Announcements III: December 17, 2007

Posted 10:03 AM, December 13, 2007, by jaruiz

Stanford Health Improvement Program: Register online for the winter quarter 2008 at http://hip.stanford.edu/classes/register.html beginning, Wednesday, December 5, 2007, for classes beginning on Monday, January 7, 2008. You can use your STAP funds to pay for some of the classes. For a full description of courses and registration information, please see the "Health Improvement Program Quarterly Class Schedule" at http://stanfordhealthimprovement.org/hip/pdfschedules/hipWinter2008.indd.pdf.

Classes include the following:

CPR and First Aid;

Weight Management/Nutrition: "Behavior Change/Weight Management Program," "Eating for the Long Run," "Low Carbon Diet 'Lose 5000 lbs in a Month!,'" "Stress Eating (& Other Non-Hunger Eating)," and "Weight Watchers at Work";

Ergonomic/Posture Health: "Biofeedback for Workstation Analysis," "Mechanics of Heart, Breast, & Lung Health," and "Sitting Comfortably";

Midlife Wellness Series: "Sounder Sleep," "Midlife Wellness for Women," "Better Memory for Better Performance," "Aging--Joyfully, Healthfully, Passionately, & Wisely," "Healthy Bones for Life," "Healthy Eating for the Long Run," and "Midlife Crisis/Opportunity";

Environmental Health: "Low Carbon Diet 'Lose 5000 lbs in a Month!'";

Exercise/Physical Activity: "Stepping Out with Stanford On-Line Class," and "Walk for Wellness";

Mind/Body Health: "Breathe to Relax & Release," "Create the Body Your Soul Desires," "Intuition for Productivity, Innovation, & Wellness," and "Reiki Healing";

Stress Management: "The Art of Living," "Drumming Up Health," "Love Yourself for Everyone Else's Sake," "Mindfulness-Based Stress Management,"and "Stress Eating (& Other Non-Hunger Eating)";

Special Health Issues: "Down the Rabbit Hole: A Workshop in Action Theatre Improvisation";

Individual Behavior Change Options: "Health Behavior Consultations," "Smoking Cessation," and "Wellness Coaching";

Cardio: "Cardio Step & Strength," "Cardio Dance & Core Strength Fusion, Carnival Cardio Fiesta, Cardio/Chi/Conditioning, Cross Training," "Fantastic Abs & Cardio," and "Tap Dance for Fitness";

Healthy Back/Core Strength: "Healthy Back Cardio & Core Strength," "Healthy Back Cardio & Core Strength on Stability Ball," "Healthy Back Core Strength," and "Healthy Back/Strong Abdominals";

Pilates: "Pilates Essentials," "Pilates for Core Strength," and "Dynamic Yoga/Pilates Challenge";

Mind/Body Fitness: "Chen Style Tai Chi Old Form," and "Chen Family Taijiquan & Qigong Tai Chi for Arthritis,"

Mulit-Cultural Dance for Fitness: "Middle Eastern Belly Dance";

Strength & Body Sculpt: "Body Firm/Super Sculpt," "Hard Core Abs Express," "H.A.A.B.I.T.," and "Pure Abs: Core Strength";

Walk for Wellness: "Stanford Sightseeing Striders," and "Walk for Wellness";

Weight Training: "Orientation to Weight Room Equipment," "Circuit Weight Training," "Versa Circuit Weight Training," and "Lifetime Fitness Weight Training";

Yoga for Health: "Dynamic Yoga/Pilates Challenge," "Mid-Day Yoga: Relax & Renew," "Morning Mindful Yoga: Creating Union of Mind & Spirit," "Power Yoga," and "Yoga for Workplace Wellness";

Water Exercise: "Lap Swimming";

"Living Strong, Living Well (LSLW)," "Stepping Out with Stanford," and "Senior Fitness."