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SAN DIEGO, Dec. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Diego office of American Specialty Health Incorporated (ASH) has been named among San Diego's "Top Workplaces" in the 8th annual Top Workplaces awards sponsored by the San Diego Union Tribune and Philadelphia-based Energage. This marks ASH's second time to be recognized in the San Diego "Top Workplaces" awards and its fourth award in 2020 as a leading workplace. ASH was also recognized in South Carolina and Texas as a best place to work and was named among the winners in the Midwest region's Healthiest Employers awards. ASH has received dozens of national and regional awards through the decades as a top workplace.

"Creating a company culture where employees feel appreciated, engaged, connected and fulfilled is a tremendous challenge in any environment, so we're especially proud to have earned this award in 2020, during what has probably been one of the most difficult times for businesses and employees in modern history," said ASH Chairman and CEO George DeVries. "It's very gratifying to know that in the midst of a tremendous company-wide transition to a work-from-home status and market demand to maintain the highest levels of service, we received exceptional marks from our employees in the areas of leadership, performance, alignment of values, and connection."

The company also was recognized with the Top Workplaces Spotlight Award for Communication, due to its exemplary employee outreach during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Winners of the Top Workplaces awards are ranked based on employee feedback to an independent survey regarding matters relating to workplace culture, including: Alignment on company direction, values, and cooperation; Coaching for employees through employee development, encouragement and recognition; Connection, through teamwork initiatives that enable employees to work at their full potential; Engagement in productivity, retention, and recruiting; Leadership that inspires employee confidence in the future; Performance in innovation and execution; and Basic foundational characteristics such as pay, benefits, and training.

ASH was founded in 1987 with just $4000 in seed money and has grown into a half- billion-dollar company serving more than 50 million members nationwide. ASH has more than 1,300 employees in offices across the country and has been a 10-time winner on the Inc. 5000 list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies.

About American Specialty HealthAmerican Specialty Health Incorporated (ASH) is one of the nation's premier independent and privately-owned specialty health organizations offering technology-enabled benefits management services, including musculoskeletal health provider networks and programs, fitness center networks and exercise programs, and health management solutions for health plans, insurance carriers, employers and others. ASH has offices in Carmel (Indianapolis), IN, San Diego, CA, Fort Worth, TX, and Columbia, SC, For more information about ASH, visit http://www.ashcompanies.com or call 800-848-3555. Follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter at @ASHCompanies.

Contact:Lisa FreemanAmerican Specialty HealthMobile: 310-422-9200lisaf@ashn.com

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USA TODAY NETWORKand the Gannett Foundation today announced 16 non-profit organizations that will receive national grants from the companys A Community Thrives program.

Now in its fourth year, A Community Thrives awards grants to worthy causes in communities across the U.S. to help create positive change. Supported by the Gannett Foundation, the program also enables non-profits to promote their ideas and efforts on a national platform from the USA TODAY NETWORK, inclusive of USA TODAY and Gannetts hundreds of local media outlets, to drive further support through donations.

After receiving more than 900 submissions from organizations across 45 states, A Community Thrives is awarding $2.3 million in grants: $1 million in National Project Grants and $1.3 million in Local Operating Grants. The programs crowdfunding effort through MightyCause has raised an additional $3,341,000. A total of $5.6 million will be distributed to these non-profits from the Gannett Foundation and the programs fundraising efforts combined.

At Gannett, we take pride in supporting community-building initiatives. ThroughA Community Thrives, we lend financial support to that purpose and rally communities to champion good and meaningful causes. Congratulations and best wishes to these outstanding grant recipients and their amazing projects, said Gannett Chairman and CEO Mike Reed.

The Gannett Foundation selected the 2020 national grants recipients based on the proposed projects viability, sustainability, community need and community building properties and service to historically marginalized and/or under-resourced groups.

The recipients chosen for the 16 grants are as follows:

BUNKER LABS INC, Chicago, IL -- $100,000

Bunker Labs empowers military-connected entrepreneurs to create valuable networks and equip these entrepreneurs with resources & tools necessary to start and grow their businesses. This grant will support the delivery of 50 virtual (or in person if possible) education programs to targeted audiences in 2021.

30,000 Feet,Roseville, MN -- $100,000

30,000 Feet will establish a Black Arts Center that will be an arts and social justice tech hub for creative expression for Black children in Saint Paul to open by February 2022.

FOOD RESCUE US INC, Norwalk, CT (Project in Detroit, MI) -- $100,000

The grant will fund the expansion of Food Rescue US - Detroit to support the growing number of individuals and families experiencing food insecurity in Detroit and the surrounding communities.

CREIGHTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, Phoenix, AZ -- $50,000

Creighton Community Foundation will build vibrant food and culinary communities in east central Phoenix to increase access to nutritious food. This will be accomplished by partnering with a Title I school to build food growing space, refurbish a community food room, operate farmer's markets, and engage community residents in growing and consuming healthy, local food to produce 250 tons of food for 1500 hundred families.

UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OHIO INC, Columbus, OH -- $50,000

Funds will support the local Racial Equity Partnership providing racial equity training and learning exchanges to staff, board members, volunteers, and clients of health and human service organizations throughout Franklin County reaching 5000 people.

SOLAR AUSTIN, Austin, TX -- $50,000

Solar Austin's Pathways to Clean Energy Careers program will facilitate avenues for students, particularly women and people of color, to enter Austin's clean energy sector; Solar Austin will also develop best practices for local clean energy companies to improve diversity and inclusivity in their recruitment, hiring, and retention efforts.

LSU HEALTH SCIENCES FOUNDATION IN SHREVEPORT, Shreveport, LA -- $50,000

The Eat Right and Move Program will address proper nutrition and exercise to promote better health outcomes in the Hollywood Heights neighborhood of Shreveport, LA. Outcomes will include: a reduction in obesity level and a decrease in cardiovascular risk factors upon completion of the 6 month exercise program, peer health mentors and policy assessment.

ASHEVILLE GREENWORKS, Asheville, NC -- $50,000

GreenWorks plans to reforest the City of Asheville by planting 50,000 trees by 2040 in partnership with businesses, local government, and private citizens. This grant will support shade tree planting, tree give away events targeting redlined, under invested communities and volunteer engagement to support these efforts.

