Health and Fitness in the Workplace


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Bringing together some of the most respected leaders from industry, academe, and government, this volume deals with the growing field of health education in the workplace. Examining the essential components of health education programs, Health and Fitness in the Workplace addresses critical issues relating to their implementation, evaluation, and promotion. This excellent collection of original essays demonstrates that when industry incorporates health programs into the work environment such programs directly result in the well-being of employees, in addition to low absenteeism, high morale, and low insurance costs.




Fitness for Work


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'Fitness for Work' provides information and guidance on the effects of medical conditions on employment and working capability. Every significant medical problem is covered, including the employment potential and assessment of anyone with a disability. Legal and ethical aspects are also addressed.




Implementing Strategies to Enhance Public Health Surveillance of Physical Activity in the United States


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Physical activity has far-reaching benefits for physical, mental, emotional, and social health and well-being for all segments of the population. Despite these documented health benefits and previous efforts to promote physical activity in the U.S. population, most Americans do not meet current public health guidelines for physical activity. Surveillance in public health is the ongoing systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of outcome-specific data, which can then be used for planning, implementation and evaluation of public health practice. Surveillance of physical activity is a core public health function that is necessary for monitoring population engagement in physical activity, including participation in physical activity initiatives. Surveillance activities are guided by standard protocols and are used to establish baseline data and to track implementation and evaluation of interventions, programs, and policies that aim to increase physical activity. However, physical activity is challenging to assess because it is a complex and multidimensional behavior that varies by type, intensity, setting, motives, and environmental and social influences. The lack of surveillance systems to assess both physical activity behaviors (including walking) and physical activity environments (such as the walkability of communities) is a critical gap. Implementing Strategies to Enhance Public Health Surveillance of Physical Activity in the United States develops strategies that support the implementation of recommended actions to improve national physical activity surveillance. This report also examines and builds upon existing recommended actions.




Workplace Health


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Given the growing awareness of the negative effects of work-related stress, Many Businesses Are Focusing On Active Health Promotion To Enhance employee health, well-being and performance. This text aims to review the state of the art and offer ideas and suggestions for how stress-related employee health problems can be combated through the provision of effective fitness and exercise programmes.




Wellness at Work


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Corporate Wellness Programs


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øCorporate Wellness Programs offers contributions from international experts, examining the planning, implementation and evaluation of wellness initiatives in organizations, and offering guidance on how to introduce these programs in to the workplace.




Fitness at Workplace


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Fitness expert Jillian Michael introduces you to the idea of fitness at workplaces and shows you how wellness programs at workplaces are essential for enjoying improved health and fitness. When you spend more than half of your productive day at office, a 30-minute daily exercise routine can work wonders on your fitness and energy levels. Offices have become something more than places where one works for money. Why can't it be a place where you become healthier and more productive? In this book, Jillian covers the basic aspects of fitness at workplaces including: - Why is fitness at workplaces the need of the hour? How much are businesses losing due to unfit employees? Why are big companies readily embracing this concept? - Coming up with an effective and practical fitness strategy that facilitates real improvement in fitness levels and general health. Factors to consider if you want the regimen to be something more than an elaborate PR exercise. - Introduction to features of formal programs at workplaces, its benefits, and how you can use it for your benefit. What risks to watch out for when participating in a formal program? - Comparison of informal and formal programs. What to do if your employer rejects your proposal? Are informal programs run by employees viable? - How can you ensure fitness at workplace remains fun and enjoyable? More than a dozen creative and useful tips that help retain the fun in office fitness without unnecessary expenditure. - Pitfalls to avoid when establishing a workplace wellness program. Alternate options for those looking beyond the idea of performing conventional exercises at workplaces.







How to Improve Your Health and Fitness


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Fitness expert don Ryan introduces you to the idea of fitness at workplaces and shows you how wellness programs at workplaces are essential for enjoying improved health and fitness. When you spend more than half of your productive day at the office, a 30-minute daily exercise routine can work wonders on your fitness and energy levels. Offices have become something more than places where one works for money. Why can't it be a place where you become healthier and more productive? In this book, Jillian covers the basic aspects of fitness at workplaces including: - Why is fitness at workplaces the need of the hour? How much are businesses losing due to unfit employees? Why are big companies readily embracing this concept?- Coming up with an effective and practical fitness strategy that facilitates real improvement in fitness levels and general health. Factors to consider if you want the regimen to be something more than an elaborate PR exercise.- Introduction to features of formal programs at workplaces, their benefits, and how you can use them for your benefit. What risks to watch out for when participating in a formal program? - Comparison of informal and formal programs. What to do if your employer rejects your proposal? Are informal programs run by employees viable? - How can you ensure fitness at the workplace remains fun? More than a dozen creative and useful tips that help retain the fun in office fitness without unnecessary expenditure. - Pitfalls to avoid when establishing a workplace wellness program. Alternate options for those looking beyond the idea of performing conventional exercises at workplaces This book is for fitness, or, more simply, gymnastics, right at the workplace - in the office or at home if you work from home.




Fitness 9 to 5


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The latest trend in fitness for the overworked and underexercised? The office cubicle, of course! Fitness 9 to 5 is the perfect antidote to long hours hunched over a desk and missed dates with the gym. This handy book features 75 quick and easy exercises that can be performed discreetly while sitting at a desk, standing at a file cabinet, and even on the morning commute. Coffee Pot Curls in the kitchenette build up biceps, while Stairwell Bun Blasters are sure to improve the bottom line. And stress-busters for tired eyes and wrists keep computer fatigue at bay. A calorie count is provided for each exercise, so it's easy to see how simple changes can shed pounds. With charming illustrations and step-by-step instructions, Fitness 9 to 5 is the best defense against the office candy jar.