Get Active

Healthy living means different things for different individuals at various stages of life. To stay well, you need to incorporate regular physical activity into your day, eat a variety of fresh foods, and change unhealthy lifestyle patterns. No matter what your age, your job, or what city in Texas you call home, University of Texas System “Living Well; Make it a Priority” believes there is an approach to healthy living that is right for you.

2010 UT System Physical Activity Challenge powered by America on the Move

Will you accept the challenge?

When individuals set personalized goals that match their needs, they’re more likely to initiate and maintain change. Because most Americans get little physical activity, setting ambitious initial goals, like walking 10,000 steps a day or following severely restricted diets, can be too daunting. America on the Move (AOM) finds the small steps approach with starting goals of an extra 2000 steps and 100 fewer calories per day are more doable.  Incremental goals enable individuals to set their own pace, which in turn builds confidence to do more over time. AOM focuses on the importance of the balance between energy expenditure and calorie intake to successfully prevent weight gain.

Also, you will be competing against all UT System Institutions. The Institutions with the greatest participations (based on % of total headcount) and improvement (based on % of improvement) will win the “America On the Move UT System Ultimate Challenge Traveling Trophy”

2010 UT System Physical Activity Challenge starts on October 6th and ends on November 17th 2010. Learn more about the challenge!

View last two year's UT System Physical Activity Challenge.

• 2009 (Institution who won the challenge: UT Tyler)
• 2008 (Institution who won the challenge: UT HSC San Antonio)

Exercise at Your Desk

The workout for your workplace. Stretching can help employees:

• Relax
• Reduce injury
• Increase alertness
• Reduce stress and tension
• Increase flexibility
• Reduce anxiety

Follow these Exercise at Your Desk and improve your flexibility and start feeling better today!

FREE Weight Management Program

Sometimes a little extra support is all it takes to stay on track with weight loss goals. The UT SELECT Weight Management Program provides just that. When our members decide to make positive lifestyle changes by managing their weight, we’re ready with resources to help make the journey successful! Read more about this free program available to all UT SELECT members (PDF).

Living Well Health Manager, powered by WebMD.

We know good health is important to you and your family.  The University of Texas System will offer you a great new resource called the ‘Living Well Health Manager, powered by WebMD.’ This personalized health information resource gives you and your family* free and easy access to the information you need to make smart choices about your health. From providing critical information about preventing or managing serious disease – to developing a personalized health improvement plan – you’ll find a variety of powerful and easy-to-use tools from one of the most trusted sources of health and medical information – WebMD!

*Program available to the following UT SELECT members-Employees, Retirees, Dependents (over the age of 18), Surviving Spouses and COBRA participants.

KEY FEATURES

• WebMD HealthQuotient (HQ) helps you identify your personal health risks, provides recommendations for improving those risks, and informs you of the easy-to-use tools to help make healthy lifestyle changes.
• Symptom Checker helps you determine if and when you should seek medical treatment.
• WebMD Health Topics gives you current, reliable information about specific health conditions you may be interested in.
• WebMD Lifestyle Improvement Programs gives you the support and tools you need to stop smoking, eat healthier, manage your weight, improve your fitness, and even manage stress.
• Tracking tools allow you to chart your progress toward achieving specific health goals.

The Living Well Health Manager, powered by WebMD will be available exclusively through the "Living Well Make it a Priority" web site at: www.webmdhealth.com/ut.

*(over the age of 18)

Get To Know Yourself. The WebMD HealthQuotient (HQ) is one of the most powerful tools available to you through the new ‘Living Well Health Manager, powered by WebMD’ online program. Just answer a few simple questions, and you’ll receive detailed information about your personal health risk factors – along with a customized plan to help reduce or eliminate them. With HQ, your health isn’t left up to fate. It’s up to you.

HealthQuotient is available to you at no additional cost and is accessible within your ‘Living Well Health Manager, powered by WebMD’ web site. HQ gives you the information you need to stay one step ahead of potentially serious or chronic health problems.

Here’s what you can expect when you complete your WebMD HQ:

• Receive a personalized health risk assessment, including a confidential report with “at-a-glance” summary and prioritized results.
• Delivers personalized recommendations to help reduce or eliminate your risk factors.
• Explore compelling “what if” scenarios to see the impact of changing certain lifestyle behaviors.
• Results can help you determine if you need intervention before a more serious condition may develop.  Complete your HQ today!

To complete the WebMD HQ, go to www.webmdhealth.com/ut.

Living Well Health Manager—Health Coaching

Some individuals may be eligible to receive support from a personal Health Coach. Through a series of convenient phone conversations, your Health Coach can help you establish your health goals — and create a personalized program to meet your needs. Your coach will help you focus on the lifestyle behaviors that can help maximize your health. Some of the topics you discuss may include:

• Exercise
• Nutrition
• Strength training
• Weight management
• Stress management
• Smoking cessation
• Depression
• Alcohol

To see if you’re eligible for a personal Health Coach, you must first complete your HQ located in your Living Well Health Manager. While it’s up to you to take the first step toward better health by completing the HQ, support is just around the corner to help you achieve your big dreams of better health.

To complete the WebMD HQ, go to www.webmdhealth.com/ut.

e-Learning

Fitness Over Forty, a series of video presentations targeting the increasing "over Forty” population, addresses health and fitness issues that are specific to men and women ages 25 to 54 and older. Dr. David Di Paolo, radiologist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler and nationally-certified fitness trainer, hosts the series featuring UT Health Science Center medical professionals who inform viewers about the benefits of a healthy diet and active lifestyle. Just go to http://www.uthct.edu/fitnessoverforty/archive.asp, and search for a topic that you are interested in.