Healthy PSU

May 20, 2013  3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Plymouth State Welcome Center & Ice Arena

Vendors $15 / LFP Members $5 / General Public $10

For anyone interested in expanding

& strengthening the local food economy:

general consumers, producers, farmers, bakers, chefs, institutions, B&Bs, hotel/motel, families

Matchmaking Event

Local Food Workshops, put on by Local Foods Plymouth, will be held in Frost Commons on Monday, March 11th at 7:00am and Friday, March 15th at 12:00pm.

Come and learn about the importance of eating locally, how you can take steps towards becoming a “Localvore,” how to purchase local foods through Local Foods Plymouth, and sample foods from local farmers/food producers.

Anyone who may be interested in receiving a free pedometer and information on how to implement more walking into your daily life, please contact Jill Tarkleson at jytarkleson@plymouth.edu

If you can get a group of colleagues who are interested to join you in tracking and documenting your steps, Healthy PSU will reward your group’s efforts and participation. We will provide exercise psychology consulting after the first month of participation along with Healthy PSU water bottles. If you can increase your daily step count by 10% in the following month, you will receive further rewards.

Join our efforts to make PSU a healthier place by becoming a “walk star” today!

Put some SPRING into your step!

The Applied Health Fitness majors from Health and Human Performance are once again offering their exercise and physical activity leadership expertise to PSU Faculty and Staff members. This spring a new “Functional Training” program will be offered in the HUB fitness room from 6:45 -7:30 AM on Tuesday and Thursday mornings this spring. There will be no charge and enrollment is limited to 20 participants.

This program is designed to improved strength, endurance, balance and coordination in ways that support both daily tasks and recreational activities. Functional training can be modified to meet individual needs and levels of experience. The student trainers are enthusiastic about using this training methodology, as it is current and evidence-based.

An introductory session will be held on Thursday March 7^th at 6:45 am in the HUB fitness room.  Anyone interested in participating should come to complete the registration process.  Session A will meet March 12 – April 11 (excluding Spring Break); Session B will meet April 16-May 9. To get the most out of this program, participants are encouraged to commit to participation in all 8 classes of a session to get the full benefit of learning and conditioning.

For more information, contact Barbara McCahan at bmccahan@plymouth.edu

Back by popular demand!  Seniors from Health and Human Performance are once again providing personal training services to PSU staff.  There is no cost for this personal training, only the request for a commitment of time to allow students to complete their course requirements of 12 hours per client across 4-8 weeks. Clients will be accommodated on a first-come, first serve basis, according to matching time schedules with student trainers.  Priority will be given to people who have not had a student trainer in previous terms.  This is a great opportunity to receive personalize attention, assessment and programming to meet your particular physical activity and exercise needs and interests.  To express your desire to work with a trainer, please complete the attached form and reply to Dr. Barbara McCahan at bmccahan@plymouth.edu

February 25th – March 1st is Plymouth State Love Your Body Week

Check out the attached flier for more information on events and how you can take part (it is all free and open to everyone): Love Your Body Week

Love Your Body Week Newsletter: LOVE YOUR BODY WEEK Newsletter

LFP Five N Ten Information

For a fixed price, you get five staples (cheese, bread, milk, bread & meat) every week for ten weeks from your local farmers. Available through Local Foods Plymouth – pick-up your food every Thursday from 4-6pm at the UPS Store on Main Street. For more information or to sign-up, visit http://localfoodsplymouth.org/

Begins on Thursday, January 10th and will meet every subsequent Thursday at 2pm at the PSU Welcome Center (warm-up starts at 1:45pm).

Attend when you can to get some physical activity in a supportive and encouraging environment. All PSU benefit-eligible employees are welcome to join at any time!

In interested, email Jill at jytarkleson@plymouth.edu or just show up!

Workshops will be held at the PSU Welcome Center

• Monday, December 10th @ 2pm
• Monday, December 17th @2pm

Get a free pedometer and learn how to set goals, use your pedometer and successfully walk your way through the holidays!

If interested, email Jill at jytarkleson@plymouth.edu or just show up!

Go out for a walk this week, collect any and all garbage along your way and participate in the Plymouth Pick-Uppalooza. The big pile-up event is on Thursday, Nov. 29th, from 11am-2pm on the Alumni Green. Plan to bring your collected litter to this event and enter for a chance to win a raffle prize. This is a great way to get some fresh air, get some exercise and create a cleaner environment all at the same time! Any questions, email Jeremiah Duncan: jsduncan@plymouth.edu