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S A N T A B A R B A R A. UCSB Wellness Yonie Harris, Dean of Students Wellness Campaign and Mediation & Massage Sabina White, Director, Health Education, Student Health Bike UCSB Barb Beainy, Fitness Director, Recreation Center.

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  1. S A N T A B A R B A R A UCSB Wellness Yonie Harris, Dean of Students Wellness Campaign and Mediation & Massage Sabina White, Director, Health Education, Student Health Bike UCSB Barb Beainy, Fitness Director, Recreation Center

  2. Research: Links between Lifestyle and Brain Fitness Yonie HarrisDean of StudentsUC Santa Barbara

  3. Bike UCSB Barb BeainyFitness DirectorUC Santa Barbara Recreation Center

  4. BIKE UCSB Our Campus. One Goal. Our Health.

  5. WHAT IS BIKE UCSB? What is Bike UCSB? • Promotion tool of health and wellness • Reduction of injury, health care costs, absenteeism • A way to track fitness behavior • Odometers • Incentive-based program • Rewards for milestones • No-impact fitness alternative (continued) • Promotion tool of health and wellness • Reduction of injury, health care costs, absenteeism • A way to track fitness behavior • Odometers • Incentive-based program • Rewards for milestones • No-impact fitness alternative (continued)

  6. WHAT IS BIKE UCSB? • Way to recruit new participants: • Current bikers • Non-walkers • Post-rehab • Adaptive Recreation/Special Populations • Alternative Transportation: • Environmentally sound • Cost-effective

  7. Advantages of BIKE UCSB • Adding another mode of exercise • Non-impact alternative • Cross-training • Injury prevention • Odometers • Incentives • Special Events • Adapted Recreation • Creating opportunities for special populations • Hand bikes, wheelchairs, beach buggy, tandem bikes, etc… • Wheelchair basketball, soccer

  8. Goals of BIKE UCSB • Provide a fun form of exercise for individuals of all levels of fitness • Recruit faculty and staff to participate in a healthy and low-impact activity • Improve wellness and fitness • Encourage faculty and staff to use biking as an alternative form of transportation • Lower workmen’s compensation claims

  9. Why Santa Barbara is the perfect place for BIKE UCSB • Outdoor • Beautiful scenery • High developed and accessible bike paths • Convenient and safe bike storage • Over 300 sunny days a year • Free bike rentals and repairs at UCSB Recreation Center • Indoor • Spin Classes offered at the Recreation Center • Stationary Upright and Recumbent Cycles for use in the Recreation Center • Stationary bikes provided by UCSB Recreation located in departments campus wide

  10. UCSB Wellness Programs Sabina White, Director UC Santa Barbara Health Programs

  11. “Wellness is making proactive choices to balance your physical, mental, and social life.” Representatives from 18+ campus departments work together to provide the following wellness services to students:

  12. wellness.sa.ucsb.edu • connects students to wellness resources • receives over 3000 visits per day

  13. Drop-In Centers • Provide students opportunities to meet with wellness resource professionals at three high-traffic locations: • The University Center • Francisco Torres • Carrillo Dining Commons. • Over 200 weekly contacts

  14. Programs • Provide weekend and evening wellness activities • 10 per quarter • 300 participants

  15. Passports to Wellness • provide incentives for attending wellness events • Over 600 registered students

  16. UCSB Meditation and Massage

  17. our newest wellness services:MEDITATION & MASSAGE Highlighted • at the Wellness Center • in the UCSB Stress Services Directory

  18. Meditation drop-in groups • Modeled after Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction • Offered free of charge to students • Led by health educator Mondays: 3:30 – 4:30 7 - 12 students Tuesdays: 4:15 – 4:45 7 – 9 students Fridays: 3:30 – 4:00 12 – 20 students

  19. Licensed Massage Therapist • Offers Chair Massage to students by appointment at Student Health 3 hrs/wk • $10 for 10 minutes on a fee for service basis • Schedule is full • Full body massage is being considered for Fall

  20. Free brief chair massages • available at no charge at the Wellness Drop-in hours at the UCEN • 10 – 16 students weekly

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