Wellness Highlights from Brevard

By Jamie Kennedy, CIP Brevard Center

Summer is in full swing at the Brevard Center! Despite the recent jungle-like heat in the south our students are showing greater Wellness awareness and application than ever before! Some of the healthy happenings around Brevard are: inception of a new cooking curriculum, more dynamic and personalized group sessions catered around individual skill-set, planning and training for our next 5k road race, and applying exercise and cooking cards in daily program areas to increase and improve speed, technique, and processing.

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Bloomington Students Try Pilates and Dance

By Lana Howell, Bloomington Center Health and Wellness Coordinator

During Wellness classes this semester, the students have enjoyed participating in Yoga and Pilates, which helps to strengthen their core muscles and also gives them relaxation techniques they can use on their own. “Yoga helps me relax and takes my mind off of the things that give me pressure,” first year student, Kiersten, said.

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CIP Students Race Against Violence

By Kristen Vorisek, Berkshire Center Health and Wellness Coordinator

Bright and early on Saturday morning, a group of Berkshire Center students and I teamed up to walk and run in a 5K Race Against Violence. Arriving in Greenfield, we were greeted by the warm sun and a group of students who had driven over an hour to support us!

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Wellness Student of the Month

By: Trung Tim Nguyen, Berkeley Center Health & Wellness Coordinator

Akira Abenes, a.k.a. Guido, has consistently been a shining light in health and wellness at the Berkeley center. Although he does not have a YMCA membership, it does not deter him from getting regular physical activity.

Weekly, he participates in yoga, walking club as well as strength training in the fitness room on his own. He would apply and practice the resistance exercises he had learned during individual wellness session to improve his overall strength and endurance.

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Wellness Student of the Month

By Talitha Eustice, Health & Wellness Coordinator, The Berkshire Center

Jane has been an active participant in her own wellness, showing up consistently with an eagerness to learn and a willingness to work hard. She comes in with her own ideas and is still open to try new challenges.

She has also taken on the responsibility of being the student captain of the Student Vs. Staff Walking competition that will begin in April and states that she “is looking forward to beating the staff” in the walking competition.

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Wellness Student of the Month

By Jim Walsh, The Bloomington Center

Matt Patterson works at the IU Wright Food court hauling piles of heavy trays, washing pots and pans, carrying out the trash, and wiping tables during the hectic daily ebb and flow of the student population. However, rather than just zonking out on the couch after such a physically strenuous shift, Matt has been keeping with his own active fitness program.

On Mondays, Matt has an individual wellness session where he does an hour of guided weight training. This session is also used to monitor Matt’s weight, which has steadily been declining since the summer. “I haven’t had French fries for like 4 months, I’ve also cut back on my pop,” Matt said. “I can’t wait till it gets warmer, when I can walk and ride my bike around more.”

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Wellness Student of the Month: Ashley Titone

By Jamie Kennedy, Brevard Center Health & Wellness Coordinator

Ashley’s Wellness successes are a culmination of her independent and group session efforts. Routine, independent exercise is a part of Wellness is where Ashley has really shown growth. “I enjoy using my treadmill at my apartment because afterwards I’m not as stressed and I feel good about myself.” Additionally, her flawless attendance record is an example to other students.

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Wellness Student of the Month

By Talitha Eustice, Berkshire Center Health & Wellness Coordinator

Liz Gray is an integral and dynamic part of the C.I.P. Volleyball team. The volleyball team is comprised of 9 dedicated CIP athletes that show up consistently and work hard. The students devote two hours of their Sunday every week for practice and drills and compete in a recreational league in Pittsfield, MA every Tuesday. In addition, they have all taken extra time to act as referees for other games.

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Healthy Muffin Recipe

By Kristen Vorisek, Berkshire Center Health & Wellness Coordinator

‘Tis the season for baked goods! This year, why not bake something a little more nutritious?

This flax muffin recipe has become a favorite, and it contains no white sugar, bleached flour, or butter.

High in fiber and healthy fats, these muffins are also quite delicious.

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Wellness Students of the Month

Modern and Innovative Techniques to Create Healthier Lifestyles

At the core of the program, CIP is committed to address the wellness of each student. The Wellness Program offers nutrition classes, fitness training, sensory diets, yoga and exercise clubs and many more modern and innovative techniques which help create healthier lifestyles and provide education about physical fitness and well-being.

The CIP Wellness Students of the Month are…

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Pumpkins in the Park – A 5k Run!

By Jamie Kennedy, Brevard Center Health & Wellness Coordinator

This semester two students competed in the annual Pumpkins in the Park 5k run! Peter Snell and Ben Kesselhaut (both former Health & Wellness students of the month) trained for three months prior and on the day of the race finished the race in 41 minutes and 30 minutes respectively. Both students ran the entire race course, which included a scenic waterfront portion and several hills.

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Newspaper Houses: Wellness Class with IU Occupational Therapy Students – VIDEO

By Jim Walsh, Bloomington Center Student Advisor

During Wellness Class on Thursdays, we are visited by Occupational Therapy students and their course instructor, Sharon Pape, from the Indiana University Department of Occupational Therapy.

During these visits, the OT students are meeting with individual CIP students and facilitating small group activities for our CIP students to participate in and enjoy.

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