UH Libraries Takes Part in Walking Challenge
Librarians and staff of the University of Houston Libraries are exploring wellness at work through Walk Across Texas.
Librarians and staff of the University of Houston Libraries are exploring wellness at work through Walk Across Texas.
The UH Libraries Walk and Learn for Wellness microgrant team invited employees of the Libraries to participate in the eight-week walking challenge, a program designed to motivate people to engage in regular exercise and activity.
An event held in the MD Anderson Library kicked off the program. Participants received a pedometer to track their progress over the course of the eight weeks, and new resources, including half-mile and one-mile walking route maps around the University, as well as a treadmill desk that participants can use while they work, were established for Libraries staff.
The year of health and wellness at the Libraries culminates with a lunch-and-learn series in the spring semester.