Lacey Seefeldt

Health Management Coordinator at Avera McKennan

Live well; be well! As a health management coordinator at Avera McKennan Corporate Health, I believe it’s necessary to practice what I preach. Every day is a new journey for my personal wellness, as well as the support I offer my clients. My interest in the healthcare field started when I took a patient care course in high school. I continued my education at South Dakota State University and earned my bachelor’s degree in health promotion.

Since then, I have enjoyed being a part of the Avera team, coordinating personal and corporate wellness programs. My passion for life is being simple! I feel that eating basic, natural foods and doing activity that is enjoyable benefit me most – that’s not saying that I don’t indulge in an “unhealthy” treat every now and then.

I will be writing about some issues that I encounter, as well as sharing stories from my Avera McKennan Corporate Health team. As a team, we are surrounded by healthy lifestyles every day. Each and every team member brings a unique passion to our wellness world, and we thoroughly enjoy working with our clients as we guide them, and ourselves, to living well.

Author Archive | Lacey Seefeldt

Get Movin’: Why Sitting All Day is Hazardous to Your Health

By on October 2, 2012

It’s a sedentary world! More and more focus has been placed on the amount of time people are sitting on the job and the lack of physical activity people are getting.
Sitting Can Shorten Your Life
According to the researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) in Baton Rouge, sitting for more than three hours a day may shorten your life by two years, even if you are physically active and don’t smoke. Read More »

Exercise, Preventative Care · McKennan · Comments { 0 }

Health Coaching: Allergies or Negative Tendencies?

By on September 12, 2012

Ever since I was a little girl I have loved camping and eating all the good food from the grill, especially the fish. But when I was about 16, I had an allergic reaction to both shrimp and salmon. It was awful; I developed hives, my throat swelled and my breathing was constricted. Read More »

Just for Fun, Nutrition, Patient Stories · McKennan · Comments { 0 }

Cutting Soda to Cut Health Risks

By on September 6, 2012

As a health coach, I have the opportunity every day to assist people in becoming their best! Health coaching is a process that involves identifying behaviors that are keeping people from living their best life.
A common goal among my clients is their desire to cut back on their soda/sugary drink intake. Read More »

Nutrition, Preventative Care · McKennan · Comments { 0 }