NEW Fitness Connect Community - Join the Fitness Connect Community!
The Employees Retirement System of Texas and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) invite you to talk about wellness topics and share your successes and challenges. Monthly sessions, featuring presentations by BCBSTX wellness consultants, can help you get fit and stay healthy. Each month, you’ll have the opportunity to connect with other participants and share your experiences.
The 15-minute sessions will typically be held at 10 a.m. CT the second Tuesday of the month starting January 13 and will run through December 8, 2026.
Sessions include:
Feb 10: Add to Calendar 🗓️
Mar 10: Add to Calendar 🗓️
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NEW The Power of Kindness in Trying Times - “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” In this uplifting seminar, participants will be equipped with self-reflective tools to define kindness in their own lives. We’ll delve into the significance of embodying empathy and emotional intelligence as essential traits for everyone, exploring how kindness—those simple acts of goodwill—can transform our workplaces, homes, and communities. Join us to discover how even the smallest gestures can create ripples of positivity and connection!
Wednesday, February 11 - 1:30 p.m.
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NEW Tune-In Tuesday Mindfulness - The Employees Retirement System of Texas and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) invite you to tune into mindfulness and your well-being.
Monthly sessions, featuring sessions by BCBSTX wellness consultants, can teach you how to incorporate mindfulness into your daily routine to support your optimal health
The 15-minute sessions will be held at 9 a.m. CT the third Tuesday of the month starting Jan. 20 and will run through Dec. 15, 2026.
Topics include:
Feb 17: Add to Calendar 🗓️
Mar 17: Add to Calendar 🗓️
Apr 21: Add to Calendar 🗓️
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NEW Journey to Wellness: Your Well-being Benefits Explained - From getting enough movement to eating a well-balanced diet, you have many ways to maintain your health and wellbeing. This presentation will introduce you to the wellbeing resources and tools available to you and your covered dependents through HealthSelect of Texas® medical plans, including Consumer Directed HealthSelectSM including the following:
Buena Vida Well-being program available through WebMD
Hello Heart Digital Blood Pressure Monitor Program
Hinge Health Digital Musculoskeletal Program
Learn to Live Digital Mental Health Platform
Wondr Health & Real Appeal
the Well on Target Fitness Program
and more!
Wednesday. February 18 - 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday. March 18 - 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday. April 15 - 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday. May 20 - 10:00 a.m.
Register through the Journey to Wellness Registration Link.
NEW Energize with Exercise - Get an extra boost of motivation along with keen insight to ensure successful start to a new exercise plan.
Thursday, February 19 - 11:00 a.m.
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NEW Nutrition Connect Community - Healthy eating is key to a healthy life.
The Employees Retirement System of Texas and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) invite you to talk about nutrition topics and share your successes and challenges. Monthly sessions, featuring presentations by BCBSTX wellness consultants, can teach you how to incorporate foods into your daily routine to support your optimal health. Each month, you’ll have the opportunity to connect with other participants and share your experiences.
The 15-minute sessions will be held at 10 a.m. CT the fourth Tuesday of the month (except for in December) starting Jan. 27 and will run through Dec. 15, 2026.
Sessions include:
Feb 24: Add to Calendar 🗓️
Mar 24: Add to Calendar 🗓️
Apr 28: Add to Calendar 🗓️
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NEW Fitness for a Healthier You - Being active is one of the most important things we can do for our overall health. It enhances our ability to function, can prevent the effects of aging and reduces the risk of some chronic health issues. Join Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas' Liz Atkisson and Kristi Docwra to learn about the many benefits of being active, the components of a fitness program, guidelines for creating realistic goals and recommendations for properly fueling the body before, during and after exercise.
Thursday, February 26 - 10:00 a.m.
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NEW Light Yoga and Meditation for Stress Relief - Relaxation techniques like yoga and meditation benefit the mind and body in multiple ways. By improving mental clarity and focus, yoga and meditation can significantly
Tuesday, March 10 - 11:00 a.m.
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