Beginning Feb. 1, RebelWell kicked off their Spring into Motion: Wellness Challenge. The challenge asks participants to change small habits, which in turn will alter unhealthy behaviors. The challenge runs through March 11 and offers wellness seminars on topics such as “Smart Meals,” “Transformation Tuesdays” and “Smoke-Free Presentations” throughout the course of the challenge.
The Spring into Motion challenge is not the only program RebelWell offers. RebelWell facilitates wellness activities and challenges, wellness events, demonstrations, wellness courses, individual fitness assessments, screening programs for specific health risks and meetings with a registered dietitian.
Mariana Jurss records Angie Gurners height during the Kick Off Wellness Check In, for the Spring into Motion Challenge hosted by RebelWell. (Photo by: Ariel Cobbert)
Mariana A. Jurss, RebelWell’s registered dietitian, said anyone can set up an appointment with her.
“As long as someone is participating in a RebelWell program, we offer five complimentary visits with me,” Jurss said.
Getting involved with RebelWell is easy, Jurss said.
“For example, this past Monday we had our Spring into Motion challenge where people could just come in, check their blood pressure, check their weight, and check other health factors and just for participating, (people) are eligible for a meeting,” Jurss said.
RebelWell has also partnered with other organizations on campus, like the Turner Center and Ole Miss Dining to offer more to its participants.
“We noticed a lot of people saying ‘What do I eat? I want to avoid the freshman 15,’ when visiting dining halls. So we created an option called Campus Dish,” Jurss said. “(Campus Dish) is an app you can download on your phone that gives you a complete nutrition breakdown of all the food offered in the dining hall that day.”
At first, RebelWell only reached out to the faculty and staff of the University, but has now reached out to include students in their programs. Freshman biology and math major Savannah Culver heard about RebelWell from an e-mail.
“I’ve wanted to get healthier, and I just heard about RebelWell this semester,” Culver said. “I think getting involved in their programs will help me reach the healthier lifestyle I’ve been wanting.”
Culver is not the only student who wants to get involved with RebelWell.
“I’ve been on a health kick this semester,” freshman psychology major Hatten Livingston said. “I know RebelWell offers some nutrition options and I’m interested to see what they’re all about.”
For those wishing to learn more in depth details about specific events and programs RebelWell offers, more information is available on their website.
