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Wes Rockwood

Tips for completing the Summer Fitness Series:

Be Creative! The most common roadblock for Northwest employees seems to be lack of time – especially lack of a full 30 minutes to one...

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Summer Fitness Series at Northwest Missouri State University

Summer Fitness Series During a span of 10 weeks, Northwest is hosting four fitness challenges via the fitness app MoveSpring. Employees...

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All types of movement (swimming, biking, playing tennis, chasing your children) count as exercise.

Exercise: Remember, all types of movement (swimming, biking, playing tennis, chasing your children) count as exercise. The biggest...

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Mental Health Statistics

STATS Over 40% of adults suffered from anxiety and depression during the pandemic and even now, post-pandemic. 300M+ adults worldwide...

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Grab Bag! Laughter, Humor, & Smiling!

Laughter, Humor, & Smiling! Health Benefits: Improves mood, lowers blood pressure, makes it easier to cope with social anxiety, boosts...

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Even two minutes of silence helps to shift the brain and body into rest and digest mode

Meditation Research shows even two minutes of silence a few times per day helps to shift the brain and body into parasympathetic mode...

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Sleep - to support our mental health

Sleep statistics: 40% of people with insomnia may have a diagnosable mental-health condition. Over half of respondents to a...

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Food as medicine – To support our mental health

OATS Oats – or avena in Latin – has been long-used in tincture form for chronic (long-term) anxiety support. You get the same benefit...