, and reducing stress in 2023? Join the WVU Medicine Finding Wellness program and learn about making better choices, according to Gwen Emery, MD, director of the WVU Medicine program.
“More than an abrupt​ change in diet or exercise, Finding Wellness is a way to gradually incorporate elements of a healthy lifestyle into our daily lives until making better choices becomes a way of life,” she said.
Now in its seventh year, the FREE program is not only targeted to the general public but to WVU Medicine employees, who can earn 200 points toward the Wellness Rewards Program and save on their 2024 medical plan premiums.
The eight-week program will offer sessions on the following topics:
- Cooking Demo — Learn how easy and delicious healthy cooking can be and taste test multiple new foods.
- Finding Fitness — Link physical and mental benefits of exercises, and practice a variety of movement.
- Making S.M.A.R.T.E.R. Goals — Assess your motivation level and identify positive/negative influences on your success.
- Menu Planning — Learn meal planning strategies and add/substitute healthier foods.
- Mindful Eating — Recognize what mindless eating looks and feels like, and identify emotional, environmental, and physical triggers.
- Portion Distortion — Learn how to understand food labels, and recognize common pitfalls and how to avoid them.
- Stress Management — Recognize stress and unhealthy coping habits and learn ways to quiet the mind.
- Supermarket Safari — Acquire skills to shop healthier by comparing labels and prices.
Enrollment is underway for the 2023 sessions. The classes will be held virtually and in-person at WVU Medicine University Town Centre in Morgantown on Tuesdays from 4:30-6:30 p.m. and virtually on Thursdays from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Contact Kim Rohozen at findingwellness@wvumedicine.org or 304-293-2604 to sign up; WVU Medicine providers can also sign up their patients.
Participants will be asked to provide their name, height, weight, date of birth, and have their A1C checked at the beginning and end of the series.
For more details about the program, visit the Finding Wellness webpage.