Business Case Presentation (related to physical activity)

• Workplace Wellness Planning
• Employee Needs Analysis
• Health or Fitness Screening
• Walking/Running Programs
• Back Care/Repetitive Injury Prevention Programs

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On-site Yoga and Exercise Classes

Have Celeste or one of her qualified teachers come to your office or boardroom for an energizing yoga and exercise break. For the past 24 years companies and organizations have benefited from having their employees leave their desks to de-stress by stretching and moving, improving concentration and productivity.

Classes include:

• Back care workshops
• Conference energy breaks
• Lunch time yogafit
• Yoga Classes
• Real men do yoga
• Desk yoga (these 20 minute quickie classes provide energy enhancement)
• Laughter yoga and core training: These classes include laughter yoga exercises (spontaneous exercises to bring on the giggles) combined with toning exercises for the midsection. This combination increases abdominal fitness, improves back strength, and releases stress which is often stored in the stomach area
• Fatigue buster.
• Breathing and Relaxation Class: This class will teach practical exercises you can use in the boardroom, at your desk, in traffic and daily life to release tension.

Other Fitness Programs

• Weight training programs
• Fitness clinics
• Walking and running programs
• Sport specific fitness training
• Fitness on the Road programs
• Personal training
• circuit training
• Wellness programs such as stress management, weight management, nutrition, disease prevention, and work/life balance

Individual Program Prescription
Employees are encouraged to consult with us to tailor a fitness program to meet their personal goals.

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Why Introduce Workshops, clinics and Classes to your organization?

These are some of the Direct Healthcare costs that affect companies:

• Risk Factors:
Health care costs are 2x - 3x greater for an employee with 3 or more risk factors (i.e. sedentary lifestyle, smoker, overweight and drink too much) than those with no such risk factors.

• Absenteeism:
Employees with weak employment relations miss an average of 5.9 days due to illness compared to 3.7 days per year for those with strong relationships (Lowe & Schellenbert, 2001).
The cost of absenteeism due to staff experiencing role overload is estimated to be $3.1 billion/year (Duxbury & Higgins, 2003).
The estimated cost of absenteeism due to staff experiencing family to work interference is approximately $450 million/year (Duxbury & Higgins, 2003).
70% of disability is related to behavioural factors - your employee’s lifestyle choices affect the health costs you incur.
$30 billion (CDN) is lost annually due to mental health and addiction issues.
Long Term Disability (LTD) costs are on the rise: Watson Wyatt (2005) reports a 27% increase in LTD since 2003. This is partly due to an aging workforce, increasing demands on employees, and mental health claims.

• Stress:
Health care expenditures are approximately 50% higher for those employees reporting higher stress levels (Burton, 2004).
50% of Canadians have high levels of stress, caused by an unhealthy work environment where job demands exceed control; excessive workloads are the norm; decision making is top down; and managerial support for work-life balance is lacking.

Indirect Healthcare

• Aging Workforce:
Canada's workforce is aging. Older workers (55-64) average twice as many sick days as their younger counterparts.
Benefit costs and absenteeism will likely escalate if older workers do not improve their health.