2022 UC Moves Challenge
Join your UC colleagues for some fun, energizing, and friendly competition! Represent your UC location in the 2022 systemwide movement: UC Moves Challenge! Sponsored by Anthem, this activity challenge will feature weekly motivational postcards, an in-person campus event, and great prizes along the way.
Now is your chance to show your Berkeley pride and help our campus run, walk, skip and move as we virtually travel along the California coastline by working towards the goal of moving 5,000 steps/day. Join as an individual or a team!
Registration begins May 2, and the challenge runs May 6-27.
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UC Moves, Berkeley Moves More Event!
Tue. May 24, 12:10-1pm | Campanile
Mark your calendars and join us for an energizing in-person walking event at the Campanile! The event starts at 12:10pm and the group walk begins at 12:20pm. All participants will have a chance to win great raffle prizes and enjoy light refreshments, and giveaways (while supplies last)!
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Dancing for Fun & Fitness
Zumba/Samba:
12:10-1pm | Online
Instructors:
Nadia Qabazard
Nicole Castillo
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Yoga for Tension &
Stress Relief
12:10-1pm | Online
Instructor:
Laurie Ferris
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WorkFit Online (RSF)
Free Virtual Classes
(click class names to register)
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Recipe of
the Month:
Whether you have an upcoming camping trip or are just dusting off your grill for the summer, try this all-in-one meal packet for an easy, nutritious, and tasty meal! This recipe guides you how to create your own mixture of veggies and protein. Pictured is a mixture of potato, marinated tempeh, zucchini, bell peppers, carrots, Brussels sprouts, mushrooms, and onions.
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Plant-Based and Planet-Friendly
Wed, May 18, 12:10-1pm | Online
Instructor: Kim Guess, RD
Eating lower on the food chain uses less natural resources and provides your body with loads of valuable nutrients. Whether it’s a meatless meal once a day or week, or eating mostly plants at every meal, there are benefits to your health and your planet. Demonstration and recipes provided. (note: new date - class has been rescheduled from Apr. 28)
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Group Cook-Alongs
Are you looking for a fun way to connect with your colleagues? We offer a 1-hour virtual "cook-along" for work units and staff organizations by request. The format will be similar to the Kitchen Staples Cook-Along, but can be customized to your group's needs. We will do our best to accommodate your requests. (Minimum attendance: 10) |
Have a general question about food or nutrition?
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Exercise and Stress
One of the most powerful antidotes to stress is exercise. When we exercise, a cascade of physiological events occur in our bodies that mitigate the effects of the “fight or flight” response brought on by both acute and chronic stress. The human body is actually well-designed to withstand occasional bouts of acute stress, and prepares itself accordingly by releasing adrenaline into the bloodstream. This causes blood pressure and blood sugar to rise, heart and breathing rates to increase, blood vessels to constrict or dilate, and clotting factor to increase. All of these responses prepare one to fight or flee from the acute stressor (think: saber tooth tiger). A second wave of hormones sends cortisol into the bloodstream, and the body is designed to have a relaxation stage after stress is gone which clears the cortisol.
However, in this day and age, we rarely use the fight or flight response brought on by stress and are more likely to experience chronic stress (financial worries, relationship issues, work-related challenges) rather than acute stress. The result is nearly constant stress response without the mitigating physical and psychological relief, which over time leads to conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure. This is where exercise comes in. Exercise releases endorphins, which curb the effects of stress hormones and reverse the physiological changes that occur with stress. While cardiovascular exercise is most cited in research, strength training and stretching have similar data-supported benefits.
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Be Well at Work Resources |
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Emotional Intelligence for the Workplace
Tue. May 17, 12:10-1pm | Online
Understanding and managing our emotions can increase our sense of well-being, motivation, empathy and ability to relate to others in a healthy way. This workshop will examine what it means to be emotionally intelligent and how to apply key concepts to create a more successful and fulfilling work/life experience.
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Be Well in the Garden
Tue. Jun 14, 11:30am-1:30pm | Staff Garden
(between Li Ka Shing, Mulford, Morgan and Genetics & Plant Biology)
Gather in the staff garden with your colleagues to explore our community garden. Take a grounding stretch break, watch a simple cooking demo using ingredients from the garden (and taste the recipe!), and learn about ergonomics in the context of gardening.
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Virtual Programs
Did you miss a class or maybe you had so much fun you want to take it again? Recordings of past cooking, dance, yoga workshops and webinars are available for you to revisit on our virtual programs page. |
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Mindfulness Mondays
Mondays | 12:10-12:30pm | Online
Join Liza Schlosser-Olroyd for a short mindfulness practice at 12:10 on Mondays! As we continue working and living through unprecedented times in many ways, developing a mindfulness practice is a nourishing way to fill our own cups and cultivate resilience over time. This is a chance to come together and share a mindful moment with one another before we take on the rest of our week. Hope to see you there!
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Save the Dates: Staff Appreciation Week
June 6-10, 2022
Staff Appreciation Week returns with a gratifying, fun-filled week of virtual events and online perks. Look for more information in the Cal Message and mark your calendars to join!
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Faculty/Staff Flyer and Information
Spring Workshops and Programs
Click the image to open the flyer and learn about this semester's exciting offerings.
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