Brought to you by HEALTHY HAYWOOD’S Healthy Living Action Team

Special thanks to BUD DIRSCHERL - Member who plays a key role in completion of Tips & Opps
www.healthyhaywood.org

Monthly Healthy Tip:

In 2102 let's make mindful choices, avoiding the distractions and temptations that can lead us astray -- to sedentary and mindless habits.  Daily, we can use some quiet time to revise our thinking -- to FOCUS on the positive steps we wish to take. 

Let's be HEARTY in 2012:

• H - Heredity affects our capabilities; our habits affect us even more. 
• E - Eating should genuinely fuel and nourish the body.
• A - Activities that keep the body in motion and strengthen it are essential.
• R - Rest is needed to renew the body.
• T - Time must be scheduled for family, exercise, work and recreation.
• Y - You can decide to be healthy and positive in 2012, and forevermore.

 Local Challenge:

• Before you start your day, for 30 seconds, be MINDFUL of what you will eat and how you will get your exercise for the day.
• Enjoy this (so far) mild winter: get outside and hike your neighborhood; carry a recycle bag and beautify the area.
• Strengthen your arms and body: be ready to shovel snow on the occasional real winter days to come.

Monthly Healthy Opportunities

• FREE Holiday Recovery Workshop – January 24^th
  Is holiday stress still taking a toll on you?  Rejuvenate your outlook by attending a FREE Holiday Recovery Workshop sponsored by Healthy Haywood’s Mental Health Action team on January 24^th from 10am – Noon at 81 Elmwood Way (The Old MARC near K-mart).  No RSVP required.  Display booths open at 9:30am along with healthy refreshments.  Presenters include Cindy Miles, Laughter Therapist; John Stoeckel, MedWest Psychotherapist; and Leigh-Ann Renz, Yoga Instructor.  Door prizes included. 
• Join the EAT SMART, MOVE MORE, WEIGH LESS program through Haywood County’s Cooperative Extension.  Explore behaviors that help you achieve and maintain a healthy weight and create new, lifelong habits!  Classes begin Monday, January 30 and continue for 8 weeks.  From 11:00 - Noon.  Optional indoor walking program follows the class and ends at 12:30.  Register now - space is limited.  $20 if registered by Friday, January 20.  Late registration is $25.  To register or for more information, contact Jean Burton at jean_burton@ncsu.edu  or 456-3575.
• Ready to get the New Year off to a great start?  Ready to improve your health, fine tune your fitness and lose some weight?  How about a little extra cash to help pay those holiday bills?  Nutrition Advantage starts a new class on Monday, January 23 to do just that.  The Nutrition Class and Weight Loss Challenge meets at 5:30 at the First United Methodist Church on Academy Street right across from the Waynesville Post Office.  Get the motivation, inspiration and accountability you need to make 2012 the best year ever!  Call or email Lois now to register - 456.2894 or jlbsuccess@aol.com
• MedWest Smoking Cessation Classes Begining Wed., Jan.18, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.; small groups meet for 7 weeks at Fitness Center in Clyde; cost is $25; 828-452-8089 to register
• Women's Hiking Group meets on Sat., Jan. 21, 9 p.m. to discuss hikes: awilliams@diamondbrand.com or 684-6282
• Senior Fitness Class at Waynesville Rec Center  12-week program meets on Mon-Wed-Fridays using cardio machines, pool and weights; free for members; 456-2030 or recprograms@townofwaynesville.org
• Parent/child yoga class FREE - Thurs., Jan. 19, 10:50 or 11:50 a.m. at Haywood Community College: for children age 3 - 5 years/parent to participate with child; Sponsored by KARE Parents As Teachers, 456-8995
• Blood Drive Monday, Jan. 23 at Long's Chapel United Methodist Church, 175 Old Clyde Rd., 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.: 627-2808/Find American Red Cross blood drives at redcrossblood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS

 The FITNESS CHALLENGE never ends!