HAVENLY TREATS, New Haven, CT -- $50,000

Havenly Treats will establish a series of paid advocacy workshops focused on building organizing capacity, cultivating solidarity across refugee immigrant communities, and advancing knowledge to build the economic and political power for 6 refugee women.

CREATIVE REACTION LAB, St. Louis, MO -- $50,000

CDAP's Creative Reaction Lab will educate and train formerly incarcerated and criminal justice system-impacted Black and Latinx youth to become civic leaders using a unique equity-centered creative problem-solving framework with six apprentices.

WORDS BEATS AND LIFE INC, Washington, DC -- $25,000

WBL's Creative Employment initiative will offer courses in music production, visual/media arts, performing arts, and the humanities to under-represented students with the goal of the participants becoming active participants in the DC /national creative economy.

GARY FOOD COUNCIL INC, Gary, IN -- $25,000

GFC will develop the Urban Agriculture Youth Educator and Internship program to train and certify up to 100 children aged 12-17 for the nationally recognized Junior Master Gardener program in Gary. The students will then serve as paid interns on area farms and create distribution events to provide food to 1,500 families.

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO, Canton, OH -- $25,000

Junior Achievement will create a virtual platform called vFairs JA that will showcase the region's most in-demand jobs to 5,000 -7,000 North Central Ohio 7th - 12th grade students in to increase access to rewarding and successful career pathways.

MESA UNITED WAY INC, Mesa, AZ (Project in Phoenix, AZ) -- $25,000

Helen Hopes, a program of the Mesa United Way, Culver Street project will provide a transitional housing space, a safe, stable environment, for Foster360 program participants who are experiencing homelessness. The grant will support two Culver Street apartments.

HOMELESS CHILDRENS PLAYTIME PROJECT INC, Washington, DC -- $25,000

The Playtime Project works towards a long- term goal of increasing resiliency in children experiencing homelessness, thereby helping to break the cycle of chronic family homelessness. The grant will support the expansion of its child centered play program to a short-term family housing site in Ward 8 in Washington, DC and will pilot a program at the Rolark, a family shelter, to serve up to 100 children.

BETTER TOGETHER FLOURISH NOW, Naples, FL -- $25,000

Better Together provides temporary housing and support services to families needing foster care with the end-goal of family re-unification. The program will expand to serve 150 additional children with temporary foster host families and wrap-around support services.

For more information, visit A Community Thrives.

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Video above: Boston-area gym Home Base pivots business during pandemicThings were looking up for Jason Zenga in late 2019 and in early 2020.The personal trainer worked out of a gym based in Santa Monica, California, where he taught classes twice a week. He also worked as an independent corporate trainer through a partnership with his friend, where they'd go to offices and train employees at companies across Los Angeles.But business began to dry up in March, as local and federal governments began implementing stricter policies to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. All of a sudden, the gym that employed Zenga closed. There were no offices to go to train employees at, and Zenga could only train the last few of his clients virtually. He had to apply for unemployment benefits."All the uncertainty was frustrating," Zenga told CNN. Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, Atlanta-based trainer Bria Young found her business booming during the pandemic. When gyms began to close, Young transitioned to packaging workouts into online digital programs on her website and began selling them."It completely flip-flopped, I didn't even need to go back to in-person training," Young told CNN. "I was able to find a new passion during this pandemic."There's no question that the fitness industry has been upended by the pandemic and for some trainers like Zenga, the last 10 months have proved to be financially devastating. For others, like Young, the pandemic has turned into a fruitful opportunity to pivot to virtual full time.Fitness industry lost 480,000 jobs due to COVID-19The fitness industry employed 3 million part-time and full-time employees prior to the pandemic, and as of Oct. 1 at least 480,000 jobs have been lost, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA), a global trade association for the health and fitness industry."While other small businesses could pivot and sell online or do take-out orders, health clubs, and their staff of personal trainers and group instructors, had no real opportunities to earn revenue," IHRSA spokesperson Sami Smith told CNN in an email.Capacity restrictions on gyms meant "fewer people are visiting the club, which also translates to less personal training sessions and group exercise classes," Smith said."Some clubs and trainers have successfully pivoted to make money with outdoor workouts and virtual classes, but these are nowhere near enough to cover the difference."Patrons stopped going to the gym once COVID-19 hitPrior to the pandemic, more than half of U.S. exercisers were working out at home, according to a September report from the market intelligence agency Mintel.With COVID-19 wreaking havoc on the U.S., people are even less likely now to go to their local gym."When asked about their comfort level returning to certain activities, over half of consumers said they were not comfortable going back to the gym," Mintel's report found.That meant a blow to a lot of personal trainers' pockets."All of a sudden it's a number missing from your bank account," said Chiheb Soumer, a personal training and wellness expert based out of Los Angeles, whose entire business model at one point was training in corporate offices."I lost 50% of my personal training clients because people are just scared. Gyms are closed so unless you have your own gym or you train outside, it's tricky."Going virtual didn't work for everyoneThe pivot to virtual was not an easy one across the board for personal trainers."I know trainers now who are doing security because they don't have enough clientele, they've been forced to do other jobs," said Ricardo Cornett, a trainer in Atlanta.Zenga, the Los Angeles trainer who applied for unemployment, said he wasn't the biggest fan of virtual training."It's really hard to establish a connection with someone who you've never met in person and if they don't have access to equipment," he said.While Zenga did try virtual training, he said "the attendance rate was super low, but the attrition was super high" because people would come in, check it out and never come back.Virtual training was also very difficult for him because he charged for all his virtual sessions, whereas other trainers did it for free."The only people that stuck around with the online stuff were people who knew me," Zenga said.Soumer, Zenga's business partner, said it's also difficult to give directions for exercises virtually and see if clients are doing it correctly. That's why he enjoys "the personal part of personal training much more."Related video: One person in a spin class triggered a COVID-19 outbreak at a cycling studio even with precautions in placeGoing virtual meant getting creativeThe pandemic has also changed the entire job of a personal trainer, one that is solely based on human interaction in a time where interacting can mean contracting the virus. Personal trainers have had to become more creative and entrepreneurial than ever before."Never in my life have I ever had to be quite so creative professionally," said Samm Haden, a trainer based out of Los Angeles, who said that the pandemic has allowed her to "find a whole other level of creativity."Both Haden and Young, the Atlanta-based trainer, went the virtual route and saw a lot of success.Haden initially took a week and a half off to brainstorm how she could move forward during the pandemic. She began doing live videos on Instagram three times a week, which transitioned into 30-day online video challenges on YouTube that she films with her family. As part of that challenge she created accountability groups on Facebook, so people could feel more connected."It allows people to feel like they're getting to know people as they're working out and building a relationship," Haden told CNN. "That helps people feel committed to people and accountability with other people."Similarly, Young said she always had a dream of going online despite training in a gym prior to the pandemic. When everything started changing, she began offering her gym program online, and created different challenges like "Squatober," bikini and nutrition challenges, which more than tripled her income.Young said she plans to take a step back from the in-person training going into the new year."I'm realizing I can reach a lot more people being online with my training," Young said. "Hopefully I can create an app at some point."Trainers remain hopeful about the futurePersonal trainers tend to be very positive people for the most part, said Soumer, the Los Angeles trainer."Even if you want to stay positive, you can't deny that this year is harder than previous years," Soumer said. "So many gyms closed, so many trainers lost their jobs. It sucks."But trainers like he and Zenga still have hope that the fitness industry will bounce back, eventually.Soumer still has four clients going forward he plans to work on things he can control. He's revamping his social media presence and building a website.Zenga, who was on a cross-country road trip at the time this article was written, said he plans to head back to Los Angeles and open a boxing gym."As soon as the government let's us operate," he said, "we're ready to rock."

