‘Purdue Pursuits’: Pivio NOW – Information

Sarah Starks, tutorial advisor within the College of Liberal Arts, used the self-paced “Pivio NOW” program to assist prioritize wholesome consuming habits. (Photo supplied)

Sarah Starks had been itching for a chance to prioritize her well being for years, however she needed one thing that went past elevated health club visits or a brand new weight loss program — one thing that will pressure her to focus totally on her well being and make intentional, long-term adjustments to her way of life.

“I wanted something to kick my butt for a while,” says Starks, an instructional advisor within the College of Liberal Arts. “I needed something to just kind of kick me into gear with making better, healthier food consistently and then use that to figure out what’s sustainable for me and my husband in the long run.”

When registration opened for “Pivio NOW,” an on-demand, plant-based way of life intervention program supplied by Purdue’s Center for Healthy Living (CHL) at the side of the Lifestyle Medicine Institute, Starks signed up, optimistic that it will give her the nudge vital to realize her well being objectives.

Pivio NOW is a 12-week, self-paced, self-guided program designed to assist people make optimistic adjustments to their life via schooling, sensible expertise and reinforcement. The program options vitamin, train, and behavioral psychology instruments and rules that encourage members to suppose in a different way about how they transfer, stay and eat of their day-to-day lives.

The program’s mixture of long-form and short-form movies and readings guides members via the six pillars of way of life medication: common train, plant-based consuming, stress administration, avoidance of dangerous substances, correct sleeping habits and significant social connections.

Participants additionally obtain a cookbook and journal, schedule check-in classes with a well being coach, and full pre- and posthealth evaluation surveys and pre- and postlab work to trace their progress all through this system. The assessments might help determine danger elements for heart problems, Type 2 diabetes, weight problems and hypertension.

The way of life adjustments got here rapidly for Starks and her husband, who usually watched this system’s weekly 45-minute movies collectively on Monday evenings. They instantly adjusted their weight loss program by eradicating most dairy merchandise, decreasing their meat consumption and incorporating greens into each single meal.

Though the wholesome consuming facet of this system appealed most to Starks, the fabric additionally helped reinforce holistic well being ideas and habits she had beforehand realized within the Complete Health Improvement Program, a way of life program the CHL supplied previous to Pivio.

“It’s just good to review periodically and remember, ‘Oh yeah, this is why I am eating healthy,’” Starks says. “‘This is why I’m taking care of my brain — so I can live a long, healthy life.’ It’s a good reminder to make health your No. 1 priority.”

Starks is happy with the progress she remodeled the course of the three-month program and can proceed to seek out new methods to implement features of the Pivio NOW curriculum into her and her husband’s each day routines.

“It’s good for you to think about your health for a while, and this forces you to do that,” Starks says. “It definitely did kick me into gear, and I feel better because I did it and because I lost weight. Now we’re talking about where we want to go from here.”

How you may take part

The subsequent session of Pivio NOW will start March 2. Those who’re ought to register by Feb. 1.

The registration hyperlink may be discovered beneath the “Activities” web page of the brand new Your Path Wellness portal. Scroll right down to the Pivio NOW field beneath the “Workshops” part, and click on the “Details” button to study extra and register.

Your Path workshops and way of life packages are free to all benefits-eligible college and employees and their dependents lined on a Purdue medical plan. Pivio NOW helps all 5 of the Your Path Wellness Program pillars — bodily well being, behavioral well being, social wellness, monetary wellness and work-life integration.

Questions about this system may be directed to the CHL at 765-494-0111. More particulars about Pivio NOW may be discovered on the Lifestyle Medicine Institute’s website.

About Purdue Pursuits

Quite a lot of packages, workshops, fellowships and trainings are supplied to Purdue college and employees every semester. How can Purdue staff use these alternatives as small steps in reaching their private {and professional} objectives? Purdue Today’s “Purdue Pursuits” sequence will share staff’ tales of development and improvement throughout their experiences as lively members of their campus communities. Suggestions for the “Purdue Pursuits” sequence could also be emailed to purduetoday@purdue.edu.