Wellness Workshops
“How a Wellness Plan Can Supercharge Your Business.”
Improving overall health promotes retention of good employees, improve productivity, and creating efficient functions to increase the success of a company. A healthy workforce is a more productive workforce. A workplace culture sets the tone for its employees. A supportive work environment where managers reinforce a wellness strategy, keep employees motivated and engaged will drive and reinforce healthy behaviors, increase benefits to the employer and community. The essence of this program is encourage individuals to take preventative measures to avert the onset of worsening and illness or disease and to adopt a healthier lifestyle; thus increasing the success of a company.
According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services:
60% of employees do not get adequate exercise
50% or more have high cholesterol
27% have cardiovascular disease
26% are overweight by 20% or more
24% have high blood pressure
Here are top 3 reasons to implement a wellness strategy in your company.
1.Improve productivity.
The main goal of implementing a corporate wellness program is to encourage employees to implement a healthier lifestyle. With the help of TrainYourBodyandMind, your healthier employees and staff may result a higher level of energy and increased concentration. With releasing hormones secreted from the brain such as serotonin, and endorphins may increase positive psychological functions to enhance a positive mood and decrease stress, therefore improve decision making and productivity (source)
2.Increase employee engagement and satisfaction
Implementing a wellness strategy is an efficient way to address a wide range of health initiatives. TrainYourBodyandMind is able to offer fitness, exercise, stretching/mobility, health assessments, nutritional advice, and programs to help manage stress, are successful tools for your employees to address and promote the overall health and needs of employees. With a successful wellness strategy implemented, healthier employees can work harder, are happier, are more willing to provide help to others and collaborate more efficiently in their daily tasks. Unhealthy workers tend to be sluggish, fatigue, unhappy, in which their lifestyle may have a negative impact on their work, thus decrease productivity and company satisfaction
3. Contain Your Company’s Healthcare Cost and Prevent Many Chronic Diseases.
The benefits of implementing a corporate wellness program it will lover overall company costs. The benefits of decreased sick leave and lower health insurance premiums can easily be tracked and reduced costs for the company. This will improve absence and lost time, reduction in turnover. In measuring the ROI of implementing a wellness strategy, health outcomes are positive and unique to promote overall health and well-being. According to the Corporate Wellness Magazine, “every $1 invested in employee wellness programs yields roughly $4 in savings through reduced sick days, higher productivity, and decreased overall health costs. As health care costs continue to rise, it is crucial to address the specific needs of employees and maximizing the engagement and participation of workplace wellness programs.
According to the CDC, chronic diseases account for 75% of total healthcare costs. They are the most preventable type of disease. These illnesses include heart disease, stroke, cancer, and obesity. The only way to prevent diseases is with taking positive action to halt progression. When a person is able to commit mentally, physically, emotionally, socially and on a conscious level, progress is possible. TrainYourBodyandMind is able to provide a wellness strategy to address these health issues through consistent education and accountability.
With the current economic landscape causing higher health care costs, implementing an employee wellness program is something serious your company may want to consider. Not only does TrainYourBodyandMind’s wellness strategy help to promote a healthier workforce, we may also have a positive impact by helping your company maintain a healthy, productive, and satisfied workforce. Preventable wellness is a complete lifestyle, behavior and habit change, and commitment. Engagement, motivation, and support strategies are keys to a successful wellness strategy.
-Melanie & Marvin Ortanez
CEO and COO of TrainYourBodyandMind
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Why partner with TrainYourBodyandMind?
Locally owned and operated
Nationally Accredited Personal Trainers
Extremely Active in our Communities
Receive Discounted Membership Rates
Have Healthier Employees who are Happier
May help to improve productivity
May help to improve Employee Engagement and Satisfaction
Potentially save money from decreased absenteeism, medical claims, healthcare costs
Benefit from Group/Individual Training and Exercise involved team building events hosted by the fitness professionals