Video above: Boston-area gym Home Base pivots business during pandemic

Things were looking up for Jason Zenga in late 2019 and in early 2020.

The personal trainer worked out of a gym based in Santa Monica, California, where he taught classes twice a week. He also worked as an independent corporate trainer through a partnership with his friend, where they'd go to offices and train employees at companies across Los Angeles.

But business began to dry up in March, as local and federal governments began implementing stricter policies to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. All of a sudden, the gym that employed Zenga closed. There were no offices to go to train employees at, and Zenga could only train the last few of his clients virtually. He had to apply for unemployment benefits.

"All the uncertainty was frustrating," Zenga told CNN.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, Atlanta-based trainer Bria Young found her business booming during the pandemic. When gyms began to close, Young transitioned to packaging workouts into online digital programs on her website and began selling them.

"It completely flip-flopped, I didn't even need to go back to in-person training," Young told CNN. "I was able to find a new passion during this pandemic."

There's no question that the fitness industry has been upended by the pandemic and for some trainers like Zenga, the last 10 months have proved to be financially devastating. For others, like Young, the pandemic has turned into a fruitful opportunity to pivot to virtual full time.

The fitness industry employed 3 million part-time and full-time employees prior to the pandemic, and as of Oct. 1 at least 480,000 jobs have been lost, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA), a global trade association for the health and fitness industry.

"While other small businesses could pivot and sell online or do take-out orders, health clubs, and their staff of personal trainers and group instructors, had no real opportunities to earn revenue," IHRSA spokesperson Sami Smith told CNN in an email.

Capacity restrictions on gyms meant "fewer people are visiting the club, which also translates to less personal training sessions and group exercise classes," Smith said.

"Some clubs and trainers have successfully pivoted to make money with outdoor workouts and virtual classes, but these are nowhere near enough to cover the difference."

Prior to the pandemic, more than half of U.S. exercisers were working out at home, according to a September report from the market intelligence agency Mintel.

With COVID-19 wreaking havoc on the U.S., people are even less likely now to go to their local gym.

"When asked about their comfort level returning to certain activities, over half of consumers said they were not comfortable going back to the gym," Mintel's report found.

That meant a blow to a lot of personal trainers' pockets.

"All of a sudden it's a number missing from your bank account," said Chiheb Soumer, a personal training and wellness expert based out of Los Angeles, whose entire business model at one point was training in corporate offices.

"I lost 50% of my personal training clients because people are just scared. Gyms are closed so unless you have your own gym or you train outside, it's tricky."

The pivot to virtual was not an easy one across the board for personal trainers.

"I know trainers now who are doing security because they don't have enough clientele, they've been forced to do other jobs," said Ricardo Cornett, a trainer in Atlanta.

Zenga, the Los Angeles trainer who applied for unemployment, said he wasn't the biggest fan of virtual training.

"It's really hard to establish a connection with someone who you've never met in person and if they don't have access to equipment," he said.

While Zenga did try virtual training, he said "the attendance rate was super low, but the attrition was super high" because people would come in, check it out and never come back.

Virtual training was also very difficult for him because he charged for all his virtual sessions, whereas other trainers did it for free.

"The only people that stuck around with the online stuff were people who knew me," Zenga said.

Soumer, Zenga's business partner, said it's also difficult to give directions for exercises virtually and see if clients are doing it correctly. That's why he enjoys "the personal part of personal training much more."

Related video: One person in a spin class triggered a COVID-19 outbreak at a cycling studio even with precautions in place

The pandemic has also changed the entire job of a personal trainer, one that is solely based on human interaction in a time where interacting can mean contracting the virus. Personal trainers have had to become more creative and entrepreneurial than ever before.

"Never in my life have I ever had to be quite so creative professionally," said Samm Haden, a trainer based out of Los Angeles, who said that the pandemic has allowed her to "find a whole other level of creativity."

Both Haden and Young, the Atlanta-based trainer, went the virtual route and saw a lot of success.

Haden initially took a week and a half off to brainstorm how she could move forward during the pandemic. She began doing live videos on Instagram three times a week, which transitioned into 30-day online video challenges on YouTube that she films with her family. As part of that challenge she created accountability groups on Facebook, so people could feel more connected.

"It allows people to feel like they're getting to know people as they're working out and building a relationship," Haden told CNN. "That helps people feel committed to people and accountability with other people."

