Wellness Seminars/Webinars

Catch up on the latest health information through Healthy Utah's Wellness Seminars/Webinars. They are great for staff meetings, retreats, brown bag lunch-and-learns or employee trainings. Wellness Seminars/Webinars are an excellent way to get connected with health and wellness information on a variety of topics.

Webinar Schedule

Time: 12-12:30 pm

Webinar Recordings

If you were unable to attend the webinar live, we have recorded and archived each webinar so that you can view them at a time that is convenient for you. Use the links below to view the recording and download the accompanying handouts.

Take Ten Tuesdays

Does the holiday season tend to feel less than Merry? Join Healthy Utah for 10 minutes of peace and relaxation. From November 22 until December 31, 2009, we will be offering ten-minute breathing and relaxation webinars. The webinars will be held every Tuesday at 10:00 AM. These sessions are geared to help you de-stress and bring a little joy back to the season.

You can view any of the recorded webinars by using the links below:

Wellness Seminar/Webinar List

We offer seminars in the following health areas:

• Nutrition
• Physical Activity
• Stress Management
• Special Seminars and Inservices

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Nutrition & Weight Management

Healthy Lunches that WORK: Learn about the healthy eating guidelines and how to apply them in your work environment. Explore common barriers that impact our ability to eat healthy at work and how to overcome them. This seminar comes complete with easy and healthy lunch ideas and recipes.

Meal Planning Made Easy: A healthy diet begins with a plan! Learn how to plan and prepare easy and healthy meals for a crowd or just yourself. This seminar covers a four step method that can simplify the meal planning process and help you save time and money.

SUPER Market Shopper: Learn how to read nutrition labels and what common terms on packages really mean. Discover smart shopping strategies that can help you save time, money and eat more nutritiously. Take a virtual tour and explore all the grocery store has to offer!

Dining Out Done Right: Dining out is part of the American culture and nearly half of all food dollars are spent on restaurant meals. Learn about the importance of portion control and tips that can make dining out an enjoyable and healthy experience.

More Matters: Discover ways to stretch your family's fruit and vegetable budget while learning the importance of following the healthy eating guidelines. This seminar will help you incorporate more fruits and vegetables into your diet.

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Physical Activity

De-Stress at Your Desk: Taking yoga from the mat to the cubicle to make yoga work for you. Your environment and stress levels affect your physical and mental health. In this hour long seminar learn stretches and relaxation techniques designed to relieve stress throughout the day.

Nuts & Bolts of Physical Activity: In this class we will focus on how physical activity can help you feel stronger, happier, and younger. Be ready to move! Learn simple exercises that you can do to reduce stress and improve your health. This hour of practical advice and hands-on instruction will show you ways to get started on becoming stronger.

Kick It Up a Notch! Take it to the next step - this can be done as a stand alone seminar or a continuation to Nuts & Bolts of Physical Activity. This seminar will teach you exercise program planning and progression. This hour of practical advice and hands-on instruction will show you ways to take your physical activity to the next level and maintain it.

Fitness and the 4-10s: Fitting your workout into an already over scheduled day can be a challenge. This seminar will teach you techniques for finding time and making exercise work with your schedule. Enjoy an hour of practical advice on how to get started exercising and how to sneak physical activity into your busy day.

Fitness Center Mini-Training: You made it to the fitness center, now what? Don't worry, Healthy Utah is here to help. Schedule a Fitness Center Mini-Training with our exercise specialist. Your employees will be shown how to take full advantage of your exercise equipment. This training is designed for all fitness levels, those who have never touched the equipment to those who are experts.

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Stress Management

Unwind with Healthy Utah: Meetings, schedules, deadlines, commitments, stress! When does anyone have time to relax? Come relax and learn simple techniques that can help you relieve stress. Participants will practice deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, meditation, and guided imagery exercises.

Humor Me: Humor is a potent tool for wellness and stress reduction. You get immediate results, it takes no special talent or ability, no physical prowess or skill, you aren't required to have a master's degree or a license, it makes you feel good, it's fun, fat-free and you don't need batteries.

Maximize Your Minutes: Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the number of projects you have that need to be completed at work each day? Do you often feel the day flies by without your devoting the necessary attention to each assignment because other tasks keep landing on your desk, co-workers interrupt you with questions or you can't get it all organized? You probably know that effective time management will help you get more done each day. It has important health benefits, too. By managing your time more wisely, you can minimize stress and improve your quality of life.

