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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 ward physical and mental health in volves incorporating an integrative approach to wellness, mind, body and spirit. “I really like therapy, mental health counseling and then also providing physical outlets like yoga or acupuncture. The fastest route I have found to healing has been a combination of mental health coun seling with energy medicine,” Co hen said. UNCA’s Campus Recreation website provides a schedule of group fitness and wellness classes ELECTRIC CHARGING and information on other ways stu dents can pursue physical activity on and off campus. Mullert said student health coach es focus on behavior goals of stu dents. The Built Like a Bulldog Program or meeting one-on-one with UNCA’s registered dietitians can help achieve fitness and nutri tion goals. * Psychologists at the College of London said it takes an average of 66 days to make something a habit. “It could look like drinking a glass of water before every meal before they drink other options, or maybe they walk to their classes ev ery day instead of taking the shuttle or driving. Just finding small little ways to be consistently healthy as opposed to having the idea that you have to workout for an hour long or you have to cook an elaborate healthy meal,” Mullert said. Mullert said physical activity does a lot for the body. It increas es blood flow and delivers nutrients to the brain for it to function better. She said when students put forth physical effort they get rewarded with the positive feelings of success and completion. These feelings can be translated into self efficacy and confidence in mental health. “Being physically active, our brain releases serotonin and dopa mine to feel success and feel happi ness that can trickle down into our mental health by feeling good for the rest of the day. We make good decisions. We’re excited about how we feel,” Mullert said. “I think sometimes we forget how good it feels to feel good.” To schedule an appointment with a student health coach you can email pepahhealthcoach@unca. edu. Resources for emotional and physical support can be found on UNCA’s health and counseling webpage. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 geted about 200 charging stations through this program.” The app PlugShare lists most of the public chargers in any area. Up dated by users, it provides constant knowledge of charging station loca tions. “Nothing to say that’s imminent ly coming, but we are looking at ways to help people who want to get electric vehicles, to ease that transition,” Wheeless said, on Duke Energy’s future plans. Vision 2036 also started new strategic plans to improve the local environment. The city is powered by locally-generated, clean sources of energy and air quality problems have reduced, according to the city council. “The city council has made it a priority for city government to re duce our carbon footprint,” Brown said. “We’ve done several things, I converting our garages from fluo rescent lights to LEDs, Duke Ener gy has helped us with that project. In fact, right now we are finalizing the conversion of the civic center garage from 700 fluorescent fix tures to a lesser number of LEDs.” The number of electric vehicle charging stations grows at a steady rate in the Asheville area. Whole Foods, the Asheville Chamber of Commerce and the Charlotte Street Public Works building all already had them prior to the grant from Duke Energy. Rudy Beharrysingh is the direc tor of the mathematics assistance center at UNCA and member of the Blue Ridge EV club. “There have been waves of grants, the most recent is from Duke Ener gy,” Beharrysingh said. “However, when the industry first started, the federal government gave out grants to install chargers. One of the first chargers was installed by the Hil ton at Biltmore Town Square, many companies were installing chargers just to attract customers.” Electric vehicles have the poten tial to reduce U.S. oil use by 1.5 million barrels a day by 2035 and save up to $13,000 in fuel costs over the lifetime of the vehicle, ac cording to the Union of Concerned Scientists. “Electric vehicles use electrici ty and I mostly charge at home, I just plug it in.” Beharrysingh said. “Even without an ‘official’ charger, an electric car can be plugged in to a regular dedicated outlet, which I used to do at Haywood CC some times. I believe there are several 110-volt outlets available in our parking garages available for stu dents with electric cars.” >■
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