Similarly, Young said she always had a dream of going online despite training in a gym prior to the pandemic. When everything started changing, she began offering her gym program online, and created different challenges like "Squatober," bikini and nutrition challenges, which more than tripled her income.

Young said she plans to take a step back from the in-person training going into the new year.

"I'm realizing I can reach a lot more people being online with my training," Young said. "Hopefully I can create an app at some point."

Personal trainers tend to be very positive people for the most part, said Soumer, the Los Angeles trainer.

"Even if you want to stay positive, you can't deny that this year is harder than previous years," Soumer said. "So many gyms closed, so many trainers lost their jobs. It sucks."

But trainers like he and Zenga still have hope that the fitness industry will bounce back, eventually.

Soumer still has four clients going forward he plans to work on things he can control. He's revamping his social media presence and building a website.

Zenga, who was on a cross-country road trip at the time this article was written, said he plans to head back to Los Angeles and open a boxing gym.

"As soon as the government let's us operate," he said, "we're ready to rock."

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Fri, 12/11/2020 - 10:14am | By: David Tisdale

Even if he helps just one person in his career - through either his teaching or research - Dr. Ray Jones says all of his hard work in pursuit of his doctorate at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) will have been worth it.

A newly minted Ph.D. in kinesiology from The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) School of Kinesiology and Nutrition, Dr. Jones is one of more than 1,000 USM students who earned degrees from the University this fall.

My time here at USM has molded me into an academician and researcher, said the Patterson, La. native. I was provided so many opportunities to grow as an independent thinker, researcher, and a person.

Under normal circumstances, a doctoral program is challenging. But as the COVID-19 pandemic continued throughout 2020, Dr. Jones had to adapt to new ways of living, working, and studying, along with fellow students.

Any Ph.D. program is going to be difficult, and this one was no different - juggling everything, including classes, research, teaching, and other activities. More recently, the most difficult thing I had to do was work on my dissertation - writing, data collection, defending - during the pandemic. That was hard.

What helped me overcome it all was a solid support system I call my village. This group of people faculty, staff, fellow students, family and friends - were there to keep pushing me and motivating me to be the best version of myself, to keep me moving forward on this journey, and for that I am so thankful.

Among those members of his village was his academic adviser, USM Assistant Professor Dr. Stephanie McCoy, who said Dr. Jones met and exceeded expectations as a student.

In his three years here, Ray showed a pointed interested in being more involved in scholarship and service to his field through publications, presentations, and involvement in our exercise physiology governing body, The American College of Sports Medicine, as well as the Southern Miss community, Dr. McCoy said.

Other than his many accomplishments as a student, Ray is also a joy to be around. He has an infectious laugh that brings a smile to everyones face. He will be truly missed by all of us, especially me.

Dr. Jones says he was drawn to kinesiology because the name looked cool and science-y. I went into my undergrad program knowing I wanted to go to physical therapy school, and kinesiology seemed like the most logical way to get there by combining my love for anatomy/physiology and exercise, Jones said. So I decided to stay in kinesiology, and it has been the most amazing experience.

However, I never thought I would be in research. I didnt get a taste of it until the end of my masters program. It was great because I learned new skills, but it was also extremely challenging, which I believe is what attracted me to it. Afterwards, I applied for jobs and Ph.D. programs, and the rest is history.

Dr. Joness research focuses on sedentary behavior and the cardiovascular contribution to brain health. Using noninvasive techniques such as Doppler ultrasound, he examines blood flow response during prolonged, uninterrupted sitting in minority populations, particularly African-Americans.

His work, recognized at the university, regional and national levels, includes accolades from the USM Susan A. Siltanen Graduate Research Symposium, the Southeast Region American College of Sports Medicine, and the American College of Sports Medicine. He is a recipient of the Robert Smith, MD Graduate Scholar designation through the Jackson Heart Study Graduate Training and Education Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center [UMMC-GTEC] (2019-present), a highly competitive program enhancing the research skills in cardiovascular health epidemiology and health disparities of doctoral and health professions students. A 2020 inductee into the USM Graduate School Hall of Fame, he was a category winner and overall runner-up in the schools Three-Minute Thesis competition.

USM Graduate School Dean Dr. Karen Coats said she first became acquainted with Dr. Jones when he participated in the schools professional development program Professionals in Preparation during the 2018-19 academic year.

Ray was a leader in that group because he was so engaged and interactive, and contributed so much to all our discussions and activities, Dr. Coats said. He recognized the value in taking advantage of opportunities beyond the basic requirements for his degree program, and he excelled in all.

He is just a delightful, talented, and eager young scientist, and Im so glad I was able to interact with him during his studies at Southern Miss. He represents the best of USM, and I know he has a bright future ahead of him.

Dr. Jones now moves on to the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicines Center for Exercise Medicine, where he has accepted an NIH-T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship.

I thoroughly enjoy the scientific process, and am motivated by the fact that there are so many questions in the field that are unanswered, he said. If I can just answer one question, thatll be one more thing that could, potentially, help someone else. On the other side of academia teaching - Im able to share my passions in exercise physiology and research with students, with the hope of shining some light on their own passion, and helping them achieve their goals.

That helping spirit was instilled in him early on, Dr. Jones said, because of the generosity that has been shown to me throughout my life.

The one thing that inspires me to continue is the prospect of helping others - even if its just one person.

The USM School of Kinesiology and Nutrition is housed in the Universitys College of Education and Human Sciences. Learn more about the School at https://www.usm.edu/kinesiology-nutrition/index.php.

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It is important to also check on your physical wellbeing! Here are some information and resources that ACTS hope you will find useful.

Wellness Week: Importance of Physical Activity and Exercise

Consider engaging in physical activity once or twice daily that includes brief periods (30-90 seconds) of great intensity.

No time to hit the gym??? ==>Try this 12-move home exercises regime that requires no equipment

(See below)* Pick 6 exercises that you like or more and try to spend 3-5 minutes on each.

Here are some physical activities/exercise that can be done at home:

Limited Mobility exercise:

Important reminders

UW-Madison Recreation and Wellbeing Center

Offer free online/trial Yoga and other various exercises classes online.

