Date/Time
Date(s) - 21/06/2019 - 23/09/2019
All Day

Here at Healthy Workplace, we want you to Take Back Your Lunch this summer! Below are some health-related benefits of taking your lunch as well as some activities to partake in at all McMaster Campuses!

Does your department do anything special during lunch or throughout the workday? Do you take meetings outside? Walk with your group at lunch or communally bike to work? We want to know! Send a message to healthyworkplace@mcmaster.ca with a photo to be featured in our next newsletter!

Main Campus

• Take advantage of all of the beautiful green space available on our grounds; go alone or grab a friend, and stroll around Cootes Paradise to clear your mind.
• Take advantage of the David Braley Athletic Centre. Fitness classes, the pool, the outdoor track and fitness equipment – there’s so much to do before work, after work and on lunch.
• Have you noticed the mobile libraries located at various points around campus? Grab a book and find some shade under the trees on BSB Field.
• Did you know you can rent sports equipment from Mills Library? Borrow a Frisbee or ball, and head outside with some co-workers at lunch.
• Visit the Biology Greenhouse and leave feeling inspired, refreshed and with a greater appreciation for plants that make human habitation possible on planet Earth.

One James North or the David Braley Health Sciences Centre

• Take a walk to Hamilton’s Farmers Market. Fresh air and fresh food? You can’t go wrong visiting!
• Grab coffee from places such as De La Terre Bakery and Mezza Caffe.
• Stretch your legs and walk over to Gore Park for a change of scenery while eating your lunch.
• Explore the waterfront. Head down Bay St. by foot or rent a SoBi – you’d be surprised how close it is!
• Make use of gyms such as GoodLife and Crunch fitness located in Jackson Square.
• Walk over and check out some of Hamilton’s great eateries, such as The Mule, The French and The Burnt Tongue.

McMaster Innovation Park

• Sobi bike down Longwood to the Hamilton-Brantford Rail Trail to clear your head and get your heart pumping.
• Walk up to Main Street to try some local eateries for lunch!
• Make use of the green space beside the property – grab some coworkers, a Frisbee, and get outside!
• Take a short drive to the Bruce Trail or Desjardins Recreation Trail to explore some of Hamilton’s many waterfalls, or to check out the Waterfront.
• Every Friday this summer, MIP will have 2 bocce fields set up in the courtyard@MIP from 11am-2pm! Feel free to come out and use the field to practice for our bocce league, or just play for fun!
• Too hot outside? Art in the Workplace returns August 1^st for its 30^th exhibit!

Ron Joyce Centre

• Make use of local attractions such as Climbers Rock Inc. (rock climbing) or Burlington Bowl to stretch your legs and increase your heart rate during your lunch break or after work!
• DNA Fitness is a unique facility which tailors workouts to your specific needs and wants. A five-minute drive from RJC, it’s the perfect place to get your daily workout in before, during lunch, or after work.

Waterloo Campus

• Bring your lunch over to Francis Green or Victoria Park and enjoy a change of scenery!
• Visit THEMUSEUM, which features rotating cultural content from Andy Warhol to Yoko Ono to the Titanic. It features $7 admission on Wednesdays, and visitors can bring their own lunch and dine in their café space.