Online Wellness Resources
Looking for ways to stay active and well from the comfort of your home or outside? Campus Recreation & Wellness has some ideas for activities to be well and stay mentally healthy while maintaining social distancing. In addition to the resources below, we strongly recommend you continue to check www.elon.edu/coronavirus for the most up-to-date University information.
Act-Belong-Commit
Act-Belong-Commit (ABC) is a framework Elon adopted in Fall 2019 to foster an institutional culture of holistic wellness where every individual has an opportunity to transform their mind, body, and spirit and we work together to create a mentally healthy campus.
- Elon ABC website provides an overview of the framework and links to campus resources
- Check out the Demystifying Mental Health: Act-Belong-Commit webinar with Dr. Caroline Ketcham, Professor and Chair of Exercise Science, and Larry Mellinger, Director of Campus Recreation and Wellness
- This article from ABC Western Australia offers tips on staying mentally healthy when isolated
Fitness
- We are offering five live online group exercise classes each week, taught by RecWell group exercise instructors
- Allison Agresti from Counseling Services is leading mindful yoga classes
- Here’s a great resource from Xplore Nutrition with more than 75 workouts you can do at home with no equipment
- Fitness Blender has free workout videos for a variety of fitness levels
- Les Mills is offering free on-demand fitness classes
- Peloton is offering a free 90-day trial of their app
- Search #athomeworkout on Instagram for workouts posted by fitness instructors from around the world
Outdoor Recreation
- Take a walk or bike ride on the Burlington-Elon Greenway
- Here’s a list of trails in Alamance County that are all just a short drive from campus
- Explore the Great Wall of China, Yellowstone National Park, and these five other national parks virtually
General Wellness
- Staff from Campus Recreation and Wellness and Counseling Services partnered to host a virtual wellness panel that offers tips and suggestions to stay healthy during these challenging times
- Ethan Williams, Assistant Director of Athletic Training and Risk Management, is offering remote athletic training services for students – email ewilliams37@elon.edu for more information
- Counseling Services has an excellent website full of online mental health resources
- This Medium article offers some great advice on ways to stay well in the time of COVID-19
- This article is from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention provides advice on taking care of your mental health during times of uncertainty
- Headspace is offering some free meditation services
- The Eternal Sunsine app, available on both Apple and Android, offers daily positive affirmations and quotes to help keep a positive outlook