For more information:https://recwell.wisc.edu/2020/03/24/stay-home-and-stay-active/

For More Resources:https://uwell.wisc.edu/physical-wellness/

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Keep Your ACTS Together with Wellness Week Creating Community UWMadison - University of Wisconsin-Madison

Lindenwood School of Health Sciences supports Community Wellness.

ST CHARLES, Mo. Lindenwood Universitys School of Health Sciences incorporates community wellbeing into teaching and learning, developing health professionals who will graduate with an awareness of their ability to impact positive change.

Fulfilling Lindenwoods mission of Real Experience. Real Success., the School of Health Sciences teaches undergraduate and graduate students the advanced techniques and skill sets necessary for success in their field. However, these students dont have to wait until graduation to put their knowledge into practice. Through their coursework, Lindenwoods health science students are making an immediate impact in the lives of community members.

Students in therapeutic recreation have the opportunity to work with residents of the senior care center adjacent to campus on fine motor skill enhancement and maintaining an active lifestyle. Paramedicine students work with local ambulance companies to support the needs of the St. Charles community. Exercise science students can take a class and serve as a personal trainer, working with university employees in individualized coaching sessions to help achieve the employees health and wellness goals. And, public health students address the larger issues facing the community such as risk reduction of diseases for individuals and communities.

In addition to coursework, students from various programs in the School of Health Sciences participate in the research efforts of the Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory. Undergraduate and masters students in the human performance program work alongside accomplished faculty in a wide variety of research projects ranging from cellular to applied human performance studies. In addition, community members can participate in health assessments and wellness screenings in the EPNL, conducted by trained students as part of the School of Health Sciences commitment to providing students with real experiences.

Lindenwood University, founded in 1827, is an independent university offering more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in diverse areas of study and traditional and accelerated formats, including online. Lindenwood University is dedicated to providing real experiences, differentiating academic programs, promoting academic excellence, optimizing resources, and delivering a high-quality experience with the goal of successful student experience leading to a lifetime success.

Lindenwood University is located at 209 S. Kingshighway in St. Charles, MO. Get more information on Lindenwood Universitys website or call 636-949-4676.

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Living with a limited number of people, reducing social interactions and adapting our homes for working and nursing purposes amongst other adaptations have become our norm. Whilst the recent announcements of the successful phase III COVID-19 vaccine results by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies have given us a glimmer of hope to return back to our pre-COVID life, there is no denying that there has been an unprecedented change to what one might now consider a normal life. After COVID, the new normal of working from home and nursing from home will most likely continue and potentially become the new status quo.

The continued threat of the COVID-19 pandemic has made the public generally more aware about one's own health and one's own ability to keep themselves healthy and to manage and monitor their health with minimal visits to hospital and clinics.

There is no denying that the telemedicine ecosystem, supported by high caliber medical devices and AI/Big Data platforms, has been fast-tracked during the outbreak of the pandemic. This raises the question if there will be a decline in patients receiving Hospital Outpatient care (OPD) and Hospital Inpatient care (IPD) from hospitals with these new services available in the new normal.

COVID-19 has accelerated digital health innovations, such as telemedicine or medical digital health platforms, enabling patients and caretakers to access support remotely. In just under one year, the Thai government, as well as other relevant healthcare professional associations, have come up with the relevant infrastructures to support this new environment. Ethical and practice guidelines have been issued to aid healthcare professionals to conduct consultations with their patients through relevant digital platforms. See some more details about these development via this link.

Digital health platforms are here to stay and hospital operators are fully aware of the tremendous potential and benefits telemedicine can offer, not only for patients, but also for hospital operators. Additionally, we have seen the growing popularity of a more health conscious lifestyle, which may result in the decline of people turning to hospitals for care. In response to these lifestyle changes, we have already seen hospital operators adapt to these new trends by providing services to patients for their well-being in place of medical treatment. For example, many major groups of private hospitals have started wellness/health promotion facilities. The facilities may combine annual health checks with personalized vitamin and nutrition supplies as well as personalized exercise programs. Some of them may also add nutrition and exercise lessons and training in the package as part of wellness retreat at the hospital's designated facilities.

While it is clear that the number of IPD patients might not drop in the near future, given the new trend of the public integrating the management of their own health and medical needs into their everyday life digitally, the question for private hospitals/clinics which plan to expand their operations will be whether acquiring a major group of hospitals with a large supply of beds and general health treatment for IPD and OPD will be the way to go.

The new report just launched by Baker McKenzie, Hyper-Hybridity: Defining a New Era of Digital Health Innovation in Asia Pacific, discusses collaborations and partnerships as a way to harness the collective ecosystem to build new solutions and systems. According to the report which surveyed over 700 respondents in the healthcare and life sciences, technology and financial sectors that are responsible for developing, operationalizing and financing digital health solutions in Asia Pacific, 72% of digital health players believe a radical rethink of how innovation is organized, funded and scaled is required to meet demand for new solutions, and 74% of digital health players suggest greater collaboration across the healthcare ecosystem would significantly accelerate progress.

Along the line of this new model of hybridity, hospitals and healthcare or wellness centers will be an integrated platform that serves the needs of tech-savvy patients and a more digitally managed lifestyle will become the norm of our future living, and should be judged by solutions to modern life but not the number of beds or even the number of physicians. A new future solution may be a smaller sized facility in terms of beds but with full supportive functions such as laboratories, research centers, infectious disease units, and nutrition and wellness centers. These so called back office functions could even be run by a third party with their own technology and specialists. Outsourcing enablement functions will of course have potential issues to manage but for certain will make for a leaner and less costly operation. When it comes to business expansion, the acquisition strategy of healthcare/hospital operators may no longer be to expand the number of beds but rather to focus on the integration of other ecosystem players which will enhance the delivery of medical and wellness services that offer the future health solutions. This new model is likely to be smaller, less costly but offer full functions with comprehensive benefits, as far as patients are concerned.

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Athletico is committed to keeping employees and patients safe during COVID-19 and has taken several measures including additional screening procedures, enhanced cleaning practices and appropriate distancing of patients during treatment sessions. In addition to in-clinic treatment at the Chandler (Gilbert/Chandler Heights) clinic, Athletico is also offering telehealth virtual treatment options where patients can connect with a Physical Therapist through a secure online video chat.

