ActiHealth Lifestyle Program
Motivating Employees to Get Active!
Fitness Works at Work has added an exciting new addition to its menu of wellness services — The ActiHealth Lifestyle Program.
Fitness Works at Work has formed an alliance with FitSense Technology who has developed the ActiPed Daily Activity Monitor, a "smart pedometer" that uses a patented technology to track human step movement. Fitness Works at Work has created the ActiHealth Lifestyle Program to work with employees to set wellness goals, monitor individual goal progress and coach employees using the ActiPed and the ActiHealth technology.
The program is designed to motivate and assist employees to become more active and, consequently, more physically fit. Increases in physical fitness levels have shown to have a positive impact on weight management and other metrics such as blood pressure and cholesterol.
Here's how the ActiPed All Day Activity Monitor works:
- The ActiPed tracks steps, calories burned, distance, active time and the type of activity. The ActiPed can track other types of fitness activity such as an elliptical machine, swimming, weight lifting, cycling, etc.
- It is worn on the shoe and is extremely accurate –unlike most waist-worn pedometers.
- The ActiPed automatically uploads an individual's activity data wirelessly via the secure ActiHealth network to the user's PC desktop "dashboard" where they can view their activity anytime and compare it to personal goals.
- A personal dashboard can include other metrics such as weight, BMI, blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose.
Here's how the ActiHealth Lifestyle Program works:
- A Fitness Works at Work Health Promotion Coach has access to and manages the dedicated database of employees' activity.
- The Coach meets with employees for a fitness consultation and sets reasonable and realistic goals (daily calories burned, daily steps, weight goals, fitness goals, etc.), and offers motivation and guidance by email and in person.
- The Coach can organize walking programs, competitions, and culture specific incentive programs using the ActiHealth network.
- Fitness Works at Work can give aggregate confidential information on employee goal progress allowing an organization to see measurable results and decrease in health risks.
These programs are already creating a real buzz in the corporate community! Contact Iris@fwaw.com to set up an appointment for a demonstration and visit www.fitsense.com to learn more about this amazing technology.
