Worksite_Wellness

Health Assessment
•        Body Fat
•        Weight
•        Body Composition (Measurement of 6 body parts)
•        Blood Pressure
•        Evaluation of Overall Results

Group Workshop – “Lunch and Learn”
•        Motivational Seminar
•        Demonstrate exercises with participation
•        Key Nutritional Benefits
•        Create a realistic workout routine

Group Exercise Classes
•        Fat burning with full body workouts
•        Classes held at Rhonda’s Fitness Center for employees or;
•        Classes held at employer’s facility
•        Designed to improve overall health
•        Classes Include: weights, balls and bands.
•        Equipment provided by employer or Rhonda’s Fitness

Healthy Habits
•        Stop smoking
•        Regular physical activity
•        Healthy eating
•        Maintain a healthy weight

RHONDA'S FITNESS CENTER CAN OFFER YOU A COMPLETE WORKSITE WELLNESS
PACKAGE TAILORED TO YOUR SPECIFIC WANTS, NEEDS & DESIRES THAT IS
GUARANTEED TO INCREASE THE HEALTH OF YOUR EMPLOYEES. WE OFFER THE
FOLLOWING WORKSITE WELLNESS PROGRAM SERVICES:

While some corporations have instituted very comprehensive corporate wellness programs, promote
healthier lifestyles. Getting started is of the utmost importance when it comes to can serve as a
foundation for building a more comprehensive corporate wellness programs in the future time.

Why corporate wellness programs?

Corporate Wellness Programs are an investment in your company's most important resource, your
workers. Studies have shown that workers are more likely to be on the job and performing well when
they are in feeling well both physically and mentally. Workers are also more likely to be attracted to,
remain with, and appreciate a employer that values them. Corporate wellness programs improve
company productivity by:

•        Attracting superior quality staff;
•        Reducing the rate of absenteeism and time lost;
•        Enhancing on-the-job time utilization and decision making; and
•        Improving worker morale, which in turn lowers turnover.

In addition to improved productivity, corporate wellness programs have been shown to be an effective
tool in slowing the growth of health care costs. Selecting healthier options may reduce an worker's
chances of suffering from illness. Less illness means businesses can lower health plan utilization,
thereby lowering health benefit costs, and consequently increasing earnings. While health cost savings
from corporate wellness programs may be less evident than productivity gains, research shows that
medically high-risk workers are medically high-cost workers as they use additional health care and
generate higher claims.

Finally, by investing in corporate wellness programs , businesses will be helping the United States
achieve its two major Healthy People 2010 worksite objectives:
•        75% of all employers, regardless of size, providing wide reaching corporate wellness programs;
and
•        75% of all a company's staff participating in employer-sponsored corporate wellness programs.

Best Practices When Creating corporate wellness programs

WELCOA, an organization committed to corporate wellness programs, has identified the seven best
practices (“The Seven C’s”) for businesses to follow when creating a comprehensive, effective
corporate wellness programs within their corporation.

1.        Capture senior-level support. Approval from senior management is critical to the success of all
corporate wellness programs. Management has to understand the benefits of the program for both the
staff and the corporation and be willing to fund its development, implementation and evaluation.
Descriptions of what other businesses are doing in the way of corporate wellness programs and linking
wellness to goals of the business, values and strategic priorities will help to secure senior management
support. Department Heads who "practice what they preach" and actively participate in the corporate
wellness programs will go a long way to encouraging others to participate as well.

2.        Establish a health promotion team. Health promotion committees should include a variety of
possible initiative participants including workers. Your team should include individuals who will be part of
creating the corporate wellness programs, implementing the wellness initiative and evaluating the
corporate wellness programs. This creates ownership of the wellness initiative and will likely lead to
more innovative ideas. A health promotion team will help to garner “buy in” from both management and
the participants, develop corporate wellness programs that are responsive to all participant needs, and
will be responsible for managing all of the company’s health promotion efforts.

3.        Collect information that will drive your corporate wellness programs. Once your wellness team is
in place and management is on board, it is time to gather baseline information to help assess staff
wellness interests and health risks. The results of your data collection will assist you in what kind of
wellness initiatives to provide. This process may involve a survey of staff interest in various corporate
wellness programs, health risk assessments, and claims review to determine current staff disease risk.

4.        Develop a yearly operating plan. For your corporate wellness programs to work, you must have
a goal. A yearly operating plan should include a mission statement for the health promotion program in
addition to specific, measurable short-and long-term goals and objectives. Your corporate wellness
programs are more likely to be successful if they are linked to one or more of the company’s strategic
plans, as it will have a better chance of retaining the support of the powers that be throughout the
installation process. A written plan also provides continuity when members of the health promotion team
change and is important in holding the team accountable to the goals, objectives, and timeline agreed
upon.

5.        Choose appropriate health initiatives. The health initiatives that you choose should flow naturally
from your data (questionnaire, Health Risk Appraisal aggregate report, claims) to goals and objectives.
They should address current risk factors in your employee population and be in line with what both
executive management and workers want from the corporate wellness programs.

6.        Develop a supportive atmosphere. A supportive atmosphere provides workers with praise, ample
opportunity to participate in corporate wellness programs, and rewards. A culture of wellness that
stands behind wellness programs might have such features as healthy food choices in their vending
machines, may not allow smoking or tobacco products and flex-time that allow workers to workout. A
employer that values wellness will applaud and praise wellness achievements and have a executive
team that models healthy behavior. Most importantly, a atmosphere of wellness involves workers in
every part of the corporate wellness programs from their design and promotion to their implementation
and review.

7.        Consistently assess your corporate wellness programs outcomes. Evaluation involves taking a
close look at your goals and objectives and deciding if you attained your desired result. Evaluation
allows you applaud goals that have been attained and to stop or change ineffective initiatives.

The National Safety
Council estimates that 1
million employees are
absent on an average
workday because of
stress related problems.
Work injuries cost $121
billion in medical care,
lost productivity and
wages.
At least 100 million
workdays are lost each
year to lower back pain
at a cost to the
employers of about $20
billion.