"Athletico is constantly growing and evolving, just like me. There is much to learn when it comes to PhysicalTherapy.I love being able to use my continuous knowledge to help patients and build relationships with them," said Michael Zwanziger, PT and Clinic Manager of Athletico Chandler (Gilbert/Chandler Heights). "I enjoy being active and am excited to be a part of such an active community like Chandler."

Services available at Athletico Chandler (Gilbert/Chandler Heights) include:

Additionally, Athletico Chandler (Gilbert/Chandler Heights):

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ABOUT ATHLETICOAthletico Physical Therapy provides the highest quality orthopedic rehabilitation services to communities, employers and athletes in over 525 locations throughout twelve states with more than 5,000 employees. Athletico is committed to our patients and referring physicians through our patient-centric focus, positive work environment, attention to quality and high standard of care. Athletico measures patient outcomes and satisfaction and is dedicated to continuous improvement.Athletico was named #1 Workplace in Chicago, "Best Physical Therapy Practice in the Nation" by ADVANCE magazine, Top Workplace in the Nation and has been recognized as a leader in employee volunteering and charitable giving. Our services include physical and occupational/hand therapy, workers' compensation, women's health therapy, concussion management and athletic training. For more information, or to schedule a free assessment in-clinic or now online with our virtual free assessments, visit http://www.athletico.com and follow us on Twitter at @athletico.

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Community Spotlight

By Mark Morris

Depending on how the pandemic progresses, the new Ludlow Senior Center could begin hosting some indoor programs by February.

Despite the unprecedented challenge of COVID-19, the town of Ludlow keeps building and improving.

As coronavirus rates continue to rise across Massachusetts, Manuel Silva, chairman of the Ludlow Board of Selectmen, said officials in town are closely monitoring the number of cases there.

A long-time selectman who served an earlier term as chairman, Silva said the pandemic has brought more challenges than a typical year. Like most places, Ludlow Town Hall is closed to the general public except by appointment. Silva said some town functions, such as the town clerk and tax collectors offices, are conducting limited public business from the rear of the building, where they can offer service through a window. It almost looks like an ice-cream stand, he said with a laugh.

While Ludlow Mills features several ongoing projects (more on that later), Silva wanted to talk to BusinessWest about a few prominent municipal projects that are nearing completion.

For example, construction on Harris Brook Elementary School is progressing, with a good chance that students will begin attending next fall. Harris Brook is being built to replace Chapin and Veterans Park elementary schools, with the new school located on what used to be playing fields for the adjacent Chapin School.

Its possible the old buildings may be repurposed and given a second life, Silva said. We are looking at doing a study on both Chapin and Veterans Park to see what other use the town might have for them.

He and other town officials are scheduled to tour Harris Brook and inspect the progress thats been made on it. Once the new school is complete, Ludlow will receive reimbursement from the state for nearly half the cost of the $60 million project.

Another project nearing completion involves road improvements to Center Street, a main artery in Ludlow. Because the street is also part of Route 21, a state highway, the Commonwealth paid for most of the $5.6 million in improvements.

Construction continues on Harris Brook Elementary School, which will replace both Chapin and Veterans Park elementary schools.

Perhaps no one in Ludlow is more enthusiastically looking forward to opening the new Ludlow Senior Center than Jodi Zepke. As director of the Council on Aging, she and her staff plan to move out of the basement of the former high school on Chestnut Street and into the new building on State Street. While staff will be taking occupancy of the new building in mid-December, the Senior Center will remain closed to the public because of COVID-19 concerns, a situation that Zepke said poses both pros and cons.

Were excited to get into the building. It will give the staff an opportunity to get comfortable in their new surroundings before we have seniors come back, she said. At the same time, we know how excited everyone is to visit the new building as soon as they can.

In what she called a perfect world scenario, the Senior Center could begin hosting some of Council on Aging programs indoors at the new facility in February. Throughout the warmer months, the councils popular exercise and social programs were held outdoors at the park adjacent to the current senior center. As the weather became colder at the end of October, the outdoor programs wrapped up for the season.

Without innovative thinking from Westmass and the developers we work with, these mill buildings could have been vacant and falling apart.

The outdoor programming was a great opportunity for people to see each other, get out of the house, and do some exercising, Zepke said, noting that said groups took part in yoga, tai chi, and discussion groups, all socially distanced. Several of the exercise programs are available on local cable-access TV. While the broadcasts can help keep people active, she recognizes that people still need the socialization such programs provide for seniors in town.

The most important thing is to remain connected to people, otherwise the social isolation is terrible, she said. Were pushing for at least some indoor programming because were already seeing the mental-health effects of staying home all the time.

Before COVID-19, the Senior Center hosted a popular daily lunch program. When coronavirus hit and it was no longer possible to bring people to the center, Zepke said her staff switched gears overnight and converted the daily lunch to a thrice-weekly grab-and-go meal where people drive up and receive a box lunch from center staff who are dressed in appropriate PPE. Zepke calls it one of the best things her organization has done since the pandemic hit.

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Its an opportunity for us to see people and take a few minutes to chat with them, she said. Its the highlight of my day.

One of the brightest spots in Ludlows economic development for the last several years has been the redevelopment of a series of old mills located on the banks of the Chicopee River. The Westmass Area Development Corp. owns the mills and works closely with the town to bring new vitality to the entire area. Town Planner Doug Stefancik said the partnership between Ludlow and Westmass is a win-win.

Without innovative thinking from Westmass and the developers we work with, these mill buildings could have been vacant and falling apart, he said. Instead, they are developing state-of-the-art projects that enhance the whole State Street corridor.

Notable tenants in the mill project include businesses such as Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Western Massachusetts and Iron Duke Brewing, but Stefancik also pointed to a successful housing development known as Residences at Mill 10, which added 75 units of senior housing to Ludlow when it opened in 2017.

Looking forward, plans are in the works to develop the clock tower, also known as Mill Building 8. WinnDevelopment, builder of Residences at Mill 10, has proposed a plan for 95 units of senior housing in the building, with 48,000 square feet on the first floor dedicated to retail space. Stefancik said the project is in the early stages, and the next steps include site-plan approval and a public hearing.

