Riverside Corporate Wellness Food for Thought: Be Aware of Health Halos

You’re walking through the grocery store, perusing the shelves in search of ideas for a nutritious snack choice to keep at your desk during the workday. The choices are virtually endless, and the terms “healthy”, “organic”, “low-fat”, and “gluten-free” are everywhere. If a food has one or more of these labels, it has to be

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Riverside Corporate Wellness Friday Fit Bit

Riverside Corporate Wellness (RCW), located in La Crosse, works with local businesses to incorporate wellness initiatives into the workplace.  One way they promote workplace wellness is through newsletters that share health, fitness, and nutrition related information. RCW has generously offered to share this newsletter content with us to pass on to FCC staff.  When you see

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New Wellness Challenge Begins Monday, May 1st

Minutes in Motion is wrapping up this week, but we’re not done focusing on wellness!  Join us in participating in the latest Wellness Challenge, running May 1st – June 2nd.  This challenge is called Keep the Beat: Healthy Heart Challenge, and it’s all about making deliberate decisions about your heart health.  To participate in this

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Putting Self-Care into Practice

          Social Service Staff at all levels are often overworked and often feel under-appreciated. We tend to have many responsibilities and fewer resources than we would desire. We also have responsibilities to home, family, and more outside of our work environment. Despite these many challenges, we must consciously plan time to

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Book the Wellness room at GVC for your next meeting!

You can now book the Wellness Room for your meetings!  These employees did:                       The Wellness Room on 2nd floor GVC has an exercise bike, an elliptical, free weights, yoga balls, and more! To reserve the room, call the front desk and request the time you

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Meet on your feet!

Are you tired sitting all day? Our Wellness champion is changing that! You can now book the Wellness Room for your meetings!   The Wellness Room on 2nd floor GVC has an exercise bike, an elliptical, free weights, yoga balls, and more! To reserve the room, call the front desk and request the time you need-

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FCC named one of La Crosse County’s 2016 Healthy Living Heroes

Read on for the article from WXOW: On Friday morning, the 2016 Healthy Living Heroes awards were presented at Myrick Park. Heroes are chosen based on their efforts to improve nutrition, exercise, and tobacco-free living.  The collaborative awards those who not only live healthy as an individual but also in the community. “I think health

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It’s time to turn in your Holiday Wellness Challenge tracker sheet!

The latest Wellness challenge,  Maintain Don’t Gain, has come to an end!  It’s time to turn in your tracker sheet to Kayla Barnhardt, 2nd floor GVC, to be entered in a drawing to win a wooden cutting board. Thank you to all those who participated in the challenge!   If you have any questions, contact Kayla at 608-785-0001

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Wellness NEAT Challenge Winner!

The Wellness Challenge that took place throughout September has a winner!  Sarah Gile, EHR Project Manager, was drawn as the winner of the NEAT Challenge.  Sarah won a gardening bag & tools!     Thank you to those that participated in the challenge!

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October Frontline Employee & EAP Topic

See below for the October issue of the Frontline Employee newsletter, offering information on wellness and productivity at work! Then, read October’s EAP topic: Developing a Low-Stress Work Style. DEVELOPING A LOW-STRESS WORK STYLE Many of the strategies for managing personal life stressors can also be effective in managing stress at work.  Adopting a “low-stress work

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