Welcome to your July roundup, packed with an energizing workout, expert tips, fun facts, class schedule updates, and community highlights to help you crush your fitness goals!

Staying Motivated! (Consistency is Key)

1. 1. Set realistic goals
   2. Make a schedule and stick to it
   3. Reward yourself
   4. Stay positive
   5. Find a fitness routine and enjoy
   6. Find a workout buddy
   7. Be patient and persistent

Safety Tip of the Month: Exercise Regularly!

Why: Improve your overall health

How To: 30 Minutes, 5 days a week

Myth:

You must exercise every day

Fact:

Rest days are essential for recovery

Benefits of Regular Exercise

• Brain: Improves memory, reduces stress, enhances concentration
• Heart: Lowers risk of heart disease
• Lungs: Increases lung capacity
• Blood Vessels: Enhances blood flow, improves vascular elasticity
• Muscles: Boosts strength, enhance endurance, more muscle mass
• Immune System: Strengthens immune system, reduces inflammation & illness

Get Healthy Outdoors!

Regular outdoor activity: Promotes weight loss, reduces arthritis pain, lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, anxiety & depression, improves confidence & self esteem, calms the mind. It can also lower risk of diabetes, certain cancers, osteoporosis, & cardiovascular disease.

NMPH Fast Facts: Check-in Edition - Know where to go when you're checking in at Nimiipuu Health

• Please check in at the main lobby with a Patient Care Coordinator (PCC) for any of the following: Medical Appointments, Labs, Optometry, or Massage 
• For Behavioral Health, please check in with their front desk located in the back of the building through the door closest to main street
• For Dental, please check in at the Dental front desk located on the second floor
• For Women's Health, Dr. Vu, please check in with their front desk on the Community Health side (For women's health visits with Dr. Smith & Dr. Wilson, check-in with PCCs, main lobby)

*For Kamiah Clinic, all visits check-in with the front desk

*If you have checked in using the link, please still notify the staff when you are in the building

Upcoming Classes & Events

 Spin Class

• Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays @ 6am
• Tuesdays @11am w/Cara
• Fridays, July 10 & 24 @12pm w/Dr. Capawana

 Lapwai Band, Strength & Stability Training

• Tuesdays & Thursdays @12pm

Kamiah Band, Strength & Stability Training

• July 10 & 24, August 14 & 28 @12pm - Wa-A'Yas

Kamiah Mileage Club

• Wednesdays – 12pm, Wa-A’Yas

Kamiah Fit & Fall Proof Exercise Classes for Older Adults

• Mondays & Wednesdays @1pm -Wa-A'Yas

Lapwai Fit & Fall Proof Exercise Classes for Older Adults

• Wednesdays @2:30pm & Thursdays @1pm - NMPH Conference Room

Lapwai Food Distribution 

• Tuesday, July 14 @9am - LHS Gym Parking Lot

Women's Health Clinic Open House Event

• Thursday, July 16 from 1pm-4pm - Community Health Side

Youth Enrichment Days (All Spots Filled)

• July 7-9 - Orofino, Kamiah & Lapwai

Community Cooking Class

• Community Cooking Class - Thursday, July 9 @4:30 pm -Conference Room

Community Support Group

• Tuesday, July 14 @5:00 pm -Conference Room

7. Get Connected

• • Follow us: Facebook  &  Instagram 
  • Reply with your questions, progress, or class feedback, let’s build our community together!

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