Were fortunate that WinnDevelopment is coming back to work on Mill Building 8 because their work is first-rate, he said. They completed Residences at Mill 10 three years ago, and since its opening, it has been wildly successful.

As more residents move to the area, Stefancik said the Ludlow Riverwalk, located behind the mill complex, is growing in popularity. Its becoming a walkable neighborhood area, and we like to see that.

Earlier this year, a key infrastructure component in the redevelopment of the mills was approved. The Riverside Drive project is a proposed roadway that replaces an old access road in the mill complex. The project is currently out for bid, with construction expected to start next year on 4,130 feet of roadway that runs through the mill complex from East Street to First Avenue. When complete, Riverside Drive will improve access to all areas of Ludlow Mills.

The revitalization of the mills has become a major asset for the town of Ludlow.

Its been one of the areas where weve seen massive growth for economic development and housing opportunities, Stefancik said, adding that potential exists for even more growth in the years ahead something thats true not only for the mill complex, but for the town itself.

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Dear Casey,

I have no motivation to work out; basically every day except the day immediately following a successful workout, I enter a battle with myself where I try to talk myself into it. Some days I manage to convince myself to do it, but many more daysmost daysI don't. If I set a goal for myself to work out twice a week, I'll typically put off the second workout until the very last day of the week, even though absolutely nothing is stopping me from doing it sooner.

I can't totally blame the pandemic, as this lack of motivation was the case for me before this year, and, actually, not having to commute/having less to do on weekends gives me more time to work out. I can't say it's because working out at home sucks, because I actually really like working out at home, and a couple years ago, when I was working out regularly, I was doing a fairly vigorous 45-minute yoga podcast 34 times a week. (Now I'm simply aiming for a 30 minute total body strength workout 23 times a week, at least to startan incredibly modest goal, IMO.) I recently bought myself some fun new home workout equipment, thinking that would help, but still, I struggle to get going. I don't even hate it while I'm doing it. I just... don't typically feel like getting started, and would prefer to be doing basically anything else, and often, that's enough to keep me from getting started.

I worked out regularly for most of my adult life, and genuinely enjoyed it. I was mostly doing cardio, which I like a lot better/find a lot easier than strength training, but I also recognize that if I'm only going to do one thing at this point, strength training makes the most sense for me.

If I can be honestmy workout motivation for much of my life was weight loss/weight maintenance. I'm not proud of the fact that hating my body drove my workout routine for so long, or the fact that important things like "mobility in old age" and "a healthy spine" aren't doing it for me. (Even reminding myself that strength training would probably serve my appearance, especially now that I'm in my mid-30s, isn't totally working, so I think vanity has just stopped working for me overall!)

Every time I finish working out, I feel proud of myself and genuinely great for winning the mental battle... and so, so annoyed that I have to get up and do the whole stupid song and dance again in a few days. Do you have any tips for motivating oneself to get off one's ass and just do the damn thing when one has literally no excuse?

Sincerely,

I Can't Believe I Have to Work Out Multiple Times a Week, Every Week, Until I Die

Keeping going with any healthy habit is, at a foundational level, annoying and hard. You have the days when you finish your workouts and feel connected with your body and one with the universe, only to forget those good feelings too quickly. Or, you have a workout that goes terribly, and it makes you want to give up forever. I get this question so often that its a cornerstone of the Swole Woman Starter Pack of articles.

Motivation is probably the number one topic I end up talking about around here, and Ive taken a few runs at various different solutions over the years. Sometimes the answers are even seemingly contradictory, depending on what mood I am in, but really, there hasnt ever been one single answer that seems to work for everyone (at least, not so far as Ive found in all my research and experience).

But now Im going to try and reconcile it all in one place. This is the mother of all workout motivation articles.

There are a few tricks, and then there are two basic strategies that are basically polar opposites and so it may feel confusing that either one, or sometimes both, or sometimes a different one depending on the day, could be the answer. This may seem like a lot of time and thought to invest in what seems like a relatively simple issue when you SHOULD be able to say to yourself just do it [Nike swoosh], but, well, well get into that in a minute.

Make a goal. OK, I know, but hear me out

Im always saying make a goal, and possibly underestimating how hard it is for people to choose and then figure out how to pursue goals. But maybe they are, too.

I think the thing to keep in mind with making goals is that just make a goal is not wildly easier than just choose a place to live or just choose a new job. If figuring out what you want and then how to get it were so easy, we would never feel like lost, pathetic underachievers, but I think most of us do at least some of the time. Having a direction to move in is what keeps us attached to most things we are doing, and working out is no different. I think you personally need a goal. This may seem counterintuitive when youre already uninterested in working out and find it boring or tedious, but hear me out first.

Here is the thing: As a perfectionist and a procrastinator who has really done my level best to grow up over the last few years, Ive had a much easier time actually getting things done by overestimating tasks. Oh, that thing I need to do will be easy and take 20 minutes is a death trap for me ever getting started on that thing: If I cant do the thing easily in 20 minutes, I must be stupid and incompetent, according to my owns standards, and then I really dont want to find out for certain that Im stupid and incompetent by actually trying to do the thing and finding out it is hard and takes longer than 20 minutes.

The answer to procrastination is to humble myself before my dumb little tasks and say, That thing I need to do will have a lot of steps and components and I better move at least a few of them forward in ways that I can right now. So far, this approach has not steered me wrong really ever.

This may rub some people the wrong way, but I think the problem some have with working out may be that they dont take it seriously enough, in this sense. We see physical activity as like, caveman stuff, and lump it in with other superficial bullshit, like tanning or weight loss.

I know its fundamentally embarrassing to take something seriously you feel not good at at all. This is particularly true if you have the refrain of some childhood enemy (even one of your own family members!) ringing in your head from that time you tried to do something a little ambitious once: Who do you think YOU are, [insert notable athlete]?

But physical movement and even basic achievements can be pretty hard! And by taking it seriously, I dont mean trying to do the hardest thing you can think of and investing hours and hours in it. I mean humbling yourself before a dumb little workout goal, thinking about it as something worth sustained effort and patience and giving yourself the consideration that it will take time and deliberate practice to achieve it.

