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 Join us for a Wellness Webinar:
Fitness at Any Age
Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Being active is an important part of healthy aging and helps to prevent and manage chronic conditions. Please join Victoria Emmitt, RD for this informative session as we discuss exercise recommendations, unstructured and structured activity and age-related muscle loss.
Live sessions are limited to the first 2,000 attendees. All others can view the recording 6 hours after the live event.
Members that attend the live session or view the recording within 7 days of the original broadcast, will receive 1 HealthQuest Credit for attendance. Credits take 7-10 business days to be reflected in your HealthQuest Portal post completion.
No registration required! Simply follow the instructions on how to access this webinar directly on the HealthQuest Portal under Marathon Health Webinars.
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- There is still time to get your Flu and COVID vaccines and earn 5 HealthQuest credits each!
- Flu and COVID vaccines are available at your Primary Care Physician's office, local pharmacy or HealthQuest Health Center.
- Due to limited COVID vaccine quantities, please call 785-783-4080 if you would like to schedule your COVID vaccine at the HealthQuest Health Center.
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2024: Condition Management Programs
Earn 5 HealthQuest Credits for Completion
As part of the HealthQuest program, you have access to four condition management programs. Each 8-week program is confidential and conducted by Marathon Health medical professionals. All four programs are in full swing so remember to watch all videos in their entirety each week, you're doing great!
You may only participate in one program at a time, but don't worry! Upon completion of the program including watching all the videos in their entirety, submission of the pre-survey (completed during your registration process) and submission of the post-survey, members will receive Five (5) HealthQuest Credits.
Note: You can only participate in each program once throughout the calendar year (i.e. you cannot complete the same program twice).
Weight Management
- January 22 - March 11, 2024
- This program offers a supportive, judgement free environment where we’ll focus on understanding the psychology behind decisions and the impact that lifestyle and behavior choices have on our health, focusing on weight.
Healthy Hearts
- January 22 - March 11, 2024
- The Healthy Hearts Program includes education and group support to help you lower the risk of heart disease and heart attack. Who should participate? Anyone looking to achieve and maintain healthy levels for blood pressure and cholesterol with the overall goal of living a heart healthy lifestyle.
Diabetes Management
- January 22 - March 11, 2024
- The objectives of the Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) program is to support informed decision-making, self-care behaviors, and problem solving. As well as support active collaboration with the health care team to improve clinical outcomes, health status, and quality of life. DSMES covers topics that a person diagnosed with diabetes needs to know about including, but not limited to, standards of medical care for diabetes, an overview of medications used to treat diabetes, nutrition, physical activity, and planning for sick days and their impact on blood glucose.
Tobacco Cessation
- January 22 - March 11, 2024
- The ALA’s Freedom from Smoking® Program has helped hundreds of thousands of Americans end their addiction to nicotine and begin new tobacco-free lives. Freedom From Smoking® is based on proven addiction and behavior change models. The program offers a structured, systematic approach to quitting, and its positive messaging emphasizes the benefits of better health.
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February 7 - EAP Webinar: Resiliency: Bouncing Back After a Setback, Register Here
February 15 - Wellness Webinar: Fitness at Any Age. Access the webinar directly in the HealthQuest Portal under Marathon Health Webinars.
March 6 - EAP Webinar: Managing Personal Finances, Register Here
March 14 - Wellness Webinar: Get Financially Fit. Access the webinar directly in the HealthQuest Portal under Marathon Health Webinars.
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Should you need accommodations for any webinar, please email SEHPHealthQuest@ks.gov two (2) business days in advance.
 by Valerie Porter, HealthQuest Health Coach
Monthly recipes are provided by Valerie Porter, RN, HealthQuest Health Coach. Health Coaching appointments are available to all benefits-eligible employees, and their SEHP-covered spouses, free of charge. To schedule an appointment with Valerie or another health coach, call (785) 783-4080.
"Egg in a Hole" Peppers with Avocado Salsa
Ingredients:
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2 bell peppers, any color
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1 avocado, diced
- ½ cup diced red onion
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1 jalapeño pepper, minced
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½ cup chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for garnish
- 2 tomatoes, seeded and diced
- Juice of 1 lime
- ¾ teaspoon salt, divided
- 2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
- 8 large eggs
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¼ teaspoon ground pepper, divided
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Directions:
- Slice tops and bottoms off bell peppers and finely dice. Remove and discard seeds and membranes. Slice each pepper into four 1/2-inch-thick rings.
- Combine the diced pepper with avocado, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, tomatoes, lime juice, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl.
- Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 4 bell pepper rings, then crack 1 egg into the middle of each ring. Season with 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Cook until the whites are mostly set but the yolks are still runny, 2 to 3 minutes. Gently flip and cook 1 minute more for runny yolks, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes more for firmer yolks. Transfer to serving plates and repeat with the remaining pepper rings and eggs.
- Serve with the avocado salsa and garnish with additional cilantro, if desired.
Originally appeared: Diabetic Living Magazine, Winter 2019
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What is fitness?
The National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) shares:
Fitness is synonymous with health, our physical condition and even our ability to complete the tasks required for our ongoing survival (and perpetuation of the species).
It makes sense. So now, let’s ask ourselves, how do we feel? Do we feel fit to move in the ways we want to be moving? What are some of the things that we are doing to strengthen and keep ourselves mobile and agile?
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) also shares:
Regular physical activity, even in small amounts, can help prevent, treat, and sometimes even alleviate some of the most common chronic conditions we encounter, including high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, stroke, obesity, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, depression, and some cancers.
How much should we aim to move our bodies?
Guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity cardiorespiratory exercise, 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity, or a combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity exercise per week. The weekly recommendation for resistance training is 2 or more days per week with exercises for all the major muscle groups (minimum of 1 set of 8-12 repetitions for each muscle group). Flexibility and neuromotor exercises (balance, agility, coordination) are also recommended at least twice per week.
Other benefits?
Our bodies have endorphins and natural chemicals that enhance our well-being! When we are active those feel-good endorphins and chemicals are triggered and can create an instantaneous positive feeling.
- Exercise can refocus your mind and help the day’s frustrations fade away.
- Help you sleep better!
- Help you to engage with others in exercise classes or group settings.
- Virtual classes can help you stay active in the luxury of your own home.
There are many different ways and different settings to gain the benefits of staying active. So, let’s keep moving to provide our bodies with the tools we need to move it, move it!
 A BODY IN MOTION
Do you remember back in science class studying Newton's first law? "A body in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an outside force" and "a body at rest stays at rest."
This can be applied to our bodies and exercise! Staying active, at all ages, is beneficial. It can aid with:
- improving brain health
- managing your weight
- reducing the risk of disease
- strengthening your bones and muscles
Investing in your rest is great but too much sitting can be a risk to your health:
- Increasing risk of diseases
- Decreasing mental health
- Stiffening body and joint pain
- Increased anxiety and depression
- Diabetes
- Deep vein thrombosis
There seems to be a lot more risk to sitting than staying active!
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