Category: Physical Health
A collection of blog posts related to physical health and wellness.
Making Exercise and Movement Part of Your Routine
Happy New Year! For many, a new year brings a time to reflect on the past and think about the future and what it might hold. You might be thinking about your intentions or resolutions for the new year, which may include prioritizing exercise and movement into your daily life. Logan Franck, PharmD’17 shares how […]
Jan 4, 2023
Saving Time & Feeling Better Through Meal Prep
In the busy lives of students and working professionals, it can be hard to find time to make and eat healthy meals. Logan Franck, PharmD’17 and his wife have found a solution that works for them – advance meal prep. In just a few hours each week, Dr. Franck has all of his meals planned […]
Sep 21, 2022
The Benefits of Yoga & Meditation
We know some of you attended UNMC Goat Yoga last week and the photos were so fun! Yoga is one form of mindfulness that Brandy Sundberg BS’02, RT(R), RDMS shares about in the blog today. Brandy has been practicing yoga for nearly 20 years and is a yoga instructor. She shares the physical and mental […]
Aug 31, 2022
Prioritizing Demands on Your Time
All of us have demands on our time. Studying, working, caring for kids or parents, taking time for physical and mental health – these are just a few of the things that we have to manage, and that’s before we take time to do things for fun. Patricia Kearns, PT’99 has learned how to maximize her […]
Apr 27, 2022
This Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, learn about the ancient Chinese form of martial arts, Tai Chi. This practice has many health benefits and is an outcome-based program that decreases risk of falls in seniors. In this week’s Connections Project Blog, Holly Warth, RN, BSN, ’78, ’80 teaches us about Tai Chi, where it comes […]
May 26, 2021
Self Care & Maintaining Balance
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we know things have been especially difficult over the last year. On this week’s Connections Project Blog, Tunisia Ellis Penta, Clinical Perfusion ’02 shares how she prioritizes her self-care, both mentally and physically, in order to maintain balance in her life. If you are struggling with your mental health, you […]
May 19, 2021
Going Outside to Help With the Stressors Inside
As healthcare professionals, most often the work you do is inside, all of the time, without the ability to even look out a window. Today Scott Sanderson, MPS, CCP, LP ’12 shares how he likes to get outside to help him deal with the stressors inside. If you live in Nebraska right now, it is […]
Mar 4, 2021
Megan Frazee, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT ’09 on the Importance of Sleep
March is National Sleep Awareness Month and Megan Frazee, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT ’09, shares how sleep deprivation impacts our body and how healthcare providers can ask patients about the quality of their sleep and then educate them about basic sleep hygiene techniques. “It’s been shown that one night of sleep decreases the immune fighting […]
Mar 13, 2019
