Health and Wellness programs

The Brown Bag Health Talks (BBHT) (description) are monthly lunch time events at our Safety Training Facility in room 110 of Academic Research Unit C (map).  The talks are informal and are designed for anyone who wants to understand more about health issues.

Dr. Joseph M. Berning, Director of the Exercise Physiology Laboratory, has tailored the talks to be interactive as a way to provide practical information on health issues that may affect you or your family.  Currently he has set one brown bag health talk for each month for the 2006 Spring and Fall Academic semesters.  The BBHTs are from 12:00 to 12:50, at Academic Research C, Safety Training Facility.

Spring 2006 Schedule

1. February 7, 2006 "Cholesterol and Your Health" (flyer)
2. March 28, 2006 "Exercising While You Work: Maximizing your day" (flyer) (HO)
3. April 25, 2006 "High Blood Pressure:  Common cardiovascular disease" (flyer) (HO)
4. May 16, 2006 "Strengthening the Lower Body: A practical approach" (flyer) (HO)
5. June 13, 2006 "Coronary Heart Disease: Getting to the heart of the matter" (flyer)

Fall 2006 Schedule

1. September 21, 2006 "Exercise & Heart Rate" (flyer) (HO)
2. October 26, 2006 "Diet Fads and Myths" (flyer) (HO)
3. November 30, 2006 "How many calories?" (flyer) (HO)
4. December 14, 2006 "Strengthening the Lower Body2: Lot Circuit Training" (flyer)

Spring 2007 Schedule

1. January 25, 2007 "New Year's Resolution & NMSU Wellness Programs" (flyer) (agenda) (HO) (talk)
2. February 21, 2007  "Wellness Wednesday 2-6 pm at Wellness Center,  Activity Center"  (flyer)
3. April 30, 2007  "Olympic Training" 10:30-11:30 Rm 201, Activity Center, (Flyer) 
4. May xx, 2007  "Topic To be announced" 

Bring your lunch and learn helpful hints that will help ‘YOU’ to improve your health. NMSU Departments are welcome to send groups (up to 40 persons) or request specific dates. You can provide comments or request specific dates via the EH&S suggestion page (click here).

The following programs are available to NMSU faculty and staff. These programs are designed to assist you in getting fit, reducing stress, injury recovery and overall wellness.   

• Monday and Wednesday:
  12:10-1 p.m., Cross Training Track and Free Weights, Activity Center, Second Floor Indoor Track.
  5:15-6:15 p.m., Yoga, EH&S Training Facility, Academic Research Center Building C, Room 110.
• Tuesday and Thursday:
  7-8 a.m.: Yoga, EH&S Training Facility, Academic Research Center Building C, Room 110.
• Friday:
  12:10-1 p.m., Circuit/Pace Aerobics, Coca-Cola Weight Training Center.

NMSU Wellness Program - EH&S in conjunction with Department of Physical Education & University Health Center offers FREE Yoga Fitness class at the Safety Training Facility (Academic Research C) during the week. The classes are free to employees and dependents.  The instructor is Sam (Minerva) Siegel, a certified trainer and Yoga instructor, with over 20 years experience.  See flyer for week days and times.

Other Wellness Classes: University Health &  Department of Physical Education)