Elevate Your Wellness with Upcoming Spring 2026 Educational Clinics
Health Promotion, along with campus partners, invites faculty and staff to join our monthly Educational Clinics. These sessions connect participants with expert-led insights and practical strategies to support physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. Registration is required for each session.
Registration links will be made available on the indicated dates.
Spring 2026 Dates:
The Momentum Blueprint: Building Habits for a More Active You (2 Part Series)
(Part #1) 12pm - 1pm - Monday, February 9th, PSU Three Top Room 169
(Part #2) 12pm - 1pm - Monday, February 23rd, PSU Three Top Room 169
Do you find yourself setting exercise goals on Monday only to have them disappear by Wednesday's deadlines? Most of us don't lack the desire to be active; we lack a system that survives a busy day. This two-part workshop moves away from vague resolutions and provides you with a practical blueprint for building consistent habits. Instead of relying on willpower, you will learn how to engineer your environment and schedule to make exercise the path of least resistance.
What You Will Gain:
- Precision Planning: Convert "get healthy" into a SMART process goal tailored to your specific schedule and needs.
- Data-Driven Insights: Use a two-week "trial period" to identify exactly which barriers are standing in your way.
- Automation Strategies: Learn to use "If-Then" logic to handle late meetings, travel, and fatigue before they happen.
- Environmental Cues: Change your surroundings to nudge you toward activity without extra effort.
Stop starting over. Start building momentum.
The Body to Mind Connection: How Physical Activity Can Boost Cognitive Function
- 11am - 12pm OR 12:30pm - 1:30pm - Thursday, March 19th, PSU Grandfather Mt. Room 137A
Participants will explore the science behind physical activity and its powerful effects on attention, memory, and overall cognitive performance to support lifelong brain health and mental well-being. Then participants will engage in collaborative application as they learn to implement cognitive strategies to help change or enhance their physical activity behavior.
Strength Training: The Missing Link to Longevity
- 4pm - 5pm - Tuesday April 7th, Varsity Gym Room 6 (Health Promotion Facility)
Whole body muscular strength has now been identified as a key component to combating mortality and morbidity. Research has shown that your overall muscular health can be assessed via handgrip strength to identify at-risk individuals for all-cause mortality. A whole body strength training program is a public health imperative to adding years to life and life to years. Identify what your current handgrip strength is and learn proper strength training for longevity.
- Why is handgrip strength important?
- Why is muscle strength important for combating mortality and morbidity?
- How should I strength train for muscular health?
Registration Opens March 13th
Pain: Should I Stop or Should I Go?
- 12pm - 1pm - Tuesday April 21st, PSU Three Top Room 169
In this session we will discuss managing overuse pain, and trying to understand when is the right time to rest and recover versus do more (and what that more should entail).
Registration Opens March 13th