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Worksite Wellness
Daniel Smith
Wellness Programs – keeping your workforce healthy
What is Worksite Wellness?
 Programs focused on improving Employee Health
 Focus on the seven dimensions of Wellness
 Incentive programs and contests are examples
 Benefit both employees and employer
Benefits of a Worksite Wellness Program
Increased productivity
Decreased chances for injury and disease
Reduced healthcare costs
Decreased absenteeism
Improve employee moral
Lower stress levels
How it Works
 Current employees develop company wellness programs
 Hire outside contractor to develop programs
 Professional Companies like Welcoa and MediFit create these programs
 Focus on
 7 Dimensions of Wellness
 5 Components of Fitness
5 Components of Fitness
5 Components of Fitness
Muscular Strength
Muscular Endurance
Cardiorespiratory
Fitness
Flexibility
Body composition
• Maximum force a muscle can contract
• How long a muscle can repeat a contraction
• Efficiency of Cardiorespiratory system
• Ability of muscles to move through range of motion
• Percentage of fat to Lean Body mass
Why they are important
 Each component has it’s own benefits
 Important to keep balance between all areas
 Weakest area will hold other areas back
 Need all 5 components to live a healthy life
Muscular Strength and Endurance
 Resistance Training has benefits for people of all ages
 Muscle strength and function commonly deteriorates as people age
 Regular resistance training can reverse this process
Improved Biomarkers by Resistance Training
Strength and
Muscle Mass
Body
Composition
Bone Density
Blood Lipids
Cardiorespiratory
Fitness
Improved Biomarkers by Resistance Training
Blood
Pressure
Blood Glucose
Control
Gene
Expression
Balance
Aerobic
Capacity
Other benefits
 Helps in brain health, mood and memory
 Functional movements help with everyday activities
 Keep energy levels up
 Strength Training Benefits
You’re Never Too Old to lift weights
Cardiorespiratory Fitness
 Improved Heart and Lung Health
 Increased Metabolism
 Reduced risk of osteoporosis
 Management of Diabetes
 Weight Management
Cardio
 Lots of different types
 Long distance, Interval training, high intensity
 Indoor or outdoor
 People find activities that they enjoy
Body Composition
 Weight Management is Important
 High Rates of Overweight and Obese Americans
 68% of American Adults are overweight
 35% of American Adults are Obese
 Rates of Americans with Diabetes continue to rise
 Managing Body Composition helps to fight these conditions
Flexibility
 Focus on improvement
 Not everyone is flexible to start, can always improve
 Regular stretching
 Static Stretching – holding a stretch
 Dynamic stretching – moving through a range of motion
Benefits of Flexibility
 Improve Posture
 Decrease chance of injury
 Increased Sports performance
 Lengthen muscles for a leaner look
Putting it all Together
 Things to remember
 7 dimensions of Wellness
 5 Components of Fitness
 Weak areas will hold back other areas
 Keep all areas strong to live a balanced healthy life
 A healthier workforce, is a happier, more productive one