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1. Corporate Wellness Program for Employees
Tuesday September 18, 2018

2.  Consider starting a corporate wellness program
for your employees? Well, the reason is really
quite simple.
 The healthier your employees are, the more
productive they will be. In addition, keeping your
employees fit and trim can also be good for your
business.
 Here's why –

3.  A corporate wellness program reduces absenteeism.
 Studies show that people who exercise once or twice a
week and those who exercise for more than three times
a week have 43% and 26% fewer absences,
respectively, as compared to non-exercisers.
 Healthy employees are more productive. According to
the results of a recent research, healthy employees are
about 3.1 times more productive as compared to those
who are not.

4.  I translates lower health care costs
 Workers compensation and disability management
claims cost
 Every dollar spent on a sound wellness program, can
save about $3.27 on company's medical costs.
 It can increase productivity.
 Healthy employees are about 3.1 times more productive
as compared to those who are not.
 Of course you need to money to put a corporate
wellness program in place but the benefits are really well
worth it.

5.  Sedentary life style ▪ Stressed environments ▪
Longer work hours ▪ More transportation ▪ Less
physical activities
 Obesity climbing ▪ Lifestyle diseases
 Week is getting longer I need to simplify” ▪ “ I am
too stressed” ▪ “ I just need more hrs in the day”
 Technology is introducing new health concerns
 Employee stress levels are high and climbing
 Today’s generation of children may be the first in
modern history to live shorter lives than their
parents

6.  It’s no secret that Americans have gotten much, much
bigger over the past few decades. The signs are all around
us, from XXXL clothing sizes to supersize movie seats and
even larger coffins.
 According to an analysis from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, the average American man now
stands at 5-feet-9 1/4 inches tall and weighs 196 pounds —
up 15 pounds from 20 years ago.
 For women, the change has been even more striking:
 The average female today stands 5-feet-3 3/4 inches and
weighs 169 pounds. In 1994, her scale read 152 pounds

8.  Americans are cooking less and less and eating away from
home more and more. And that’s leading us to chow down
more than we would if we were home.
 More than half of our food dollars are now being spent on
restaurants and convenient on-the-go meals. In 2017, for the
first time, Americans spent more money eating away from
home than they did on groceries.
 Sure, it’s possible to have a small, healthy meal at a
restaurant. But researchers have found that people typically
eat 20 to 40 percent more calories in restaurants compared
with what they’d eat at home.

9.  When we eat out, we’re not being served modest plates.
The average restaurant meal today is more than four
times the size of typical 1950s fare, according to the
CDC.
 These supersize portions are reflected in our daily
calorie intake. The average American’s total caloric
intake grew from 2,109 calories in 1970 to 2,768 calories
in 2016.
 As Pew Research put it, that’s "the equivalent of an extra
12 oz. steak sandwich every day."

11.  People who drink soda have more obesity, Type 2
diabetes, tooth decay, and other health problems
compared with people who don't -- the research
on this is clear.
 Americans are drinking way, way too much of the
sweet stuff, along with alcohol empty calories
 According to Euromonitor’s most recent data,
Americans remain the world leaders when it
comes to per capita sales of soft and energy
drinks.

12.  The federal government recommends 1 1/2 to 2 cups
of fruit and 2 to 3 cups of vegetables per day.
According to the CDC, Americans in every state barely
hit these minimum targets.
 Fewer than 10 percent of American adults ate enough
vegetables in 2013. Fewer than 15 percent consumed
the recommended amount of fruit.
 The Americans who aren’t eating broccoli don’t have a
vendetta against it. Instead, there is a range of
economic and social factors that make eating enough
fruits and vegetables really hard.

14.  To make things more complicated, there’s a supply problem.
We’re told to eat nutrient-dense foods like broccoli and Brussels
sprouts instead of energy-dense foods like soda and French
fries, yet there aren’t enough nutrient-dense foods to go around.
 Researchers have pointed out that if Americans actually followed
the US dietary guidelines and started to eat the volume and
variety of produce health officials recommend, we wouldn’t have
nearly enough to meet consumer demand.
 As of 2013, potatoes and tomatoes made up half of the legumes
and vegetables available in this country, according to the US
Department of Agriculture.
 And when we do eat tomatoes and potatoes, they’re often
accompanied by so much sugar, fat, and salt that we’re propelled
to overeat.

16.  Breakfast is often nothing more than disguised
dessert. And we keep eating sugar throughout the day
— in cupcakes, soda, even salad dressing.
 So many of the additional calories in our diet that
weren’t there a few decades ago are coming in the
form of sugar.
 Back in 1977, the average adult got 228 calories per
day from sugar in food and drinks.
 By 2010, it was up to 300 calories a day. Added sugar
consumption increased almost as much — 20 percent
— among kids.

18.  Sugary, oily foods are engineered to be consumed often
and in big portions. But we’re not just influenced by their
irresistible taste.
 The food industry is also terrific at marketing its products to
us — and turning us into loyal consumers.
 A 2013 report by the Institute of Medicine helped establish
how the rise in obesity among kids corresponds to
increasing marketing of unhealthy food and drinks to them.
 Since then, public health researchers have tracked food
advertising — and have discovered how in some ways, this
problem just keeps getting worse.

22.  "Learning to cook is the most empowering thing
you can do for your health”.
 Our cooking classes will help you in ingredients
selections and cooking skills, to minimize fat and
sugar intake while maintaining weight in place.
 There is nothing better than to have control on
what you eat and the amount….Stomachs have
no gauge

23.  We pride ourselves on providing nutrition support
and food education services.
 We believe that it is through "The Knowledge of
Food" that it is possible to achieve great BMI,
healthy lifestyle and nutritional controlled body.
 Our nutritionist will guide you through a fun
program to follow, with specific parameters
designed for you.

