The Edge Sports & Fitness EDUCATOR DISCOUNT on Gym Memberships

It's a new year! And if your resolution was to "join a gym" here's some good news....

The Edge Sports & Fitness has a discount for teachers & staff!

The Edge offers three levels of membership: Fitness, Active and Ultimate (click here to see what is offered at each level).

• Fitness Edge is $67.00 / month
• Active Edge is $86.00 / month
• Ultimate Edge is $105.00 /month

Teachers receive 15% off that monthly rate if they pay via ACH autopay monthly.

If you prefer to pay for a full year (12 months), you will get...

• whatever promotion The Edge is running at the time you sign up (currently, it is 20% off for paying in advance),
• plus, another 5% for being a school employee,
• AND you will get an extra month (13 months in your fitness year!) 

One other thing perk...if you do pay in advance for a year, you can pause your membership at anytime. So, if you know there is a month or so where you won't be using the gym membership, call to put your membership on hold, then resume it when you are ready. You do not lose any of that time off, and it is added to your end date.

If you are interested, call Dennis Michael at 802-951-2324. Tell him you work for the Winooski School District. 

Healthy Life Survey - 60 PATH Points!

 

Pick a Peck of Apples FREE!

Register HERE for a free peck of apples. See details below. 

(Click image below for a larger version of the flyer)

50 Miles, 50 Days Walking Challenge

 

Come Alive Outside offers another mile-a-day challenge!

While we can not offer this for PATH points this is a great way to establish a walking routine.  Remember you record only walks that you do outside that are planned.  Not all steps or common walks like to your car.

You can list Angela Moulton as leader.  Thanks and happy walking. 

Register here by September 13

Commuter Incentive Program

 

Welcome Back! Introduction to VEHI PATH and Wellness programs

The start of a new school year is a good time to refocus (or start focusing) on your health and wellbeing. VEHI offers a Planned Action Towards Health (PATH) program that can help you find activities and services to fit your wellness goals to enhance or maintain a healthy lifestyle. AND...you can earn points toward a $100 gift card to LL Bean!

Each school building in our district has a wellness leader who can help you learn about and navigate these programs and help you earn points. Building Wellness Leaders for the 2021-22 school year are

• JFK - Nan Johnson
• WHS - Becky Savage
• Central office - Angela Moulton
• WMS - Laura Graves

What programs are available?
(Click here for the VEHI flyer) 

These programs are available right now to begin setting goals, or addressing your health needs

• Online courses on Intuitive Eating and Mindful, Nonviolent Communication
• Quizzify Puzzles 
• Self-Paced Adventures
• Invest EAP
• Keeping Fit
• Blue Health Solutions (VEHI subscribers only)

Programs coming soon

• Healthy Life Survey - opens October 1st
• Annual Adventure Registration - opens November 1st

What to see your building leader about

• Getting Started with VEHI PATH
• Know Your Numbers & Show Your Smile programs
• Wellness Leader Events

To access the VEHI PATH program, go to https://secure.tomypath.com/vehi/

1. If you have a log in ID and can not remember your password, click on "Forgot my Password" to the right of the page.
2. If you can not remember your ID, contact Jaycie Puttlitz to see if you have an account with Winooski.
3. If you are transferring from another school, contact info@ToMyPath.com and let them know your ID and which school you are transferring FROM and which school you are transferring TO.
4. If you don't have an account,  scroll down to "New to Program?", select the Winooski SD organization, and begin your registration.

"Welcome to Winooski" from Wellness leader

 Welcome and Welcome Back!

My name is Angela Moulton.  I am one of the wellness leaders for the district.  I am writing to let you know about PATH!  It is a free wellness program through VEHI.  HERE is information about VEHI and PATH for those of you who are not familiar with these programs.

We have a wonderful wellness team here to support you!  We have a teacher in each part of the school as well as having a Wellness Coordinator.

