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Whole Health:  "How to Stay Fit and Healthy"
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Challenging Coworkers to Place a High Value on Health

Greg Lambert, Wellness Coordinator for Facilities and Operations (F&O), is a magnetic man with a smile that lights up a room. It's a smile he flashes freely—along with a warm handshake and welcoming air that makes people feel good about lining up to get a flu shot in anticipation of a long winter, or taking advantage of a free health or fitness screening to learn how fit or out of shape they are, or participating in one of the many fitness/charity challenge programs he's organized over the past six years to motivate staff members to appreciate their health and take steps to improve and preserve it.

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Did U Know?

U-M Healing Foods Pyramid Focuses on Foods as Medicine

Food pyramid
(click to download pdf)

The Healing Foods Pyramid, developed at U-M, takes the conventional nutritional pyramid to a new dimension.

For more information about healing foods and healthier eating, click here.

 

"Take Time to Get Healthy" Urges Wellness Coordinator Colleen Greene

Colleen Greene photoAs the Michigan Healthy Community (MHC) Wellness Coordinator, Colleen Greene not only makes sure other employees reap the benefits of a healthy lifestyle; she gives her own heart rate a boost at the same time. Greene runs physical activity programs such as Active U and Get in the Game, coordinates special fitness events, works as a personal trainer and leads relaxation and exercise classes that are open to all U-M Health System and University employees and to the general public.

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MHealthy! Are U?

M-Healthy logo

MHealthy is a campus-wide effort to encourage healthier living through increased activity, attention to physical safety in the workplace, and a number of other means.

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FITNESS & RECREATION

Golf Facilities --The University has two golf courses:

  • The UM Golf Course, located at 500 E.  Stadium Blvd., telephone 615-4653, is an Alister MacKenzie design open to faculty and staff (and their spouses/partners) on a daily green-fees basis. Faculty and staff members must present their UM ID when registering.
  • Radrick Farms Golf Course, designed by Pete Dye, is located at 4875 Geddes Road, telephone 998-7040.  Faculty and staff are eligible for a season-pass or to play on a daily fee basis.) 

Looking for great deals on Fitness Center Membership?

Check out the MCard Discount Website's list of
Gym and Fitness Center Discounts

Plus, during Active U, all registered participants are eligible for free admission to U-M Recreation Centers.

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WELLNESS

Health Promotion

Mental Health

Health Care

Health Education

Child Care

Other Health-Related Services

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CLUB SPORTS

This list should be considered a partial one, because clubs and teams are formed throughout the year. If you are looking for a particluar sport not listed here, and for the most up-to-date information on club sports, refer to the links below.

Club sports sponsored by the Department of Recreational Sports:
These clubs are primarily for U-M students and are required to have at least 50 percent student membership; however, non-student members often can take part. Each club determines its own membership and pricing rules. For more information, contact the club via the Club Sports website.

Club sports independently sponsored within the U-M community
For contact information on these sports clubs, start with the Gateway's Clubs & Sports page. Also, see other (non-sports) clubs in the Edutainment/Hobby Clubs section of Uniquely Michigan.

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INTRAMURAL SPORTS

Currently-enrolled students with a valid M-Card and those with a Department of Recreational Sports membership and an M-Card are eligible to participate in Intramural Sports through the UM Department of Recreational Sports. For details and the most up-to-date information, consult the Intramural Sports website.

Fall Sports

Winter Sports

Spring Sports

Summer Sports

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