{"id":49297,"date":"2016-09-15T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=49297"},"modified":"2022-04-12T13:27:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T17:27:02","slug":"cigna-teaches-exercise-both-mind-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/cigna-teaches-exercise-both-mind-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Cigna Teaches Us to Exercise Both Our Mind & Body"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cigna<\/p>\n

Labor Day weekend was full of learning experiences for me. \u00a0I was so fortunate to be able to participate in the runDisney events at the Disneyland Resort<\/a> in Anaheim, California.\u00a0 It was my first visit to the west coast park and I was thrilled to be able to familiarize myself with the parks while running through them in the early hours of the morning.<\/p>\n

Even better, I was invited to participate in Cigna’s Blogger & Social Media event as a MouseForLess Blogger! \u00a0Cigna is a company that is all about keeping people well, fit, and healthy. \u00a0During this event, they taught us how to live this kind of lifestyle by playing creative games and having fun. \u00a0Before we knew it, calories were burned and we had bettered our health!<\/p>\n

\"Cigna<\/p>\n

The \u00a0Blogger event was held in the Trillium Conference Room in the Grand Californian Resort<\/a>. We were a group of approximately 25-30 participants and were assigned to teams, designated by character tables. \u00a0I was on Team Daisy!<\/p>\n

The meet had a great energy with bloggers, runners, walkers, and Disney fans alike socializing and taking lots of selfies! \u00a0Shortly after we had some time to meet and connect with others, we were invited to join in on a warm-up exercise – Flip Cup! \u00a0We were to flip a solo cup from an upside down position, onto a bottle of water. \u00a0Once we determined who had the best aim at our table, we sent that rep up to compete against the other teams.<\/p>\n

Throughout the meet, the winners of each activity received “gold coins” and a prize (and bragging rights!) was promised at the end to the team who held the most coins. \u00a0It encouraged a healthy and jovial competition amongst the tables!<\/p>\n

\"Cigna<\/p>\n

Next we played the Snack Attack Challenge which involved showing us extremely close up shots of different types of healthy foods and we had to guess what they were. Let’s just say when you debate the same picture is honey or a tomato, this isn’t as easy as it sounds. \u00a0But it got us all thinking about healthy snacks that are easily accessible to all of us.<\/p>\n

There was a Scrabble-like game where we were given about 30 cards with one letter each on them. \u00a0We were to create a crossword with all of the letters spelling out health related words. \u00a0If you needed more letters, you could go and trade yours is – but the catch was you got two for one! The goal was to be the first team to use all of its letters! We didn’t win, but we were close! \u00a0(And those were healthy fats and for those who walk their dogs!) \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

\"Cigna<\/p>\n

Switching back to an activity challenge, Junk in the Trunk was next. \u00a0Lots of ping pong balls were stashed inside of an empty tissue box which was fixed around competitors waist’s so that the box was at their backside. \u00a0Once the music started, they were to shake their behind to get all of the balls out as fast as they could! I don’t know who burned more calories, those shaking their boxes, or those of us laughing and cheering!<\/p>\n

\"Cigna<\/p>\n

\"Cigna<\/p>\n

I was called upon to represent Team Daisy for the Dance in Your Pants Challenge. \u00a0Right before music started playing, we were given a card with a dance type on it and had to act it out. \u00a0Everyone had to write down which dance move or type they thought was being demonstrated. \u00a0I was sweating it out wondering if I\u00a0would even know what dance it was when I was handed my card – phew, I got the Tango! \u00a0I used to dance the “Tango” with my babies when they were little, cheek-to-cheek!<\/p>\n

\"Cigna<\/p>\n

Where there is dancing, there is singing! \u00a0Teammates had to “hum” a tune given to them using only the sound “La.” \u00a0They had headphones on so that they could hear the song, but all we could hear was “la-la-la-la-la-la” to their tune. \u00a0This was one of the more challenging games we played! \u00a0What point Cigna really wanted to get across to us was that being healthy and fit isn’t just about your body, but about exercising your mind too!<\/p>\n

\"Cigna<\/p>\n

One last game that wasn’t short on movement or laughs, was with our balloons! \u00a0We had to keep them off the floor, but using our hands was just for warm-up. \u00a0It was a little bit like a Simon-Says – “only use your right elbow” and “only your head now.” \u00a0I almost took down the dessert and coffee table a few times!<\/p>\n

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This event couldn’t have done a better job keeping us thinking, moving, and learning while having fun. \u00a0I felt energized and ready to take these new tips back to my teammates, family, and friends to teach them about a healthy lifestyle! \u00a0And of course, Mickey & Minnie showed up to show their approval of these lifestyle tips!<\/p>\n

\"Cigna<\/p>\n

Cigna recapped some of the event with a short video!<\/p>\n