Employee Events

Live Well Leon hosts a variety of regular events throughout the year. See below for this month's selection.

Upcoming Events

Explore upcoming Live Well Leon activities to help you stay active and engaged!

Pilates
August 27, 12 to 12:45 p.m.

Description:
This low-impact exercise is famous for targeting the core, but its effects go far beyond abs. A strong core improves posture, reduces back pain, and enhances performance in other physical activities. The controlled stretching and lengthening increases flexibility and joint mobility--ideal for aging gracefully and avoiding stiffness or injury. That's a lot of benefits to pack into a 45-minute workout! Try it and see why it is such a popular class!
Paint your Pet at the next Creativity Club Instructional Class
September 16, 1 to 2 p.m.

Description:
Paint a custom portrait of your (or someone else's) pet in this fun, beginner-friendly workshop! All materials will be provided. Bring a clear 8x8 printed headshot of your pet—or email it to WallaceMe@leoncountyfl.gov by 5 p.m. on DAY BEFORE THE CLASS, if you need help with printing. We'll also have some random animal photos available if you don't have a pet to paint. Christine Earp and Meleah Wallace, from the Lake Jackson Branch Library, will be teaching this class. VERY IMPORTANT: This class will run from 1:00-2:00 p.m. instead of our usual 12:00-1:00 p.m.!!! Don't forget that our Wellness Policy says you get up to 60 minutes a month to attend a County-sponsored Well-Being Activity. Since the actual class will take place on your lunch hour (if yours isn't at that time, talk to your Supervisor to see if you can switch it up to that time for that day) you don't have to use the Admin hour for that. But if it takes you 12 minutes to get there and 12 minutes to get back, that 24 minutes is part of the 60 minutes of Admin time a month you receive under the Wellness Policy. Click here for more detailed information on how that works: https://cms.leoncountyfl.gov/Portals/0/DeptFiles/HR/Docs/Wellness%20Policy%20.pdf
“Vitamins and Supplements in Health and Wellness: Separating Evidence From Hype.”
September 22, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

Description:
Drawing from more than 23 years of experience as a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Florida A&M University, and clinical pharmacist at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Dr. Ghazvini provided valuable insight into the role vitamins and supplements can play in health and overall wellness. Her evidence-based approach encouraged attendees to look beyond trends and marketing claims and instead make thoughtful, informed decisions about their health. Her expertise in patient education, women’s health, internal medicine, mental health, and clinical pharmacy gave participants practical information they can use when evaluating supplements and discussing wellness choices with their healthcare providers. Dr. Ghazvini also emphasizes that well-being is influenced by many areas of our lives. Through her work in both healthcare and real estate, she has seen how trust, education, careful decision-making, and a positive living environment can support physical, emotional, and financial wellness.
Vitamins and Supplements in Health and Wellness: Separating Evidence From Hype.”
September 22, 12 to 1 p.m.

Description:
Drawing from more than 23 years of experience as a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Florida A&M University, and clinical pharmacist at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Dr. Ghazvini provided valuable insight into the role vitamins and supplements can play in health and overall wellness. Her evidence-based approach encouraged attendees to look beyond trends and marketing claims and instead make thoughtful, informed decisions about their health. Her expertise in patient education, women’s health, internal medicine, mental health, and clinical pharmacy gave participants practical information they can use when evaluating supplements and discussing wellness choices with their healthcare providers. Dr. Ghazvini also emphasizes that well-being is influenced by many areas of our lives. Through her work in both healthcare and real estate, she has seen how trust, education, careful decision-making, and a positive living environment can support physical, emotional, and financial wellness.
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Annual Events

Live Well Leon offers an annual Walking Challenge that also includes additional challenges within the Challenge to improve various areas of well-being, such as eating more fruits and veggies, getting more sleep, drinking more water, etc. Live Well Leon provides fitness watches to anyone that doesn’t have a fitness tracker to monitor their steps. Prizes are awarded by drawing the names of teams who have completed the Challenge, as well as those who started the Challenge but couldn’t finish it. (Life does get in the way of our intentions sometimes but making an effort counts!)

Spring Into Motion Participant Video

Each fall, the non-profit, Working Well, whose mission is to help improve the well-being of our community’s workforce, hosts their annual Corporate Cup Challenge. This Challenge encourages teams from local business and government organizations to get outside, do some team building and have fun! Teams of four compete, with one team member biking, one running, one paddling and one doing strength and endurance exercises. Only one team can take the coveted Corporate Cup back to their office for the year, but plaques are also awarded for the All Male, All Female and Co-Ed teams and the best individual efforts in each leg. Plus, there is a Spirit Trophy given to the organization that brings the most co-workers, family and friends to cheer their teams on. Live Well Leon is always looking for teams to participate in this fun event!

Each November, Leon County holds its Annual Awards Breakfast. Live Well Leon created the Well-Being Awards to honor the Leon County employee who has made the most improvement in each of the four areas of well-being our program focuses on. Employees can apply themselves or be nominated. The winners include:

The Lego Award for Community Well-Being
The Ladder Award for Career Well-Being
The Champion Award for Physical Well-Being
The Butterfly Award for Social Well-Being

The annual Live Well Leon Souper Bowl Cookoff started in 2013. The week before the annual Sunday Super Bowl, employees sign up to bring either a soup, stew, bisque or chili for the Cookoff. The employees rank all entrees and then a panel of three “celebrity” judges, decide which of the top five ranks 1st, 2nd, and 3rd! The judging was so archaic to begin with, that in year five, Mark Early, the Supervisor of Elections, who was a judge, offered for his office to create a special ballot just for the judging and even had a couple of his employees bring an official voting machine the day of the event for us to enter our ballots. The top three winners get a $75/$50/$25 gift card.

2026 Souper Bowl Information Flyer

2026 Souper Bowl Recipes