Your physical health is also linked to emotional health. Low blood pressure, reduced risk of heart disease and weight management has been correlated to proper emotional health.

Here are just eight of the many ways you can improve your emotional health:

By: Bridget Carlson, Program Manager 

Standing desks are becoming more and more popular. Research shows that being seated for too long is not good for our bodies. Getting an ergonomic assessment so your seat, arm rests, back support, desk height, computer screen and keyboard height are in the right location for your body is extremely helpful in preventing injury, pain and even arthritis.

By Angela Olson, Fitness Specialist 

Children are influenced by the world around them, but your actions and attitudes as a parent can have the strongest influence. By making healthy choices, you can help set your child up for success throughout their whole life. Here are five ways you can positively influence your child’s health and overall wellness as they get older:

By: Courtney Umland, Program Coordinator 

It’s not too late- there is still plenty of time to create a summer bucket list! Each year, Summer seems to fly by in the blink of an eye. By creating a bucket list, you can guarantee that when Fall comes around you made it the best summer yet. Here are a few ideas to get you started today:

By: Jerrod Tarman, Sr. Fitness Specialist 

“But first, Coffee.” A phrase spoken by everyone. Whether you’re a coffee snob or an occasional drinker we all know the delicious kick to our consciousness we rely on to function optimally as human beings. But, how will coffee effect my exercise?

 By: Annie Ketcher 

One of my goals as a parent is that my children grow up eating a variety of healthy foods. With all the packaged convenience foods out there, this isn’t an easy task. It is something I must think about and work at every day. I’m hoping the habits established when they are young, I have a 5-year-old daughter and 1-year old son, will help them to have a positive relationship with food throughout their lifetime. Here are a few guidelines I try to follow:

By: Mike Murphy, Fitness Specialist 

   When I started writing my own programs for myself in college, I would go through the torturous process of deciding what I wanted to do and how I wanted to accomplish it. Spending hours pouring over meaningless numbers and percentages trying to find the perfect combination of exercises with the right rest time was a maddening event.

By Chelsea Tjornhom, Senior Fitness Specialist    

   Competitive, self-critical and irritable are three words I would have used to describe myself two years ago. I am a cookie cutter type A personality and although these characteristics used to be my weaknesses, gratitude has transformed them into my top strengths.

By: Christa Kannel, Account Manager   

By: Emily Boettcher, Fitness Specialist

Have you ever stepped into a Yoga class with your mind still reeling through your to-do list? You settle in on your mat, but just can’t manage to focus your energy and “clear” your mind to set your intention. Or maybe you come into class feeling sluggish and just want to relax in child’s or corpse pose the whole time?