Happy Health EU Day!!

Health and well-being is such a critical aspect of life to practice, especially as college students. We’re constantly on the go from classes to jobs and internships, and it can be hard to incorporate and prioritize daily health and wellbeing practices. Elon University knows how hard it can be to make strides towards better health and well being for its students, so it created the HealthEU initiative.

HealthEU utilizes an ABC framework to increase the campus's engagement and connection to positive mental and physical health practices. The ABC model stands for Act-Commit-Belong, and it encourages students to actively participate in finding belonging amongst themselves and others, and commit to pursuing happiness and positive mental health. The Acting portion of the ABC frameworks focuses on being active; physically, mentally, spiritually, and socially. The Belonging section reminds us to cultivate the relationships that we already have, and build new ones too. Commitment encourages students to find motivation, passion, and devotion to a cause wherever they feel they belong.

This year, Elon is holding a HealthEU Day tomorrow March 21 to highlight the ongoing efforts of the university in furthering wellness and positive mental health. The day is packed full with activities from 8am to 7:30pm all around campus. The activities start with yoga in the Koury Center and conclude with a GX HIIT class in the Koury Center with various activities sprinkled throughout the day.

Students around campus are getting excited for all of the activities that are to come tomorrow. Personally, I am most excited for the yoga and mat pilates classes that are being offered. I can’t wait to get my body moving, and get a healthy start to my Tuesday morning. Other students are looking forward to activities like the pet therapy session with Kopper Top Life Learning Center in Young Commons. Adamant dog lovers can look forward to this session, meet some new furry faces, and relieve their stress.

HealthEU Day is the perfect way to ease back into the hustle and bustle of college life right after spring break. Go out tomorrow and see what you can learn bettering your health and wellbeing. Let us know what your favorite part of HealthEU Day is in the comments box!