July 2012 Employee Wellness Moments

Physical	Environmental
Plan  meaningful rest breaks from the heat.	Design a cooling basket for hot work stations.
Update your on-the-go hydration plan.	During the hottest part of the day alternate work and rest periods.
Redesign your workout times around the summer heat.	Acclimate slowly to extreme temperatures.
Conduct self-assessments frequently regarding heat and humidity stressors on the body.	Instead of ditching the safety equipment in warm environments, work for shorter periods with the appropriate safety equipment.
Be flexible with your workout goals, but do not give up!	Have a heat stress prevention plan for yourself and volunteers.
Social	Spiritual
Plan cool get-togethers.	Stay hydrated during meditation and reflection.
Be patient, heat may make others less social.	Stay flexible with your summer meditation schedule
Check on a friend when temperatures are high.	Uncomfortably warm prayer environments may impact meditation.
Socialize pets in the cooler part of the day.	Begin planning your next level of spiritual wellness
When it is too hot to socialize outside, catch up on emails or send a fun greeting to another.	Reflect on your life skills and how they compliment your spiritual wellness
Nutritional	Occupational
Wash fruits and vegetables carefully.	Research ways to add one more skill.
Observe the calorie content of cool sweet treats.	Reflect on your work/life balance.
Keep picnic food at the proper temperatures.	Organize a leisure and fun event after work hours.
Change healthy recipes often to keep the menu exciting.	Make a list of all of the positive aspects of your job.
Know you food sources and their handling practices especially at roadside or farmer's markets.	Create a digital portfolio.
Intellectual	Emotional
Find out how a warm environment impacts, learning and memory.	Remember when the heat and humidity indexes are high emotions are more difficult to handle.
Take a friend to a free concert in the park.	Summer heat blues are possible in extreme heat.
Find out how you can contribute to the local art community	Take extra rest breaks and stay nutritionally balanced especially during the warm weather.
Take a TV break and read a new book instead.	Doing a good deed for another is an excellent way to relieve the heat blues.
Enhance your work environment to increase brain cell growth.	Track the good things at the end of each day .