Yoga Class

Meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 5:00 p.m. in the SAC

Body Fat/ Fitness Assessments

Lobby of McChesney Student Activity Center

October 20th

6:00 - 7:00 pm

Available to all interested UM students, faculty and staff. 

The Assessment will consist of standing barefoot on a scale for 1 minute.  You will receive a printout of body fat % as well as lean muscle mass.

Kinesiology Majors will be set up to do the assessments in the lobby of the SAC.  This is a great opportunity to get a base starting point for those 2009 healthy changes.

Nutritional Questions Session

Look for Dates To Be Announced at start of Fall Semester

Lobby of McChesney Student Activity Center

McChesney Student Activity Center

http://www.montevallo.edu/SAC/

• Utilization of the weight/cardio/pool areas for cardio and strength training; racquetball courts

• Walking/Jogging on the indoor track

• Eighteen-hole outdoor Disc Golf Course at the University

• Yoga classes offered twice a week through the Center during Fall/Spring. Tuesdays only during Summer Terms

• Outdoor run from front of Center, uphill to the Stewart Retreat and back down to the front of the Center (one mile)

Student Health Services

http://www.montevallo.edu/StudentHealthServices/

• Health education, therapeutic massages, physical evaluations, treatments, and referrals at the Student Health Services

• Annual events include health fair, HIV screenings, and flu shots

Counseling and Career Center

http://www.montevallo.edu/CounselingCenter/

• Personal counseling services available to students, faculty and staff                

• UM Counseling and Career Center website with downloadable resources about relevant mental health issues (dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, etc.)   

• December Study Break/ Stress Relief activity (coffee and refreshments, video games, coloring books, etc.) 

• February Eating Disorder Awareness

• April Sexual Assault Awareness

• May Cinco De Mayo Study Break/ Stress Relief activity

Sodexho

http://www.montevallo.edu/cafe/

• Sodexho Balanced Way nutritional program to encourage students to make healthy eating choices

• Balance Mind, Body and Soul and Ask for the Dietician Programs

Kinesiology Department

http://www.montevallo.edu/knes/

• Health wellness/activity classes taught through the Kinesiology Department

• Fitness Assessments at the annual University Health Fair

• Kinesiology students doing internships at the McChesney Center are available to assist the University community with weight/cardio

• Fitness Assessments administered by Kinesiology students for the University community during January 

Family and Consumer Sciences Department

http://www.montevallo.edu/fcs/

• The Student Dietetic Association (SDA) members are available to speak to groups and organizations regarding health and nutrition issues and an SDA web-site is being considered

• SDA members are active in the University Health Fair, offering nutrition counseling

Other Opportunities and Resources

Walking Trails in Montevallo map

 City of Montevallo

Continuing Education at University of Montevallo

• Participation in the city-wide Get Moving, Montevallo (booklet available) and the state-wide Passport to Fitness programs

• The University Golf Course

• Continuing Education weight/cardio training and swim fitness classes

• City-wide Spring Health Fair is open to all students the fourth Sunday of April in Orr Park