March 2010

24 Mar 2010

A Vote for Wellness

Sunday, March 21, was a significant day in history.   The House of Representatives passed President Obama’s massive healthcare overhaul legislation.  There’s a lot of conflict and controversy surrounding this bill, but one thing is certain: health and wellness are officially no longer a “lifestyle”.  That vote says that in the United States of America, fit healthy bodies with healthy partners and families are going to be the only acceptable lifestyle.  Investing in your employees’ fitness and wellness will be critical.  The political fight is long from over, but the aroma in the air is hard to miss.  It’s a spirit of wellness.

17 Mar 2010

Can You Personally Lower the Federal Deficit?

Do your part to lower the federal deficit. Be a part of the solution, not more of the problem.

Is this possible?

Absolutely, according to Dr. Jarett Berry, a Cardiologist at The University of Texas Southwest Medical Center in Dallas as published in the Tuesday, March 9, 2010 Health & Wellness Section of the Wall Street Journal.

You can be an asset and not just another liability contributing to the demise of the Federal Medicare (and most likely your home State’s Medicaid) bank.

Get moving now.

12 Mar 2010

What's Your Biggest Expense?

Although healthcare costs are front and center in the debate, the single largest expense for most companies comes in the form of payroll. If that is true for you, then it makes sense that increasing employee productivity has the greatest potential for improving your bottom line. Achieving even single digit improvements in your team's ability to do their jobs will improve their quality of work and their capacity for innovation. To enable your team to perform with intention to excel and attention to detail, increasing their physical capabilities through exercise and sound nutrition is a proven foundation for success. To create a successful wellness strategy for productivity, make sure it includes these foundations of a healthy lifestyle.

10 Mar 2010

Wellness Pays

At the IHRSA 2010 conference today, Larry Chapman referenced a research study in the February 2010 journal "Health Affairs" that showed every dollar spent on wellness programs reduced corporate medical costs by $3.27 and absenteeism costs by $2.73. Where else in your organization are you enjoying a combined ROI of 600%?

08 Mar 2010

What is Wellness?

What is wellness?  Wellness is the absence of disease in the body and the mind. Physical health is easy to identify, but what about the emotional, mental and spiritual capacity of your workforce? Common sense tells us that if our human capital has a sound foundation of physical energy, they will be more connected to their work. If our people are 100% focused on their jobs, and if these same responsibilities are aligned with the team's inner purpose (a.k.a.