The mission of the Wesleyan University Wellness Program is to establish a work environment that encourages faculty, staff and their families to take responsibility for their physical and mental well-being through health awareness and healthy lifestyles.  This program supports a comprehensive approach to decreasing the incidence, duration and severity of preventable illnesses and disease by promoting educational opportunities, wellness activities and self-improvement.

CARDINAL FIT BONUS POINT - WEEK OF MAY 20TH

ENGAGE A COLLEAGUE at Freeman Athletic Center

Bonus point apply if one day this week you....

Find a Wesleyan faculty or staff member who is not participating in the Challenge and who did not work out last week with with any Challenge participant.

Walk with your colleague to Freeman Athletic Center and tour the facility.  Make sure you visit the fitness room, pool, lockers, basketball court and adult fitness class rooms.

• Each person on your team must walk/work out with a different colleague. 

• This will also count as your 30 minutes that day.

• When entering points for the week, you must submit the name of the colleague.

• The Cardinal Fit Committee wants you to work out this spring!  Put together a team and start exercising.  The winning team members will win $100 each!

• For all the details, go to: Cardinal Fit Challenge

• We hope to introduce more challenges in the fall.  Some of these challenges will focus on other wellness initiatives,  not just physical activity.

• Any questions, please email wellness@wesleyan.edu.

Thank you to everyone who participated! Understanding your current health numbers is one step toward adopting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

• As an incentive to participate, all those who took part in the screenings will receive a $50 non-taxable medical premium subsidy in their June paychecks.  (Those not enrolled in CIGNA will receive an additional $50 taxable payment in June)

• If you have any questions, please email Wellness@wesleyan.edu.

Cardinal Fit Incentive Points Program

• The Wesleyan Incentive Points Program for current employees, spouses and partners who are CIGNA Participants  is a great way for you to motivate yourself to take positive steps toward a healthier life.  You will be rewarded for participating in health improvement programs and completing various milestones.  By actively participating, you will be eligible to earn points that can be redeemed for premium savings.  Each point earned equals $1.  Each participant is eligible to earn up to $150/150 points on a semi-annual basis.

• The Wesleyan Incentive Points Program for current benefit-eligible employees, spouses and partners not enrolled with CIGNA  is a great way for you to motivate yourself to take positive steps toward a healthier life. You will be rewarded for participating in health improvement programs and completing various milestones.  By actively participating, you will be eligible to earn payments even if you are not insured by the Wesleyan CIGNA plan. Each point earned equals $1.  Each participant is  eligible to earn up to $150/150 points on a semi-annual basis.

• Wesleyan offers great adult fitness classes for faculty and staff.  To learn more, please go to: Wesleyan Adult Fitness