Wellness Events
Unless otherwise noted, cameras are not required.
Every Thursday: Department of Health Mindfulness Break
May 16, 23 and 30
June 6, 13, 20 and 27
from 11:15-11:30 a.m. CT
Please note: There will be no mindfulness break on May 9.
Give your mind a break. You can expect a livestreamed video handpicked by TDH Wellness Council members.
Mindfulness Break with Nat
Wednesday, May 15 & June 12
from 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT
Give your mind a break. This class is brought to you by volunteer instructor and state employee Nat Chapman from the Department of Human Services in partnership with Working for a Healthier Tennessee.
Download calendar invite (May)
Download calendar invite (June)
June Wellness Trivia
Thursday, June 25
from 12-12:30 p.m. CT
From Men’s Health Month to Great Outdoors Month to National Eat Your Vegetables Day, June is filled with national health observances. Test your June knowledge in this trivia game led by Wellness Coordinator Morgan Blake. Can’t join us live? A link to this quiz will be available on the Wellness Events page after June 25. The top three winners will be awarded a prize. An additional prize will be awarded to a participant chosen at random! We’ll play using Mentimeter.
Level Up Steps Challenge
May 1-31
Track your steps for at least 21 days from May 1-31 to meet the challenge goal.
To participate:
- Log into your Sharecare account or register at stateoftn.sharecare.com.
- Find Challenges under the Achieve icon.
- Look for the Level Up Steps Challenge and click Join.
- Track your steps at least 21 days from May 1 to May 31.
There are two ways to track your steps:
- Automatic tracking: Link your Fitbit app, Google Fit or mobile phone's Health App with Sharecare and enable automatic tracking. Then be sure to sync your wearable device/app to your Sharecare account every few days.
- Manual tracking: Each day, log into the Sharecare app and select Track, Steps and then Add Today's Entry to manually record your steps activity. Use the steps conversion chart to convert your activities to steps.
Note: State employees enrolled in medical insurance through Partners for Health are eligible to earn an incentive by participating in Sharecare's quarterly challenge. Learn more at https://www.sharecare.com/tnwellness/earn-incentives.
Wellness Week
June 10-14
Join us for Wellness Week by adding a few minutes of self-care to your day. Each day has a theme and a related activity. The themes include Mental Health Monday, Grati-Tuesday, Wellness Wednesday, Thirsty Thursday and Financial Friday. Try to complete each daily activity.
Submit your participation by June 18 for a chance to win a Working for a Healthier Tennessee baseball cap: https://stateoftennessee.formstack.com/forms/wfhtn_wellness_week_2024
Download this calendar reminder to help ensure you submit your participation on time.
Coming soon!
You can try our free virtual workouts without any commitment. Just pop in, see if it interests you and stay if you want to give it a try! Unless otherwise noted, you don't need a webcam or anything special, and you can adjust the workout to your fitness level.
Please sign this digital waiver prior to live workouts.
Every Monday: Stretch & Destress
May 13 and 20
June 3, 10, 17 and 24
from 12-12:15 p.m. CT
This class is suitable for beginners and relaxing for all fitness levels. Exercises will be either seated in a chair or standing. No special equipment or attire is needed. Please sign this annual liability waiver prior to participating: https://stateoftennessee.formstack.com/forms/wfhtn_liability_waiver
This class is brought to you by volunteer certified yoga teacher and state employees Denise M. Galben, Robin Littlefield and Sophia DeMarse in partnership with Working for a Healthier Tennessee.
Tuesday: Dance Break
June 4
from 12-12:15 p.m. CT
This dance class is fun for all fitness levels. No special equipment or attire is needed. Please sign this liability waiver prior to participating: https://stateoftennessee.formstack.com/forms/wfhtn_liability_waiver
This class is brought to you by volunteer dance instructors and state employees Adrienne Hackney, Denise M. Galben and Kendra Thomas in partnership with Working for a Healthier Tennessee.
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Every Wednesday: 10-minute Fitness Break
May 15, 22 and 29
June 5, 12 and 26
from 11-11:10 a.m. CT
Please note: There will be no fitness break on June 19.
This class is brought to you by the Department of Human Services Wellness Council. No special equipment or attire is needed.
Every Thursday: Department of Children's Services Fitness Break
May 16, 23 and 30
June 6, 13, 20 and 27
from 10-10:15 a.m. CT
Give your body a break. You can expect a livestreamed workout video handpicked by DCS Wellness Council members. Equipment needed varies from none to light/medium hand weights.
Turn up the speaker on your phone or computer.
To focus on the presenter, if you're using the desktop version of WebEx, click layout in the top right of the WebEx screen and change from grid to focus. You can then "lock" the view.