Mission
- To educate, promote and enlighten our citizenry about a healthy lifestyle
- To provide opportunities to improve overall personal, mental, and physical wellness to the VSU community
- To provide a healthy place for students, faculty, and staff to interact and to workout
Goals
Physical activity helps to:
- Promote psychological well-being and better self-image
- Relieve stress
- Reduce depression
- Extends longevity and slow the aging process
- Strengthen the mind
FWC Activities for Faculty/Staff and Families
- Promote fitness and wellness programs which link to lower medical cost and higher job productivity
- Result in greater employee moral
- Attractive to prospective employees
- Reduce absenteeism due to illness
Philosophy
- Lead by guiding rather than ruling
- Project influence and sight with the power of positive attitude and example:
- Cultivate an atmosphere where hard, smart work–and fun–are a way of life
- Earn loyalty and cooperation by allowing discipline to evolve naturally
- Encourage individuals to set their own goals (and monitor their progress toward themUse a simple, direct approach
- Clearly and concisely explain principle-based reasons for everything we do
- Focus on the end rather than the means at all times
