Blue Zones Approved Worksite logo Texas Wesleyan University is officially the first university in Fort Worth to become a Blue Zones Project Approved Worksite!

We have made a commitment to putting best practices in place that improve the health and well-being of staff, faculty and students.

A special thank you to our Blue Zones Project Ambassadors for making this possible!‌

4 winners of the Blue Zone Walking Challenge,

We got sole walking moai

We got sole walking moai won the 2018 winter 10 week walking moai challenge with a total of 907 minutes!

Students, staff, and faculty joined BlueZone for a beautiful day outside.

Blue Zones Student Movement

The Blue Zones Student Movement was a great success! We had 121 student take the pledge to start living a happier, healthier life.

Blue Zones Student Movement

Students, staff, and faculty stand in a circle to get their daily work out in by doing squats for BlueZone Spring 2019.

Blue Zone pledges working it out!

Thanks to the first Student Ambassadors Nikita Dhoubhadel, Sarah Rangel and Ivan Avelar, students all over campus are pledging with Blue Zone to better their physical health, emotional health, and social relationships for a better lifestyle.

Students decide to take the BlueZone Pledge to have a healthier life style for longer life.

Blue Zone's Student "Kart"

Dr. Meghan Wright and her students created and implemented Blue Zone "Kart". The "Kart" demonstrated a way for students to set academic goals with well-being principals, such as healthy food options and moving naturally!

Willie Takes the Pledge

Join the movement and Willie by taking the Blue Zones pledge to better well-being!

Walking Moai Challenge Winners

Congratulations to the Money Madams for winning the 10-week Walking Moai Challenge!

Blue Zones Approved Work Site Celebration at City Hall

Texas Wesleyan University received Blue Zones approved worksite designation in December 2016!

About the Project

‌What began as a New York Times bestseller by National Geographic Fellow Dan Buettner has now evolved into a global movement that's inspiring people to live longer, more active lives with lower rates of chronic disease.

View Dan Buettner’s TED Talk presentation, "How to Live to Be 100."

Blue Zones Project has strong support from the City of Fort Worth and Mayor Betsy Price, all three chambers of commerce and dozens of businesses and community leaders across the city. Now it's our turn to play a role in improving the well-being of our faculty, staff, students and community.

Commit to Your Own Well-Being with the Blue Zones Personal Pledge

Texas Wesleyan University faculty, staff and students can join the movement by taking the Blue Zones Personal Pledge. Learn how simple lifestyle changes can provide lasting benefits to your physical health, emotional health, and social relationships — adding years to your life expectancy and helping you live longer, better.