Thinking About Quitting

Hey Falcons! It’s Jessica, your resident Alcohol and Other Drugs Education Specialist. Today marks the 36^th Annual Great American Smokeout. If you choose to smoke, or have loved ones who choose to smoke, it’s a great day to get information and resources to help you or your friends/family make a plan to quit.

Tobacco is one of the only drugs that when used as intended, can cause death. According to the American Cancer Society, tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the US, yet more than 46 million Americans still smoke.

On our campus, based on data collect from the national Collegiate Health Assessment in the Spring of 2010, 83% of our students reported they DID NOT smoke within the past month.

We at the Center for Health and Wellness know that quitting can be difficult. Don’t be afraid to make an appointment to speak with one of our Nurse Practitioners to discuss your options for quitting. Additionally, I can help students with setting goals and establishing a quitting plan. We also have some brochures in our office about quitting.

If you are motivated to do it on your own, we think the following websites are helpful:

http://makesmokinghistory.org/quitting.html

http://www.smokefree.gov/

http://www.cancer.org/Healthy/StayAwayfromTobacco/GreatAmericanSmokeout/ 

http://www.goaskalice.com/7428.html

Be well,

Jessica

Jessica Greher Traue
Assistant Director, Wellness
Coordinator, Alcohol and Other Drugs Education

jtraue@bentley.edu

How Much is Enough?

Hey, it's Deanna Busteed, Bentley's resident nutrition and fitness expert. It's time to answer a question I get ALL the time...how much exercise is enough?

Last July, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)  released new recommendations on the quantity and quality of exercise for adults.

They recommend that most adults to engage in at least 150 minutes of moderate- intensity exercise per week or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity exercise per week. A good way to tell if you are exercising at a moderate intensity is the "talk test". If you can talk while exercising but can't sing, then you are exercising moderately. Some examples include, brisk walking, cycling less than 10 mph, swimming, dancing or tennis. Jogging and cycling uphill are examples of vigorous-intensity workouts.

There's no right way to get your 150 minutes--it's whatever works for you, your level of fitness and your schedule. Some people may choose to exercise 30 minutes, 5 times a week, others may elect for longer duration workouts less frequently. Still others work in short workouts throughout the day. The most important thing is to get moving!

Remember, besides going to the Dana Center gym, you can join an intramural team, take free ballroom or latin dance classes or watch a fitness dvd or sign up for classes in the Slade Wellness Studio.

If these options don't work for you, I really like this dorm room workout.


Below are some videos we created of three exercises you can do in your room too!

Don't be afraid to contact our office with any nutrition, fitness or health questions--781.891.2222.

Until next time..B Healthy and B Fit!

-Deanna

Deanna Busteed MS, RD, CSSD, LD
Clinical Dietition/Sports Nutritionist/Coordinator of Fitness Classes
Center for Health and Wellness