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How to Take Care of Your Physical and Emotional Wellness While Studying This semester is flying by! I can’t believe we are almost halfway there. After spending 3 ½ years at UNH, I have always thought that the fall semester seems to drag and the spring semester flies by so quickly. Even though we are getting more daylight and warmer weather each day (which is so awesome), I’m sure you are starting to feel a little bit dread like myself. With the semester being almost halfway over, this means we... Read More
How to Get Moving at Work If you are finding yourself working or learning from home for the foreseeable future; you are probably not moving around as much as you used to. Maybe you even roll out of bed every morning and get straight to work at your desk without doing anything else in order to maximize the amount of sleep you get. Although this may seem like a good idea, it is only adding to your new sedentary lifestyle. To get moving at work or school from your desk, check out these tips... Read More
A Few Key Terms Have you ever received some random piece of mail or email to let you know that your health insurance policy has been renewed along with a long list of benefits? Well if you have ever tried to read one of these paper or electronic novels, it’s like learning a new language. Today, I am going to define a few common health insurance terms to help provide you with some clarity as most of you have just renewed a policy. Copayment: This might be one that you are all familiar with.... Read More
Name: Lane Snover Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Department: COLA; COMM Role at UNH: Alumni Year Graduated from UNH: 2019 How does getting this vaccine make you feel? It feels like this immense weight that has been lingering around me has finally been lifted. I am incredibly grateful and excited to be doing my part towards reaching herd immunity! What does getting this vaccine mean to you? It means doing my part to save the lives of strangers that I pass by in public as well as their loved ones.... Read More
Staying Safe and Warm Is it just me, or is anyone else starting to get cabin fever? I find myself reminiscing the days of going for daily afternoon walks and runs when the weather was more mild. Now it's cold and gets dark early, and even though I could go out for a run or a walk still, I can never seem to get it quite right. I either end up dripping in sweat under all the layers, or calling it quits after 2 minutes because it's just too cold. Yet I see people almost daily going for runs and... Read More
How did they do it? Since the start of the pandemic last March, you may have heard about New Zealand and their efforts to combat COVID-19 periodically in the news cycle. Early on in the pandemic, they were actually headlining a lot for their harsh lockdowns and border closings. Looking back now, it seems that those efforts were worth it as the majority of the country has been COVID-free since early fall. In fact, it has been so COVID-free that people are attending live concerts, sporting... Read More
Name: Paige Bartlett Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Department: COLSA Role at UNH: Sudent Year Started at UNH: 2018 What does being healthy feel like to you? I think being healthy means I feel a good energy in both a mental and physical aspect. What do you do to keep UNH healthy during the pandemic? I stay healthy by wearing my mask and making sure my Wildcat Pass is valid before leaving my apartment! What are some of your favorite ways to get physical activity? My favorite physical activity... Read More
So Easy and Delicious! Spring rolls are super easy to make and also they are so yummy! Here are the things you will need: Spring roll wrappers Vegetables Protein (optional) A plate of warm water Instructions: Fill a plate with warm water Dip the spring roll wrapper into the water to dampen it Put the wrapper on a dry work space and fill it with veggies and protein Wrap it like a burrito and enjoy! Let us know if you enjoyed this recipe and be sure to check out the... Read More
An update on the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine Every day worldwide, thousands of people are getting their COVID-19 vaccines. Let’s just stop and think about how hopeful that sounds… The two vaccines that have been distributed in the US since early December have been manufactured by Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech. These companies both produced vaccines require two doses approximately 4 weeks apart to reach full effectiveness. Both have an efficacy rate of about 95% at preventing severe COVID-... Read More
How One Small Change Made a Big Impact It has been a while since I addressed chronic stress in my blogs. Since I have started at Healthy UNH, I have written blogs about managing stress during the pandemic, how stress can impact our physical health, and have even written about fun and relaxing techniques to reduce stress. Now as we are coming up on the one year anniversary of the pandemic, I have been thinking about this “anniversary” the last few days. I have been reflecting on how I have... Read More