24.  Your healthy weight loss success starts here. Find
your motivation and go all in.
 We’re with you all the way. Our members don’t
just lose weight. They gain confidence, strength,
community, relationships, shared goals and good
habits.
 Of course a solid fitness program, paired with
great food does the work.

25.  We guide you through the art of shopping healthy.
In the age of industrial pre-packaged meals Label
Reading is fundamental.
 We educate you on ingredients knowledge,
sources, growing territories and savings, while
purchasing the best products for your goals.
 Eat what is you, your culture, background and the
genetics of your family

26.  We help you to set up your healthy recipe bank.
 Tested in our kitchens and labs our recipes are
adapted to minimize cooking time, with
recognizable nutritional ingredients and overall
success in every bite, while discovering new
flavors and palate education.
 Learn the science of food through cooking!

27.  We have extensive knowledge in the fields of
Diabetes and Celiac conditions, glycemic index as
well as overall ingredients and food allergies.
 Through personal experiences, diet modifications
and additional factors we have been able to
control health concerns, control clinical conditions
while providing our members a full-balanced
lifestyle.

28.  Create healthy office
cookbook….great
fundraiser
 Healthy office snacks
 Bring in chef for teaching
easy-manageable recipes
 Offer almond milk in
addition to other dairy
options
 Debunk common healthy
eating myths……learn no to
trust the next trend.
Research, research,
research.
 Monthly healthy potluck
 Standing desks
 Visit farmer’s markets for lunch
 Community supported
agriculture
 Biometric screening for staff
 Hold a health fair twice a year
 Smoking cessation incentives
 Flu shots reminders

29.  Survey employees on the
health progress
 Subsidize personal
health development
books & courses
 Share personal goals on
a whiteboard
 Offer yoga classes for
stress release
 Participate in a 5K run
event
 Offer corporate T-shirts
with “health” as the
slogan
 Offer standing meetings
 Hold a fitness challenge
 Offer discounts at local
gym
 8 glasses of water a day
test challenge
 Healthy cooking
challenge
 Turn empty office to
 “No Work allowed”

30.  Reduce health insurance
premiums for employees who
are extra active.
 Offer to subsidize a set
amount of an employee’s
insurance premium when they
log a certain number of
exercise hours each month.
There are also several apps
and services in the digital
health marketplace that can
help employers ensure that
their workforce is adopting and
keeping new, healthy habits.
 Use holidays as an excuse to get
healthy and fit
 The holidays always seem to be
an excuse to eat food that’s not
good for us.
 Instead of the traditional junk
food, offer green juices/smoothies
on St. Patrick’s Day, red bell
peppers and hummus on
Valentine’s Day, turkey jerky
around Thanksgiving, blackberry
and orange fruit salad on
Halloween.

31.  Appoint an Employee
Wellness “Governor”
 Make it fun and hold an
election every quarter, 6
months, or year where
the whole office gets to
vote on the new woman
or man in charge
 Inject some culture in
your culture
 Offer tickets based on
performance to things
like museums, theaters,
and art galleries.

32.  Create a “high-five” board
 Create cutouts with each
employee’s name on it and
paste it to a magnet. Then buy
a white board and put all the
names up on it.
 Leave some dry-erase
markers out so people can
call-out another team member
for something positive they
did.
 Don’t’ fall in love with the next
diets. We have had 56 since
1978.
 Host Lunch and Learns
 Choose a day of the week or
month to gather for a
company-wide Lunch and
Learn. Allow team members to
present on a topic they’re
interested in (whether it’s work
related or not) and use this
time to discuss important
company updates.
Revolutionary news site RYOT
hosts a brown bag lunch every
Monday where the company
meets to discuss goals and
triumphs.

33.  Organize a book club!
 Reading interesting books
allow employees to share
ideas on a wide range of
topics.
 Select a book each quarter
and allow people to form small
groups to read and review.
 Collect food photographs from
magazines and post them on a
wall. It creates the inspirations
for shopping and dinner.
 Start a community library
 Setup a bookshelf in your office
and ask everyone to lend books to
the library. Create a sign-up sheet
so people can check-in and
check-out books.
 Inspirational quote of the day or
week. Who doesn’t love a great
quote, right? Most companies
have a bulletin board or
chalkboard where employees
frequently pass by. Write a new
inspirational quote daily or weekly
to energize the office.
BrainyQuote is a great site to find
quotes.

34.  Create an
acknowledgement jar
 Setup a jar with strips of
paper and a pen next to it
for people to
acknowledge someone
else’s work.
 Read the
acknowledgements aloud
during your weekly team
meetings.
 Bring in a guest speaker to
talk wellness
 Hire a speaker to come in
and discuss a corporate
wellness initiative like
meditation, nutrition,
exercise, or personal
development.
 People are much more
likely to buy-in when the
advice comes from a
professional.

35.  Regardless of the size of your business, there are several reasons
you and your employees can benefit from an increased focus on
employee health and happiness.
 Employee wellness programs are a vital component in attracting top
talent, keeping them happy, and decreasing employee turnover and
absenteeism.
 Many of the best companies to work for already offer their
employees the awesome wellness ideas listed above.
 Now it’s your turn to improve the well-being of your workspace.
 Health & Wellness is a life-style change and a philosophy of healthy
living
 Thank you Walter