Iris Sokol, President of Fitness Works at Work, is a renowned corporate fitness educator who speaks at dozens of corporations and organizations across the country about how her own experience with personal injury led her to start Fitness Works at Work. Her one-hour seminars include her personal story, which motivates employees to rethink wellness and make personal changes, as well as a variety of important health and wellness topics. Iris can deliver an inspiring, informative talk on these topics for your company or event:

Creating Computer Comfort demonstrates a variety of adjustments that can make a standard workstation comfortable and more ergonomically correct, often at little or no expense to the employer.

Stretch Breaks at Your Desk teaches techniques for taking time during the day to stretch and re-energize, in order to minimize the discomfort that sometimes accompanies prolonged static positions and repetitive motion. Iris illustrates how adopting good workstation habits now, including stretching, can prevent injuries and discomfort in the future.

Fitness on the Fly demonstrates how you can strength-train anywhere using body resistance, an exercise band, and your surroundings.

Primed for Life addresses fitness and health issues for people approaching age 40 and older. Iris shares the benefits of incorporating simple health changes into daily life and maintaining a workout routine.

Stretch, Relax and Renew teaches employees stretching and relaxation techniques that can be performed at their workstation, in the car or practically anywhere.

Back Care teaches participants how to prevent back injuries and demonstrates simple, easy to do exercises to strengthen the back. The seminar is based on Iris’s personal experience of enduring and managing lifelong back problems.

Injury Prevention presents the key elements needed to keep one’s body free from injury and helps participants learn to perform at their peak.

Sitting Fit – Ask the Ergo Expert invites participants to design their own session with Iris as she answers questions and gives advice on common workstation comfort issues.

Preventing Ergonomic Injuries teaches facilities professionals how to make adjustments to the workstations of their employees.

Executive Stretch leads an executive meeting or group through a series of stretches before, during or at the end of a meeting. Participants are amazed at how relaxed and rejuvenated they feel afterward!

Executive Presentations

Linda Vacovec, Vice President of Fitness Works at Work, joins Iris Sokol to co-present seminars on wellness program design. Their programs are targeted toward benefit brokers, client events consultants, and human resource professional. Iris and Linda share tips and advice based on their combined years of experience creating health promotion programs. They can design or customize a seminar around any corporate health promotion topic, for example:

Wellness on a Shoestring – How to start a wellness initiative with little or no funding

Weight Management Programs in the Workplace – how to develop and present simple employee weight management programs

Fitness Programs in the Workplace – how to determine the fitness initiatives that make sense for your corporate culture and budget

Creating a Culture of Health – an overview of the components a workplace must have to promote health, fitness and wellness

Invite Iris Sokol to speak at your company or organization and motivate your employees to start a healthy new life today. Or, if you are a broker or human resource organization, invite Iris and Linda to share their health promotion experience and knowledge with your group. To schedule a speaking engagement, please call Iris directly at (508) 653-4135 or send an email that includes the date and time of your event and specific topics you’re interested in.