Join us for a variety of Wellness Week activities! Open to all employees of our Chamber Members.
All events are Free thanks to our Wellness Week Sponsors.
*More sessions and offers are being added. Continue to check through future emails.
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February 3rd thru February 7th
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Wellness Week 2020 is February 3rd thru February 7th and is an effort to heighten the awareness and share the benefits of wellness in the workplace.
The Chamber is encouraging the community to participate during the week to promote wellness in Fort Smith. Ideas for participation for businesses, churches, schools and families are listed below. Be creative and have WELLNESS on your mind the entire week. Additionally, we'd like participants to share their progress, stories and photos with us through tagging the Fort Smith Regional Chamber page on Facebook and Tweeting with the hashtag #FSWellnessWeek.
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What's Happening ALL Week
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Free Sessions at Cryoshock
3400 S 70th Street Suite B
Mon-Sat: 10-6pm
Free Compression therapy session
or
a free infrared sauna session
during wellness week
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Here is a little about the compression therapy and infrared sauna:
Normatec Compression Therapy is a treatment modality that uses pulse massage patterns to boost recovery. The dynamic compression device uses compressed air to massage limbs, mobilize fluid, and fight inflammation. Limbs are inserted into sleeves that are inflated to compress the muscles. The compression system then pulses up the limbs, squeezing pain-causing fluid and lactic acid out of them. The limbs are then replenished with fresh blood, stimulating recovery. Our Normatec Compression Therapy sessions last for 30 minutes and are regularly priced at $25.
Our steam-less Infrared Sauna is just what you need to burn calories and detox all while relaxing! Rather than use steam or the traditional "box of hot rocks" heating elements, the infrared sauna heaters use infrared spectrum to promote relaxation and other health benefits. In an infrared sauna, the air temperature is less important than the quality of the infrared heat. As your body absorbs the infrared heat, this will increase your core body temperature inducing a deep and relaxing sweat. The radiant heat from the infrared sauna surrounds you and penetrates deeply into your joints, muscles, and tissues which will help reduce aches and pains while increasing oxygen flow and blood circulation.
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Free Fitness Classes
Mercy Fitness Center is offering FREE Classes for Chamber Members for the week of February 3rd-7th.
This is what is available all week at Mercy:
Just tell them that you are a Chamber Member when you sign in!
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Free Yoga Classes
Swing by Yogaterrium on your lunch during wellness week and meet studio owner Terri Hargrove.
She will lead a free 30 minute beginner yoga class and answer your most common questions about yoga.
Healthy snacks and drinks will be provided.
Available Times & Locations:
Location: Yogaterrium 7424 Ellis St. at Chaffee Crossing
Days: Monday and Wednesday
Time: 12:45-1:45 PM
Location: Yogaterrium 2712 Grand Ave.
Days: Tuesday & Thursday
Time: 12:00-1:00 PM
Just tell them that you are a Chamber Member !
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Free Fitness Center Access
One week pass to Baptist Health-Marvin Altman Fitness Center
Interested in trying a class or checking out the fitness center? Come by anytime during wellness week for FREE!
Click
HERE
for more details on Family Swim, Child Care, Zumba, Yoga Classes and more!
Just tell them that you are a Chamber Member at the front desk !
Monday - Thursday 5:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Friday 5:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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Schedule of Daily Events
We still have open spots for each session.
Everything is free, click the link to sign up.
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Blake Metcalf,
MS, RD, LD, BC-ADM, CDE
Clinical Nutrition Manager,
Baptist Health Fort Smith
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Monday, February 3rd
Nutrition and Heart Health: Start Now
3:00PM
Fort Smith Chamber Board Room
612 Garrison Ave
When dieting and changing lifestyle habits, often time most people don't realize the cardiovascular impact nutritional changes can make.
Learn more about how changes can affect your long term health from a registered Dietitian.
Free to attend
Please register in advance
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Tuesday, February 4th
9:00 AM
Fort Smith Chamber Board Room
612 Garrison Ave
"Reviving Yourself with Hypnosis- Techniques for Lowering Stress in the Workplace"
Learn about hypnosis and what it is and isn’t and the benefits that come from being able to
use self-hypnosis in everyday life to help keep stress level down
and focus on tasks in the work place setting.
Willie C Piggee Jr.
License Massage Therapist
Certified Consulting Hypnotist
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February 3rd-7th
Saves lives, & stay healthy!
Did you know
that donating blood not only saves up to 3 lives, but also can impact your own health?
Reduce your iron levels:
Iron is a mineral that the body needs to produce red blood cells. However, too much iron can be harmful to a person's health. It can deposit into different organs of the body, such as the liver and heart, and affect the way those organs function.
Identify possible health issues:
Each person who donates blood completes a simply physical examination and short blood test before giving blood.
As a result, it is possible that a person could identify unknown health concerns as a part of the blood donation process. These health issues could include blood pressure concerns or low blood counts.
Lower Stress:
Donating blood has the power to impact up to three people who need the blood to survive.
Knowing that they have made a difference to the lives of others can relieve a person's stress and make them feel mentally well or better about themselves than they did before.
Burn Calories:
Donating blood burns
up to 650 calories
per donation, according to the St. Mary's Medical Center, Blue Springs, MO. While giving blood should not be an alternative to exercise,
the calories
burned might be seen as of occasional benefit by some.
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Monday, February 3
Adult Ed Center
501 s. 20th St.
8:45 am – 11:30 am
Wal-Mart on Zero
2425 Zero
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Wednesday, February 5
Answer Fort Smith
5805 Hwy 271 South
1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Thursday, February 6
Goodyear Commercial Tire Offices
1000 South 21
st
St.
9am – 1pm
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Or donate all week long at the Fort Smith Donor Center:
5300 South U St.
Fort Smith, AR
8:30 am – 6 pm
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Thursday, February 6th
2020 Wellness Week: Suicide Prevention Educational Presentation
3:00pm
Chamber Board Room
Learn more about Suicide Prevention programs and ways to bring this presentation to your workplace to educate your employees.
The Jason Foundation is commented to the prevention of the "silent epidemic" of youth suicide. Suicide is the 2
nd
leading cause of death in ages 10-24.
During the presentation we will discuss warning signs/signs of concerns and provide resources for further education.
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Presented by: Kim Schwartz, Director of Business Development & Referral Management at Valley Behavioral Health System, Jason Foundation Representative
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Friday, February 7th
First Friday Breakfast
7:30-9:00am
UAFS Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center
"UAMS and its Role in Improving the Health of Arkansas"
Join us for our guest speaker, Stephen A. “Steppe” Mette, M.D., senior vice chancellor for UAMS Health and chief executive officer for UAMS Medical Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
AND this year's
"Healthy Workplace Award"
recipients will be unveiled!
Wear
RED
on Friday to support Women's Heart Health. <3
#RiverValleyGoRed
National Wear Red Day
®
Wear red to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and save lives. Because when we come together, there’s nothing we can’t do.
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Thank to our Wellness Week Supporting Sponsors!
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