Healthy Habits
Build new habits
Whether we realize it or not, a lot of our daily behavior is composed of habits. These are automatic behaviors that we do without thinking, and we generally do them the same way every day. While there is a great deal of science behind habit formation, Racer Wellness is incorporating a simple and fun way to help you focus on being more intentional about building positive habits and making them stick throughout the year.
Racer Wellness has created the acronym below to assist with the process of building and sustaining new habits.
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R = Remember to have fun
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A = Associate the new habit with an existing one
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C = Consistently repeat the habit in the same time and place
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E = Eliminate barriers and keep it simple
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R = Reward yourself for sticking to your habit
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S = Substitute positive habits in place of negative ones
2025 Healthy Habits
Lunch and Learn (Zoom): Screening & Prevention Measures for Good Health and Wellness
Tuesday, February, 11 2025 | 12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
- Speaker: Dr. Summer Cross, School of Nursing and Health Professions
- This will count as a Phase 1 event for the 2025 Wellness Pledge
- Lunch and Learn Registration Form
Total Cholesterol Screenings
- Wednesday, February 19, 2025 | 7:30am – 10:30am | Alexander Hall Atrium
- Thursday, February 20, 2025 | 7:30am – 10:30am | Alexander Hall Atrium
- Appointments are required for this screening and information will be posted soon
- Fasting will be required for 12 hours prior to your appointment (please drink plenty of water!)
- This screening will count as one event for Phase 1 of the 2024 Wellness Pledge
Hinge Health Webinars (Zoom)
- Hinge Health 101 | March 19, 2025 | 12 p.m. (CST)
- Healthy Aging and Bone Health | Wednesday, February 12 | 12pm (CST)
- Wednesday, February 19 | 12pm (CST)
- The Hinge Health webinars are available to all faculty and staff who are enrolled in the Murray State health plan.
- This event will not count as a sanctioned event for the Wellness Pledge.
Stress Management
Let's Move! Lunch Break Walking Group
Wednesdays - April 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 | 11:00am - 11:30am (check-in)
- Faculty and Staff are invited and encouraged to join Racer Wellness in walking on campus during the month of April
- Racer Wellness will have a sign-in table every Wednesday in April set up by the MSU Gates from 11:00am - 11:30am
- Upon sign-in, walking routes and times will be determined by each individual
- Attending the Walking Group will count as a maximum of one sanctioned event (regardless of how many weeks are attended) for Phase 1 of the 2025 Wellness Pledge
- If there is inclement weather, the event will be cancelled
Lunch and Learn: Stress Management
Thursday, April, 24 2025 | 12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
- Speaker: Dr. Brie LaJeret, School of Nursing and Health Professions
- This will count as a Phase 1 event for the 2025 Wellness Pledge
- Lunch and Learn Registration Form
Lunch and Learn: Gardening
Save the date...Wednesday May 14th | MSU Arboretum Pavilion
- More information to come!