Wellness Coordinator / District Champion: Jaycie Puttlitz (jputtlitz@wsdvt.org)

JFK Leader: Nan Johnson (njohnson@wsdvt.org)

Middle School Leader: Laura Graves (lgraves@wsdvt.org)

High School Leader: Rebecca Savage (rsavage@wsdvt.org)

Central office and other staff: Angela Moulton (amoulton@wsdvt.org)

One of the wonderful perks of joining PATH is a $100  L.L. Bean to all participants who meet their yearly points goal.  You can earn points through taking quizzes, logging in exercise and participating in free wellness courses such as rethinking sugar, non-violent communications and others.  

Wellness leaders also offer events that can earn you points!  In June, many staff members started the 100 days, 100 miles challenge.  If you were not hired for the start of that event or didn't sign up for the start date, I am inviting you to join in for the last 30 days to earn 10 points. Your challenge would start the first student day and go through September 25th.  HERE is more about the current challenge the staff is doing.  If you complete your 30 days, you will be eligible to receive 10 points.  

Please let me know if you would like to join this initiative or have any questions. If you are already part of PATH at another school I can arrange for you to be transferred over to WSD.  I am also happy to help you sign up for PATH if you need support.  

If you would like to learn even more about walking for health read this article from Harvard School of Public Health.

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/walking/

Cheers!

Angela Moulton and the Wellness team

30 miles, 30 days starts TODAY! (April 23)

 

It's time to start the 30 Miles, 30 Days Challenge! We hope you are as excited as we are! With participants from 42 states and Canada numbering 2,400 participants, this is our biggest challenge ever!

Logbooks were mailed.

Logbooks were mailed out on Monday 4/19 and some of you may still be waiting for yours. We have an editable PDF of our logbook here for you to download and fill out online. You may use this however you'd like: as a backup, or as your main way of tracking miles. Do whatever works best for you!

If you already got a logbook, hooray! You may have noticed that our logbook has a little quirk in it. Despite our best proofreading efforts, we didn’t spot Day 21 occurring twice. If you look at your logbook, you’ll see Day 21 listed as both 5/13 and 5/14. The good news is that you get an extra walking day! We will still end the challenge on May 23^rd.

For teams: as we average out miles per person and we don’t factor length of time into our equation. Just submit your total miles walked through May 23rd to your team leader.

Week 2 of Sleep Challenge

Welcome to week two!  I hope you are enjoying the week off.  When we have these wonderful weeks I never can decide if I should sleep in and turn off the alarm or keep the routine so I don't lose it.  Regardless of what I choose my two dogs seem to do the opposite. I try to sleep in, they are wide awake and barking at 4:30!

Did you know what you eat and drink before bed can affect your sleep? The connection between food and sleep is complex. You know that what you eat affects your sleep, but did you know that the reverse is also true? Studies now show that people who are sleep deprived tend to eat more fat-rich foods, simple carbohydrates, and fewer vegetables, possibly because sleep loss alters chemical signals connected to metabolism and hunger. In fact, some researchers believe sleep deprivation to be a factor in the rising rates of obesity. Eating and sleeping well are two vital components of health that are tied in surprising ways.

Week two sleep video HERE.

If you have any questions please reach out.  I hope you enjoy the rest of the week!

(Angela Moulton)

Sleep Well Challenge (2021)

30-day 'Sleep Well' Challenge April 15 - May 15

Do you find yourself saying, “I’m tired” and yet, not falling asleep well at night?  Is tossing and turning your biggest form of exercise?  You are not alone.  There are many reasons sleep can be disrupted. 

This 30 day Sleep Well challenge is to help change or support your healthy sleep habits and hopefully help get you, or keep you, on track so you wake up feeling ready for a new day. 

This challenge will run from April 15 and run through May 15th. Please sign up by April 9th so I can have your materials ready and get them to you for the start date.

All participants to sign up will receive a sleep tracker and motivational emails each week. The first 25 participants to sign up will also receive a Sleep Well Kit that includes a drawstring bag, one sleep journal, an eye mask & ear plugs, and a lavender lotion.

To earn your 10 PATHpoints you will need to complete a simple survey at the end of the 30 days.  

Please add your name and preferred email address to the list attached. 

You can still participate and earn the points even if you do not get a Sleep Well kit.

(Angela Moulton)