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Special Seminars & Inservices

Sleep: From A to Zzzzzz's: Sleep is a basic necessity of life, as important as air, food and water. It determines if we wake up feeling refreshed, alert and ready for the day or if our jobs, relationships, productivity, health and safety suffer. If you are one of the 74% of Americans who experience sleep problems a few nights a week then this seminar is for you. This seminar will cover general information and myths about sleep as well as how sleep affects your health and fitness goals. You will leave with practical, healthy sleep tips and relaxation techniques that can be used to get a better nights sleep, tonight.

4-10's Survival Guide: Has working 4, 10 hour days put a dent in your efforts to be healthy? Do you think you don't have time to exercise or eat right because the kids need your attention, or work seems to be consuming all your time, or you have no energy left at the end of the day? In this seminar, learn simple tips on exercise, nutrition, and stress managment to help you not only survive your longer work day, but actually have energy at work!

Tobacco Cessation: Ready to quit? Even if you're not, you may benefit from this seminar. Here we will help you to understand smoking as a complex behavior, review common triggers and provide you with a step by step plan to stop smoking. We will also review the benefits of quitting and provide resources that are available to you as PEHP members.

Financial:Utah Retirement Systems offers seminars to assist you with the very important, yet often-overlooked, subject of retirement preparedness. Many people wait to plan for retirement until they are ready to retire, and often they have no idea whether they will be able to live on their retirement income. Visit the URS seminars page for more information.

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Wellness Seminar FAQs

What are Wellness Seminars?
Healthy Utah offers on-site seminars that focus on various health topics, including nutrition, physical activity, stress management, and personal/professional development. Wellness seminars are great for staff meetings, retreats, brown bag lunch-and-learns, or employee trainings. They are a great way to catch up on the latest health information.

How long do they last?
Most classes last about an hour.

Is there a cost to participate?
Wellness Seminars are provided as a benefit to our members, so our classes are offered free of charge.

How can I attend the next seminar?
Healthy Utah does not offer "open" classes. Our seminars are scheduled upon request only. Scheduling a class is easy, and chances are if you are interested in a class, there are others at your worksite interested, too.

How do I schedule a Wellness Seminar?
Look over the list of seminars we offer. Once you have decided on the class(es) you would like to schedule, decide on your preferred date and time for the class, then contact Healthy Utah at HealthyUtah@utah.gov. She will check with the instructor for that class to determine availability and get the class scheduled for you.

How many people do we need to schedule a seminar?
Since Healthy Utah devotes a lot of time and resources to put our seminars together, we require a minimum of 15 people to schedule a class. We feel these classes are a great benefit to our members, and want to be able to share the information with as many people as possible. Sometimes the best way to get people to a class is to ask them which class(es) they are interested in before scheduling.

How far in advance should I call to schedule a seminar?
It is never too early to call us. We ask that you give us at least two weeks advance notice, but more is better.

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Webinar FAQs

A webinar, or "web seminar," is designed to offer the same great information as our onsite seminars, but from the comfort of your computer or conference room. They do not require a certain number of people

How do I join a webinar?
Joining a webinar on a PC or Mac® computer is easy. Click the registration link in the webinar schedule and register for the webinar. You can then join the webinar at the scheduled time by clicking the "Join a Webinar" button or link in your confirmation email, which will be automatically sent to you after registering. You do not need to pre-install any software prior to joining the webinar.

Do I need a GoToWebinar account to register?
You do not need to have a GoToWebinar account to register for and join a webinar organized by a GoToWebinar customer. You also do not need to pre-install any software prior to joining the webinar. You participate as a guest of the webinar organizer, at no cost to you.

What are the system requirements to attend a webinar?
PC system requirements:

• Internet Explorer® 6.0 or newer, Mozilla® Firefox® 2.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
• Windows® 2000, XP, 2003 Server or Vista
• Cable modem, DSL or better Internet connection
• Minimum of Pentium® class 1GHz CPU with 512 MB of RAM (Recommended) (2 GB of RAM for Windows® Vista)

Mac system requirements:

• Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer
• Safari 3.0 or newer, Firefox 2.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
• Cable modem, DSL or better Internet connection
• Power PC G4/G5 or Intel processor (521 MB of RAM or better recommended)

Where can I find out more information?

Contact Healthy Utah at (801) 538-6261 or by e-mail HealthyUtah@utah.gov today.

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