Wellness classes are offered free to UA employees throughout the year and there is no limit to the number of classes you can attend. Most of our wellness classes are online webinars through Microsoft Teams. To attend a wellness class webinar, register through your WellBAMA portal. You will receive an email confirmation containing the special link to the webinar inviting you to join the session. Earn 10 points towards your WellBAMA Rewards for each class attended.
| Date | Title | Description | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, January 23, 2025 | Bring Out Your Resilience: Detect Your Icebergs | Uncover some underlying beliefs you hold that can help you build self-awareness and work on responding rather than reacting to certain situations. | Online | 12-1pm |
| Tuesday, February 11, 2025 | Don’t Miss a Beat: Your Path to a Healthier Heart | This class is more than heart health. Learn how to care for your heart, brain, and circulatory system for overall improved health and wellbeing. | Online | 12-1pm |
| Friday, February 14, 2025 | Bring Out Your Resilience: Monotasking | Enable greater concentration and focus on the task at hand to work efficiently, stop multitasking, and feel fulfilled at the end of the day. | Online | 12-1pm |
| Thursday, February 27, 2025 | Mental Fitness: Understanding Stress | Learn about positive and negative stress, explore its impact on the body, and equip you with tools to assess and effectively adapt to stress. | Northeast Medical Building (Room 1403) | 12:10-1pm |
| Friday, February 28 | Functional Fitness: From Desk to Dumbbells | A beginner-friendly approach to integrating movement and strength into your daily life to boost energy and vitality. | Online | 12-1pm |
| Tuesday, March 4, 2025 | Building an Attitude of Gratitude | Learn more about the practice of gratitude and its positive effects on our mental, emotional, and total wellbeing. Get practical tips on how you can incorporate thankfulness into your daily routine. | Online | 12-1pm |
| Thursday, March 6, 2025 | Mental Fitness: Cultivating Positivity for a Balanced Mind | Discover strategies to boost resilience, practice gratitude, and create your own happiness box—a tangible tool to bring joy and positivity into daily life. | Northeast Medical Building (Room 1403) | 12:10-1pm |
| Thursday, March 20, 2025 | Better Bites Series: Discover Your Eating Style | Find your ideal food preparation style, whether you’re a solo household or managing a large family. Learn practical tips to tailor your approach to fit your lifestyle and promotes a balanced and satisfying eating routine. | Autherine Lucy Hall (Room 102) | 12-1pm |
| Thursday, March 27, 2025 | Bring Out Your Resilience: Stop Catastrophic Thinking | Stop Catastrophic Thinking – Identify the Worst, Best, and Most Likely outcomes of a situation to reduce anxiety and improve problem solving | Online | 12-1pm |
| Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | Clean Living Lifestyle | Find out more about the 5 benefits of clean living, while reaching your goals of a healthy lifestyle and protecting the planet. We will explore how to “ditch and switch” for cleaner, safer household and personal products. | Online | 12-1pm |
| Thursday, April 3, 2025 | Mental Fitness: Mastering Work-Life Intergration | Is true balance achievable? Uncover practical tips for managing both professional and personal priorities and find harmony in your daily routine. | Northeast Medical Building (Room 1403) | 12:10-1pm |
| Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | Organize Your Life | Getting and keeping everything organized often feels like it’s an impossible task. This class will cover the fundamentals of how to “organize your life” one step at a time. | Online | 12-1pm |
| Thursday, April 10, 2025 | Better Bites Series: Plan Your Plate: Shop Smart, Eat Balanced, and Save Money | Learn how to streamline meal prep, make smarter choices at the store, and enjoy balanced, nutritious meals—all while sticking to your budget! | Student Center (Room 3104) | 12-1pm |
| Thursday, April 17, 2025 | Mental Fitness: Thriving through Healthy Habits | Focus on cultivating sustainable habits that support your well-being, with an emphasis on the crucial role of sleep hygiene in maintaining overall health. | Northeast Medical Building (Room 1403) | 12:10-1pm |
| Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | Your Health After 40 | Preparing you for continued health after 40. Topics covered include recommended medical visits, testing, vaccinations, tailored nutrition and exercise for those 40 years and older. All ages are welcome! It is never too early to plan for continued health. | Online | 12-1pm |
| Thursday, April 24, 2025 | Better Bites Series: Cooking Demonstration | Learn culinary techniques, explore a new recipe, and gain the confidence to recreate this delicious meal on your own with ease. Lunch will be provided, limited seats available | Lakeside Dining Facility | 12-1pm |
| Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | Bring Out Your Resilience: Character Strengths | Identify your top core values and discuss how you can bring out your strengths and help others do the same. | Online | 12-1pm |
| Thursday, May 8, 2025 | Better Bites Series: Beyond the Salt Shaker: Creative Flavors for Heart Health | Discover delicious ways to reduce sodium while enhancing flavor with herbs, spices, and other creative seasonings that support a healthy heart! | AIME (Room 111) | 12-1pm |
| Thursday, May 15, 2025 | Successfully Navigating Perimenopause | Discover practical tips, nutritional guidance, and strategies to confidently navigate the physical and emotional changes of perimenopause | Online | 12-1pm |