Be Well, Be Safe Week 2022
From May 2-6, 2022, Wellness@Work hosted a week of activities in recognition of National Mental Health Week and North American Occupational Safety and Health Week.
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March 2022 Resources for Simplifying
For March 2022 the Wellness@Work Programming Committee is focusing on simplifying the wellness calendar. Simplifying parts of our days and the spaces around us can support with increased well-being and reduce emotional overwhelm. Simplifying can mean something different for each individual person, especially with what they may need.
Simplifying BINGO Card: March 2022 Wellness Challenge
The Wellness@Work Programming Committee is challenging you to a new Simplifying BINGO game for March 2022! For March 2022 the Wellness@Work Programming Committee is focusing on simplifying the wellness calendar. Simplifying parts of our days and the spaces around us can support with increased well-being and reduce emotional overwhelm.
Join the 28 Day Gratitude Challenge
Each day in February, commit to your own gratitude practice.
Below are a few ideas for inspiration. Pick one strategy that works best for you or try out different practices throughout the month:
Spot the Hazards! Activity
How observant are you? Do you have what it takes to spot all the hazards in the photos?
Check out this activity sheet and give it your best shot for a chance to WIN A PRIZE!
Those wishing to enter are asked to identify 3 hazards within each of the photos and also submit a “safety idea” relevant to the photos.
Complete the fillable PDF worksheet.
January Wellness Challenge: Consistent Effort Yields Results, Step Challenge
Challenge Details
This is a step-challenge. The goal for this challenge is to walk 5000 steps/day, every day of the challenge to acquire 155,000 steps by the end of the month. Record your movement in the GryphFit app to be entered.
The challenge runs from January 1st to 31st!
Healthy Workplace Month 2021 Highlights
View the highlights from our virtual Healthy Workplace Month 2021 with participant feedback.
Do you want to share any feedback about the month or activities you joined? Feel free to reach out to wellnessatwork@uoguelph.ca.
November 2021 Wellness Challenge: Set your own Wellness Goal
Your wellness challenge for November 2021 is to set your own wellness goal! We encourage you to download the goal setting template, complete it and submit it by December 1st, 2021 to Isidora Nezic via email at wellnessatwork@uoguelph.ca. Everyone who submits their wellness goal will be entered to win a $25 gift card of their choosing!
Change and Routine
When I agreed to write a blog post for the Wellness@Work blog, I thought it’d be easy. I thought I’d Google a few articles, watch a few YouTube videos and regurgitate some meaningful information that makes me seem like an expert on going through change. After doing some initial research I sat down to write and immediately felt overwhelmed with where to start. Everything I wrote sounded fake and toxically positive.