Spotlight on Wellness

November 18-29

December 2-13

March 2020

January/February 2020

CJHS Fitness Center

To promote a healthy lifestyle, we want to extend access to the fitness center at Concord

Junior High School for all Concord employees! For liability purposes, spouses and children will not be permitted. To request

access using your Concord ID badge, please email Jeff Phillips, Director of Facilities, Maintenance, and Grounds.

jeffphillips@concord.k12.in.us

Use your Concord ID badge to enter through Door 8.

HOURS OF OPERATION(Monday through Friday)

Early Birds: 5:02 a.m.-7 a.m. Night Owls: 5-10 p.m.

Summer hours:5:02 a.m.-10 p.m. daily

Open Enrollment (online)

American Fidelity Section 125 Enrollment

Financial Planning

Six weeks of healthy topics (optional)

More information will be sent via email about these

important events!

Improve your health by breaking bad habits

In an effort to help Concord Community Schools employees focus on healthy living, Kami Wait recently shared some tips for healthy living.

During the interview, Kami provided Chief Human Resource Officer Dr. Denise Seger with lots of great information and tips to change habits that can improve our daily living. Here are some tips to break bad habits and attempt to improve the daily lifestyle.

Q: How long does it take to break bad habits?

A: Habits are personal behaviors that take 12 wee-ks to change. Just knowing you have bad habits does not initiate change in your personal life. The brain requires re-programming in order to sustain personal benefits. During the re-programming process, it is important not to make excuses or settle. While you do not need to deprive yourself, the follow through is an important aspect of re-wiring your brain for change. Keep in mind that breathing, exercise and occa-

sionally treating yourself can help you sustain the process of change. Challenge your belief of why and hold yourself accou-ntable.

Q: What is one important change that someone could begin today?

A: Drink water. Water is so important for your body and you should be consuming lots of water each day. Begin by swapping 3 beverages to water each day.

Q. What is one easy step thatcan make a significant impact?

A: Decrease your sugar intake. Eliminate soft drinks, candy, doughnuts and processed car-bohydrates. Sugar is in sauces, juices, and cereal, so read labels carefully. Challenge yourself to have black coffee, unsweetened tea and no soft drinks.

Q: If you do not exercise regularly, how do you suggest to begin?

A: Start with one day of move-

ment for 30 minutes of activity that you normally do not do. Do that for 3 weeks. Then in weeks 4-6 add a second day of activity. In weeks 7-9 add a third day of activity. Movement is important regardless of the age.

Q: How many hours of sleep are necessary?

A: Sleep is important and you should get 7-8 hours each night. It is also important to power down before the end of the night. During the last hour before bed, do not use cellpho-nes or computers. Turn off the television 30 minutes prior to going to bed. Write down 3 successes from the day and one worry that you want to let go. It is important to end the day with celebration, gratitude and self-affirmation.

Kami Wait, owner of Up Level Living, is a personal-trainer-turned-health-enthusiast who challenges what the word “healthy” means. She is a certified health, wellness, transitional coach and master of change.

Kami is passionate about tea-ching people how to get out of their own way. She is currently serving as the President for Concord School Board. She and her husband Aaron have two children: Kay and Zak.

Attached is “Five Tips to be Suc-cessful.” Her business email address is uplevellivingkami@gmail.com.

5 TIPS FOR A BETTER NIGHT’S SLEEP

CONCORDCOMMUNITY SCHOOLSFocus on Wellness ISSUE 1 n Fall 2019

HEALTHY LIVINGIMPORTANT DATES

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Serving Concord’s health needs

What treatments are available?The staff at the Concord

Schools Care ATC Clinic can serve a variety of needs including: Chronic disease management, annual physi-cal examinations, lab orders and follow up, medication prescriptions, specialty refe-rrals, acute/sick visits, sports physicals, women’s health, tobacco cessation, allergies and asthma.

Walk-ins are welcome at the Concord Clinic, 59427 County Road 13, Elkhart, IN 46517!

What do I need for my first visit?Patients should bring

their new patient pa-

CONCORDCOMMUNITY SCHOOLSFocus on Wellness

Wellness RepresentativesThank you to the following Concord employees who have volunteered to serve as Wellness Representatives.

Hannah BowermanConcord East Side Elementary

Alison KirktonConcord Ox Bow Elementary

Kris GingerichConcord South Side Elementary

Brittany StevensConcord West Side Elementary

Maria GarciaConcord Intermediate School

Melissa HufferConcord Junior High School

Cassidy Roeglin, Amie Nowak, Gay Burton

& Matt Murphy Concord High School

Cathy StouderTransportation

Melinda FreezeConcord Education Center perwork, a valid ID, and their

medical insurance card to their first visit.

Personal Health Assessment Another offering is the

Personal Health Assessment (PHA), a complete health screening tool that identifies risk factors such as high blood

There are three easy ways to make an appointment:

1. www.patients.careatc.com

2. Call 800-993-8244

3. Download the Care ATC appDr. Maureen Ziboh

CONCORD CLINIC59427 County Road 13

Elkhart, IN 46517

HOURS OF OPERATIONMonday

2:30 - 7:30 p.m.Tuesday

6:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.Wednesday

8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.2:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Thursday2:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Friday 6:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

pressure, high cholesterol, dia-betes, obesity and much more.

A highly confidential PHA Summary is mailed to you and you will receive PHA Live! — a video-based PHA summary of your lab results. Schedule your appointment online at CareATC.com/patients or call 800-993-8244.

5 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR CHOLESTEROL

1. Eat more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Avoid foods with saturated fats.2. Don’t smoke or use tobacco products.3. Maintain a healthy weight.4. Exercise for at least 30 minutes, 5 days a week.5. Make time to relax.

ISSUE 1 n Fall 2019HEALTHY LIVING

5 Tips To Be Successful 

& 

Get the most out of your investment 

1. Trust the Process

a. All steps will lead you where you are meant to

go…..even if it is scary….IT IS RIGHT 

2. Check Your Expectationsa. Adult learning is all about change. Our “Critter”

Brain is going to freak out, filling us with thoughts

of

1. Perfectionism

2. Overwhelmed

3. Stuck

4. Behind

5. Feeling like you are not doing it right

6. Worried that others are doing better or

faster

b. All of this because of unrealistic expectations, will

trigger stress response and keep us in

fight~flight~freeze...Change can’t happen while

stuck

3. Embrace Community

a. Ask for and give permission to receive support

1. When we desire something, we can feel

guilt….we feel that guilt, it is near to

impossible to give permission to receive

our desires

b. Surround yourself with like minded people

1. Find the Stretchers in your life~ the

people who drive you to be the best

version of yourself

4. Remember “Small Hinges Swing Big Doors”

a. Small steps over time equal success

b. We all take different size steps

5. Anyone Can Learn to do Anything

a. You may feel STUCK…You CAN learn how to put

yourself and your health back 

onto your priority list!