| Corporate fitness Training | | | | syndrome, amongst person working on a |
| Companies of all shapes and sizes are striving to | | | | computer most of the time is not unheard of. |
| make physical fitness part of their employees' | | | | Incorrect posture in any job situation also needs |
| lives. Aside from the proven health benefits of | | | | to be rectified. Hunching shoulders, stooping back, |
| exercise, physically fit employees can also handle | | | | poor eyesight can all be taken care of by proper |
| physical work tasks better, deal with stressful | | | | counseling. Utilizing the information from the initial |
| situations more easily and tend to be less | | | | consultation and fitness evaluation, an Individual |
| susceptible to illness and injuries. Companies are | | | | Exercise Prescription (IEP) for each participating |
| discovering the positive benefits of providing | | | | employee is created. Exercise sessions include: |
| workplace fitness programs. They're realizing that | | | | · Warm-up activities |
| huge funds being spent on employees' medical | | | | · Aerobic conditioning |
| health problems can be drastically cut by | | | | · Toning |
| proactively investing in appropriately designed | | | | · Strength training |
| corporate fitness programs. Statistics show that | | | | · Flexibility exercises |
| companies with corporate fitness programs enjoy: | | | | Cool-down |
| Reduced Health Care Costs, Increased | | | | Some other formats of fitness regimes followed |
| Productivity, Reduced Absenteeism, decreased | | | | by these corporate are: yoga, kickboxing, low |
| recruitment and retraining costs, improved | | | | impact, interval training, body sculpt, Pilates, tai chi, |
| employee concentration, mental alertness and | | | | Latin dance, ' Lunch & Learn' seminars, ergonomic |
| creativity, improved physical and emotional health, | | | | assessments and recommendations for the |
| leading to better employee morale. The benefit | | | | workplace, 'Corporate Wellness Fairs' , weight loss |
| from the employee's standpoint is improved | | | | and nutrition program. For a very busy corporate, |
| health and energy levels, decreased body fat, and | | | | who is always on the move, an expert can design |
| a more youthful, fit body | | | | a thorough workout plan of just thirty minute |
| Recent studies show that increased exercise is a | | | | capsule, which can take care of all his problems |
| great way for employees to unwind from the | | | | and still do justice to his fitness levels. Training |
| pressure and stresses of everyday work. They | | | | sessions teach safe, effective exercise techniques |
| are able to quit smoking easily. They drink less & | | | | and educate employees on training intensity, |
| are more patient with their colleagues & clients. | | | | frequency and progression to maximize results |
| As a result, productivity and motivation also | | | | and reduce injuries. |
| increases, making businesses more profitable and | | | | The employer receives detailed reports on |
| less stressful. Companies are now starting to | | | | employee group's participation rates and fitness |
| warm to this idea, either setting up corporate | | | | results. The employees receive reports on their |
| fitness memberships to the local gym, or better | | | | initial fitness level and subsequent improvement as |
| still setting up, tennis or squash court and gyms | | | | determined by ongoing fitness evaluations. |
| within their offices. Great, except for the fact | | | | The idea of corporate fitness is not just a |
| that to get the best benefits sometimes requires | | | | fashionable fad; rather companies with international |
| a little extra help from trainers. Having a | | | | standards find it mandatory to prove the health & |
| corporate personal trainer on hand for offices | | | | fitness of their employees. People are soon |
| could maximize company's investment in that | | | | realizing that a fit body does not mean necessarily |
| employee. | | | | a thin body. Healthy mind in a healthy body is |
| The elements of fun, acceptance, belonging, | | | | soon becoming the order of the day & we should |
| motivation, encouragement and reinforcement are | | | | all welcome this positive change in the general |
| attempted to institute within a corporate wellness | | | | mindset of the masses. |
| program. Employees are treated as individuals, | | | | With the increase in work related stress, |
| with their own needs and goals. The trainer notes | | | | companies are incorporating gyms in their |
| their personal and family health history, physical | | | | premises.· Corporate gyms help the |
| limitations, expectations and fitness goals. Their | | | | employees to be physically fitter & mentally |
| fitness level is evaluated. For employees with less | | | | alert.· It helps to increase productivity & |
| physical jobs, it's ideal to measure cardio | | | | reduce medical costs.· It creates bonding |
| respiratory endurance, body composition and | | | | amongst the employees who workout together in |
| flexibility. For employees with more physically | | | | less formal surroundings.· It is a good idea to |
| demanding jobs, measure of muscle strength and | | | | hire a qualified corporate fitness trainer & seek |
| endurance is taken. A person with sedentary job | | | | positive results minus the injuries. |
| might have nagging back problems. Carpel tunnel | | | | |