1. Daniel Smith Wellness Programs – keeping your workforce healthy
Worksite Wellness
Daniel Smith
Wellness Programs – keeping your workforce healthy

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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. 5 Components of Fitness

6. Cardiorespiratory Fitness
5 Components of Fitness
Maximum force a muscle can contract
Muscular Strength
How long a muscle can repeat a contraction
Muscular Endurance
Efficiency of Cardiorespiratory system
Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Ability of muscles to move through range of motion
Flexibility
Percentage of fat to Lean Body mass
Body composition

7. 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

8. 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

9. Improved Biomarkers by Resistance Training
Strength and Muscle Mass
Body Composition
Blood Lipids
Bone Density
Cardiorespiratory Fitness

10. Improved Biomarkers by Resistance Training
Blood Pressure
Blood Glucose Control
Aerobic Capacity
Gene Expression
Balance

11. Other benefits Helps in brain health, mood and memory
Functional movements help with everyday activities
Keep energy levels up
Strength Training Benefits

12. You’re Never Too Old to lift weights

13. Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Improved Heart and Lung Health
Increased Metabolism
Reduced risk of osteoporosis
Management of Diabetes
Weight Management

14. Cardio Lots of different types
Long distance, Interval training, high intensity
Indoor or outdoor
People find activities that they enjoy

15. 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

17. 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

18. Benefits of Flexibility
Improve Posture
Decrease chance of injury
Increased Sports performance
Lengthen muscles for a leaner look

20. 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