Fitness For Busy Corporates

Corporate fitness Trainingsyndrome, amongst person working on a
Companies of all shapes and sizes are striving tocomputer 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 ofto be rectified. Hunching shoulders, stooping back,
exercise, physically fit employees can also handlepoor eyesight can all be taken care of by proper
physical work tasks better, deal with stressfulcounseling. Utilizing the information from the initial
situations more easily and tend to be lessconsultation and fitness evaluation, an Individual
susceptible to illness and injuries. Companies areExercise Prescription (IEP) for each participating
discovering the positive benefits of providingemployee 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, IncreasedSome other formats of fitness regimes followed
Productivity, Reduced Absenteeism, decreasedby these corporate are: yoga, kickboxing, low
recruitment and retraining costs, improvedimpact, interval training, body sculpt, Pilates, tai chi,
employee concentration, mental alertness andLatin dance, ' Lunch & Learn' seminars, ergonomic
creativity, improved physical and emotional health,assessments and recommendations for the
leading to better employee morale. The benefitworkplace, 'Corporate Wellness Fairs' , weight loss
from the employee's standpoint is improvedand nutrition program. For a very busy corporate,
health and energy levels, decreased body fat, andwho is always on the move, an expert can design
a more youthful, fit bodya thorough workout plan of just thirty minute
Recent studies show that increased exercise is acapsule, which can take care of all his problems
great way for employees to unwind from theand still do justice to his fitness levels. Training
pressure and stresses of everyday work. Theysessions 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 alsoand reduce injuries.
increases, making businesses more profitable andThe employer receives detailed reports on
less stressful. Companies are now starting toemployee group's participation rates and fitness
warm to this idea, either setting up corporateresults. The employees receive reports on their
fitness memberships to the local gym, or betterinitial fitness level and subsequent improvement as
still setting up, tennis or squash court and gymsdetermined by ongoing fitness evaluations.
within their offices. Great, except for the factThe idea of corporate fitness is not just a
that to get the best benefits sometimes requiresfashionable fad; rather companies with international
a little extra help from trainers. Having astandards find it mandatory to prove the health &
corporate personal trainer on hand for officesfitness of their employees. People are soon
could maximize company's investment in thatrealizing 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 areall welcome this positive change in the general
attempted to institute within a corporate wellnessmindset of the masses.
program. Employees are treated as individuals,With the increase in work related stress,
with their own needs and goals. The trainer notescompanies are incorporating gyms in their
their personal and family health history, physicalpremises.· Corporate gyms help the
limitations, expectations and fitness goals. Theiremployees to be physically fitter & mentally
fitness level is evaluated. For employees with lessalert.· It helps to increase productivity &
physical jobs, it's ideal to measure cardioreduce medical costs.· It creates bonding
respiratory endurance, body composition andamongst the employees who workout together in
flexibility. For employees with more physicallyless formal surroundings.· It is a good idea to
demanding jobs, measure of muscle strength andhire a qualified corporate fitness trainer & seek
endurance is taken. A person with sedentary jobpositive results minus the injuries.
might have nagging back problems. Carpel tunnel