Move 2010 --A Huge Success
Fitness Works at Work client companies just finished Move 2010, an activity-based incentive program. Employees formed teams of 2-4 people with the goal of collectively accumulating 2010 minutes of physical activity over a four week period. The program kicked off on May 19, National Employee Health and Fitness Day. "Fab-U-Less 4", "Wholly Walkamole's", "Lady Ma Ma's", and "Hit the Road Jacks" along with 144 other teams laced up their sneakers and started accruing minutes of activity. Each week the team captains sent in their weekly totals to their Fitness Works at Work Health Promotion Specialist who kept a running total. Every week all participants received emails with fitness and nutrition tips and articles. Members of the teams that reached their goal of 2010 minutes received a Move 2010 t-shirt. The end result - 610 employees accumulated 598,430 minutes of physical activity...WOW!
Congratulations to One of our Own!
Fitness Works at Work Wellness Coordinator, Sharon Powell, was featured in the July issue of Oxygen Magazine in the article "Are You Next?" Sharon who is a dedicated triathalete is the Wellness Coordinator for FWAW's client, Avid Technologies and Fitness Center Manager for FWAW's client, Flir Systems. Sharon is an inspiration to the employees of both of these companies as she develops personal fitness plans, leads group exercise classes and coordinates a full menu of wellness events and competitions. We are proud she is on the FWAW staff and pleased that Oxygen Magazine have recognizede her achievements!
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care's organic gardens highlighted in the New York Times.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is ahead of the corporate curve when it comes to green efforts. In a recent New York Times article, Harvard Pilgrim was mentioned for its organic vegetable gardens at its Quincy and Wellesley, MA sites. The gardens are tended by volunteer employees. Harvard Pilgrim also composts all of its kitchen and cafeteria waste and has many other efforts in place to promote sustainibility. Fitness Works at Work partners with Harvard Pilgrim in WellAware, its employee wellness program and manages and staffs its onsite fitness centers.
Heart Health and Exercise Seminar -- A success at Ocean Spray Cranberries Middleboro Plant.
Kristin Chenevert, Ocean Spray's Fitness Works at Work's Wellness Coordinator recently presented her Heart Health and Exercise Seminar to employees at its Middleboro Plant as part of Ocean Spray's Fit for Life Wellness Program. Here is what one employee said:
I want to thank you for creating and supporting the Fit for Life program. I see it as high value from both a preventative-health maintenance focus as well as a major factor in improving overall employee engagement. Employees who feel as though we care about them and their health, will be more engaged at Ocean Spray.
On behalf of the Middleboro Plant Team...thank you!!!
Ocean Spray Cranberries Fit for Life Program is not only providing quality wellness programs for its corporate office in Lakeville but is making strides in bringing the wellness message to the plants as well.
Fitness Works at Work ran successful Soles4Souls events during Earth Week 2010.
During the week of April 19-23, in honor of Earth Day, Fitness Works at Work worked with Soles4Souls, an organization that takes new and gently used shoes and donates them to people all over the world who desperately need footwear. Our on-site fitness leaders and health promotion specialists staffed tables in our client companies and took shoe donations from employees. We collected over 1500 pairs of shoes that have been sent to the Soles4Souls distribution center. We thank our clients Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Art Technology Group, Fresenius Medical Care North American, Smith & Nephew, Ocean Spray, Dunkin Brands, Flir Systems, The MathWorks, and W. R. Grace for partnering with us in this effort.
Genzyme Health Promotion Program now includes its New York and New Jersey locations.
In January 2010, Genzyme Corporation expanded its “Aspire to Healthy Living!” program to include its Manhattan, NY and Ridgefield, NJ locations. Fitness Works at Work, Genzyme’s health promotion program provider, will offer on-site yoga classes, nutrition and stress management programs and other health promotion activities to create a culture of health in these two locations. Fitness Works at Work has been providing custom health promotion programs for the five Massachusetts Genzyme locations since 2008.
FLIR Systems Celebrates Its Fitness Center and Health Promotion Program’s Five-Year Anniversary.
FLIR Systems of North Billerica, MA will celebrate in 2010 the fifth anniversary of its on-site fitness center and health promotion program run by Fitness Works at Work. In addition to the on-site fitness program, FLIR offers its 300 employees extremely progressive health promotion programs such as the ActiHealth coaching program using smart pedometers; a HEED (Healthy Eating Every Day) behavior change program; a dedicated, on-site health promotion specialist; and a range of ongoing activities designed to increase health awareness and healthy behavior choices. Congratulations to FLIR for its commitment to employee health and wellness!