LSU Libraries Wellness Committee: Resources

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- Down Dog, Yoga for Beginners, HIIT, Barre, and 7 Minute Workout - completely free until April 1st.So that anyone who wants to practice at home can do so, we are making all of our apps - Down Dog, Yoga for Beginners, HIIT, Barre, and 7 Minute Workout - completely free until April 1st.
In response to the many school closures taking place, we are also offering free access until July 1st for all students and teachers (K-12 and college). To access the free school membership, please register your school's domain by visiting downdogapp.com/schools.
We are also extending free access until July 1 for all healthcare professionals so we can help those who are helping us. Please visit downdogapp.com/healthcare to register your work healthcare domain. - Cosmic Kids YogaCosmic Kids Yoga on YouTube in many of my guidance lessons. It is geared toward younger students, but can be a fun family activity as well. Each video does yoga that you can follow along to based on a theme, for example: Frozen, Christmas, Star Wars, etc.
- Yoga at Your DeskYoga at your desk is perfect for anybody who spends much time working at a computer or in a cubicle. This sequence is ideal for those who want to sneak in a quick yoga break or for those who are in healing and want to practice a little bit of opening with the support of a chair.
- LSU First - Exercise Videos and Health TipsLSU First members can create a free WebTPA account and access videos via SparkPeople program.
- LSU AgCenter ResourcesLSU AgCenter offers resources on health, exercise, and healthy eating. Easiest way to find relevant info is via the search box.
- LSU Pennington Biomedical Research CenterPrintable handouts and tips on managing health via diet and exercise.
- Lynda.com Desk Yogi video seriesIf you have an EBR Parish Library card, you can set up a free account for Lynda.com. Once you get to the ebrpl.com site, click on
The Digital Library, then A-Z List, then L for Lynda.com. In addition to software training, Lynda.com features exercise videos for activities you can do at your workstation throughout the day. - LiveStrongAt home workout videos. No excuses!
- 9 Life-Changing Wellness Tips to Lead a Better Life9 Life-Changing Wellness Tips
- Five free apps to help remind you to take a breakYou can make your computer or mobile device remind you to practice good work ergonomics and break habits all for free with these five apps.
- Free Mindfulness Apps Worthy of Your AttentionMindfulness apps are trending in a big way. Here are five we're happy we downloaded.
- Calm AppMeditation Information
- HeadspaceMiddle School students may like the app Headspace. It offers a free trial to access all of the mindfulness and meditative videos, but there are multiple meditations they can use without signing up for the free trial.
- 17 Important Tips For Anyone Who's Working From Home During The Coronavirus OutbreakTurning your home into your office is tricky even in the best of times, as it can be super hard to separate work and life when they're both happening in the same place. Here are 17 tips for working from home.
- A Guide to Managing Your (Newly) Remote Workersthere are specific, research-based steps that managers can take without great effort to improve the engagement and productivity of remote employees, even when there is little time to prepare
- Don’t make these 6 biggest mistakes if you’re working from home, says guy who’s done it for 10 yearsHelpful tips on what not to do!
- 6 Tips for Concentrating and Communicating While Working From Homea few more quick tips and helpful reminders
- Stay safe. Stay inspired.A board filled with ideas from the Pinterest community for feeling better.
- New Orleans culinary school starts online "Cooking in Quarantine" series for home cooksThe New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute has shifted a series of cooking classes from in-person sessions in its teaching kitchen to an online format that can make your own kitchen into the classroom.
First session is free. The rest are pay-what-you-can