National Employee Wellness Month is held in June simply because it marks the mid-point of the year and is a time to reflect back on your personal health goals. Carlos Rivas tells us why this is a time to take inventory of what worked and what didn't work.
So why National Employee Wellness Month? Forward-thinking organizations and employees understand that proactive or preventative health decisions will create a healthier, happier and more productive workforce.
3 Simple Strategies for Successful Worksite Wellness Programs
1. Lead by example: Success starts at the top. Highly engaged leadership will dramatically have higher participation rates. The executive team must be active participants of the wellness initiatives.
2. Make it Easy: Map out walking routes around the office with varying distances and approximate time requirements to offer options for all fitness levels. Serve healthier foods at meetings, in the cafeteria and in vending machines. Have a fitness expert set appropriate goals and teach the employees how to use the worksite fitness facility.
3. Personalize It: Successful wellness programs are highly individualized. Your program needs to encourage employees to establish their own goals. Make the goals achievable so that the employees accomplish early success. These early successes will build the competence and motivation needed to be more productive and engaged at work.
About Carlos Rivas:
Carlos is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of FitCorp, a highly individualized worksite wellness company, Director of Wellness and High Performance Coaching for FitCorp, holds bachelor's degrees in exercise science and sports medicine, and a master's degree in exercise physiology.
He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, National Strength and Conditioning Certified Personal Trainer, former director of one of the nation's top 10 personal training programs, conditioning instructor for the University of Louisville Exercise Science Program, and has more than 15,000 hours of personal training experience.
Carlos can be reached by e-mail @ crivas@fitcorpkentucky.com or 502-741-9428.
