Employee Health and Fitness Day is May 18

There’s no higher day to take time for your self than Might 18, Worker Well being and Health Day. Nationally acknowledged on the third Wednesday in Might, it celebrates the advantages of well being and well-being within the office.

At your fingertips are quite a lot of college packages and sources to help your physique, thoughts and temper. Listed here are 5 easy methods you’ll be able to look after your self on Might 18 and past:

Join with somebody

Make some extent to succeed in out to a colleague, good friend or liked one. Might can also be Psychological Well being Consciousness Month and being there for somebody generally is a temper booster for each of you. For additional help, confidential on-line screenings, skilled counselors, and different sources can be found at no cost.

Plus, on Might 25, MHealthy will provide a particular 30-minute workshop overlaying enjoyable methods to attach together with your hybrid or distant crew and creating wholesome boundaries. 

Get shifting

Motion is sweet in your physique and thoughts. Take a stroll, stretch your muscle tissues or get shifting in a free MHealthy train and rest class. Stay Zoom lessons can be found within the well-being and advantages channel on umichWORKS Slack. Can’t make a stay class? No downside – entry the Train Video Library on the MHealthy Portal anytime!

Find out about your present well being wants

It’s typical for our well-being wants to vary over time. If you wish to discover out your present wants, MHealthy’s annual well being questionnaire (HQ) is the place to start out. It’s confidential and solely takes a couple of minutes to finish.

Primarily based in your responses, you’ll see what you might be doing nicely, and which well being areas may have your consideration. You’ll additionally get a customized checklist of sources tailor-made to you. Energetic, benefits-eligible college, workers and their U-M well being plan enrolled partner/OQA can entry the HQ on the MHealthy Portal.

Do a pores and skin verify

Might can also be acknowledged as Pores and skin Most cancers Consciousness Month. Extra pores and skin cancers are identified within the U.S. every year than all different cancers mixed. Examine your pores and skin, ideally at the least as soon as a month. This might help you discover many pores and skin cancers early when they’re simpler to deal with. View tips about the way to verify and defend your pores and skin.

Eat a nutritious meal

Having fun with a scrumptious, more healthy meal doesn’t should be time-consuming or costly. Discover MHealthy’s web site to search out recipes, free cooking lessons, movies and extra nutrition-related sources.

Need extra concepts?

Discover well being and well-being sources on the MHealthy web site and help for each a part of your private well-being on the Properly-being at U-M web site.