My worst workouts, external emotions aside, are when Im trying to figure out any new situation and how to reconnect it to my overall goals, like when gyms shut down in March and suddenly my only options for weights were what I could find around my house. I couldnt get stronger in the traditional sense because nothing really works for that like plates and barbells. I can nearly touch both walls of my apartment standing in most places, its so small. So I focused on doing what I could, hammering my weak spots and movement patterns, trying to do things I knew I was bad at and never make time to work on.

Figuring out how to make weights out of books and backpacks and suitcases, and where I could even find space to work out in a small apartment, was annoying, but any time I found myself so annoyed or overwhelmed at the idea of both having to figure out logistically how to do a workout, what I was trying to achieve with it, and then have to actually do it, I tried to deliberately be patient and only try to do one of these things at a time. Sometimes not feeling like working out is actually feeling overwhelmed by our expectations, or the overall uncertainty of what were doing or why were doing it. We are humans; we love an overarching sense of purpose. When we dont have it, well reflexively reject the whole enterprise.

All my dumb little home workout tasks did end up paying off in a surprising way, in the best way I ever hoped they would: I got stronger and broke through a longtime ceiling on my deadlift to lift more weight than I ever had before. Doing all those little things ended up making a big difference. We need a bigger shape to activities like this, or they will always be boring and tedious.

But how do you pick a goal and figure out how to get there? Your goal used to be being hot (vague but effective for so many of us), and thats not doing it for you any more. I think you need to focus on what your body can do instead. One nice thing about heavy lifting is that the goals are straightforward, and youre just going for bigger numbers than before (you could replicate this with more reps or sets of your movements, or trying harder versions of those movements). Tons of women who Ive seen get into heavy lifting report that the feeling of the positive feedback loop attached to what their body can do, not what it looks like, is what keeps them coming back.

Do you have your own motivation tricks your want to share? Questions about working out, eating, health, or why you shouldn't be afraid of lifting heavy weights? Send them to swole.woman@vice.com or DM@swolewomanon Instagram.

Get invested in some small, manageable task that your strength training would support, do a little research on how you could accomplish it, and let that give your exercise sessions an overall shape. Youve heard of run a 5K; now get ready for a workout goal can be almost anything you want. (f someone were to ask for it, I would certainly hurt myself trying to make the worlds longest and biggest list of workout goals that are not run a 5K.)

Maybe instead of thinking of it as a Workout Goal, think of it as a Neat Little Skill you are cultivating. I suggested a bunch of Neat Little Skill-type goals in the past, like being able to do a pistol squat or a pull-up. But if those seem unfun to you, maybe think along the lines of skills that would belong to athletes you admire: dancers, yogis, Crossfitters, gymnasts, basketball players. And then, this is not much of a trick, but Google it; there are meticulous YouTube guides to literally everything under the sun.

I admit figuring out what to do and how to do it is the hardest part, and this is where I leave you. And once you accomplish a goal, you will find yourself between goals and having to choose a new goal. Have patience with that. But dont be afraid to be imaginative and a little ambitious, and then be generous with yourself and humble towards the process. And this is very important: Keep track of what youre doing in a notebook or spreadsheet that you dont have to show to anyone else, so you have proof of how far youve come.

Automate it, use tricks, and dont expect to feel motivated all the time

And then, there really will be days that you couldnt give a shit about your carefully constructed goals because other things going on are more important and worse than you could have dreamed. There will be days when you feel stupid about your goals and cant possibly be making any progress toward them at all, and who DO you think you are, thinking you could do these things? Olympic gymnast Simone Biles? Basketball player LeBron James? World class, not-at-all-a-joke boxer Jake Paul?

Hopefully you have a little flexibility in your schedule that sometimes you can let a bad day be a bad day. But if this doesnt mean you just need to change your goals (and it might!), some days you need to push through. Even most days, you might need to push through.

It is a mistake to think that people who are dedicated to working out are just phoning in one banner day after another. I would say, optimistically, one in ten workout days, I feel like I could kill God. Maybe three or four of those ten I feel good and generally interested in working out. The other five days, I dont feel like it, and one or two of those five, I REALLY dont feel like it. Sometimes I will have a good period that lasts weeks. Sometimes I will have a bad period that lasts months.

I have said before that working out is like going to your job or eating your vegetables (and just like these things, some days they can be wonderful; other days they are checking a box). We get fixated on motivation for working out because we think of working out as optional, unlike the other cornerstones of adulthood like jobs and vegetables. We spend a lot of time trying to align our jobs with our passions in life, and a lot of time trying to make vegetables taste good; this is because we take them seriously as required enterprises of living life.

If you truly feel working out is optional, then youre never going to win this fight, Im sorry to say. If you want to stay in this, you have to reprogram around that optional feeling. Even if generally required, working out will stay optional day-to-day, just like jobs or vegetables, but if you want to be working out as part of your overall lifestyle, you cant be giving yourself this pass constantly. You have to take it away from yourself. Im saying a lot of words here, so of course the entire task is more complicated than this, but it really might begin at some point with marching yourself into it.

To that end, here are some dumb tricks that will at least allow you to check the box, which is all that the stakes need to be sometimes:

Getting working out done is a complicated thing for people who didnt grow up living and breathing it (and sometimes for people who did, too). But the biggest mistake anyone can make with regard to motivation is expecting it to be a matter of just do it, or fixable with any one solution. Its not a coincidence that a bunch of these things above involve the extremely difficult chore of getting to know yourself, asking what it is that you want, and giving yourself permission to take yourself seriously, whether its about making a little goal or interrogating why you dont want to work out today and figuring out how you can help yourself. Maybe the best thing learning to structure exercise can do for us is actually not making us hot (!), or even healthy, but listening to and being patient and generous with ourselves, even when we are doing our dumb little tasks.

Disclaimer: Casey Johnston is not a doctor, nutritionist, dietitian, personal trainer, physiotherapist, psychotherapist, doctor, or lawyer; she is simply someone who has done a lot of, and read a lot about, lifting weights.

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