Webinars from the Fitness Wellness Unit are available to provide current fitness and wellness industry information in the comfort of one's own region. These webinars are purely voluntary and for the purpose of self-enrichment. Please be sure to visit this page on a regular basis for new topics and webinar dates.
Nutrition Connect Community: What is Nutrition & Why is it important to me?
Healthy eating is key to a healthy life.
The Employees Retirement System of Texas and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) invite you to talk about nutrition topics and share your successes and challenges.
Monthly sessions, featuring presentations by BCBSTX wellness consultants, can teach you how to incorporate foods into your daily routine to support your optimal health. Each month, you’ll have the opportunity to connect with other participants and share your experiences.
The 15-minute sessions will be held at 10 a.m. CT the fourth Tuesday of the month (except for in December) starting Jan. 24 and will run through Dec. 19, 2023.
Topics include:
- Jan 24: What is Nutrition & Why is it important to me?
- Feb 28: Feed Your Heart: The Heart Healthy Plate.
- March 28: Essential Nutrients: Why do I need them and ow do I get them?
- April 25: Stop Shopping with Stress! (Grab your healthy shopping list today)
- May 23: Does food effect my mental health? A closer look at the food and mind connection.
- June 27: Outdoors in the Heat: How should I eat?
- July 25: Fueling Foods: Nutrition for Pre & Post Workouts.
- Aug 22: Affordable Nutrition Strategies.
- Sept 26: Feed Your Mind: Eating for Optimal Brain Health.
- Oct 24: Mindful Eating: Tailoring your diet for YOUR optimal health.
- Nov 28: Diabetes Management: Foods that heal my condition.
- Dec 19: Healthy Holidays: Your Favorite Holiday Recipes with a Healthy Twist.
Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Time: 10:00 am to 10:15 am CST
Registration links:
Webinar Archives including the following webinars:
- 30-minute Yoga Session
- Eating Well on a Budget
- Building a Movement Mindset
- Men’s Health & Human Performance
- Eat More Plants!
- The Healing Power of Breath
- The Power of Vulnerability
- Building Healthy Workplace Relationships & a Supportive Culture
- Happiness at Work
- Intermittent Fasting & Immunity
- Building Healthy Relationships
- Matters of the Heart
- 1° of Difference: Changing one habit can change your life
- Envisioning Your Future and Setting Goals
- Gratitude: Science & Practical Application
- Healthy Holiday Mindset
- Move More, Stress Less!
- Mindset: The Key to Unlocking Human Performance
- Fighting Back Against the Loneliness Epidemic
- Anxiety Awareness & Management
- Stress and Nutrition: It’s a 2 way Street!
- Building a Meditation Practice
- Intro to Mindfulness: What, Why and How
- Intermittent Fasting Explained with Lindsey
- Listen to your gut! Building a healthy microbiome (AKA gut health)
- Meals in Minutes
- Budgeting Basics
- Never Has Physical Activity Been More Important
- Walk on the Wild Side: How to reap the benefits of the outdoors
- Intro to Mindfulness - the what, why and how
- 10 Ways to maintain your health (and spirit!) while working from home
- Outsmart Your Mind to Eat Better (Handout)
- Which Fitness Test is Best For Me
- Healthy Holiday Season
- Limited Equipment Workout
- The Sitting Disease
- Quick and Easy Food Prep (Recipes)
For more information, please feel free to contact physicalfitness@dps.texas.gov.