Durand 1 Bryce Durand Andrea Ropko English 111 1 December 2014 Fitness in the Workplace Today‚ more than ever‚ employers face the challenge of controlling rising health care costs in a competitive marketplace. Evidence indicates that a corporate wellness program is a strategic investment in the employees’ social‚ mental‚ and physical health‚ improving the corporation’s bottom line profitability. In other words‚ “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure‚” and employers are discovering the payoff
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Social Wellness category‚ and I scored a 43/50 in the Emotional Wellness. In the Physical Wellness I got 51 out of 55 while I scored a 43/50 in Career Wellness. I got a 49 out of 55 in the Intellectual Wellness. I did rather poor and scored a 35 out of 45 in the Environmental Wellness section. My Spiritual Wellness score was a 41 out of 45. Next‚ my overall total score was a 297‚ which equates to a “Great Score”. Thirdly‚ I had two main areas of strength. The first one is my physical wellness
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Health & Fitness Industry Health and Fitness are a big aspect in the world today. This industry has had an incredible amount of growth over the past 30 years. The industry first became popular in the 1970 ’s‚ with the idea that it would not always be popular. "Most Americans rate their physical and emotional health as a top personal priority." This industry has two major demographic groups; The Boomers and the Gen Y generation. The main reason why the Industry has grown and is still growing is
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Brown’s Chiropractic and Wellness Center Feasibility Analysis Five Force Matrix Importance (1 to 5) Threat to Industry (1 to 5) Weighted Score (Importance X Threat) Rivalry among companies competing in the industry- 3*2=6 Bargaining power of suppliers in the industry- 1*2=2 Bargaining power of buyers- 3*2=6 Threat of new entrants to the industry- 2*4=8 Threat of substitute products- 4*4=16 6+2+6+8+16=38 With a score of 38‚ the market is very attractive to enter. Brown’s Chiropractic
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PHYSICAL FITNESS WHAT IS FITNESS? Fitness does not only refer to being physically fit‚ but also refers to a person’s mental state as well. If a person is physically fit‚ but mentally unwell or troubled‚ he or she will not be able to function optimally. Mental fitness can only be achieved if your body is functioning well. You can help relax your own mind and eliminate stresses by exercising regularly and eating right. FITNESS COMPONENTS a) Health Related Fitness The components of health related
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Health and Fitness Mrs. Greene Bilal Blackwell Composition 11 5/17/13 Bilal Blackwell Mrs. Greene Composition 4/30/13 Health & Fitness Most people will not argue with the fact that sports and exercise can be beneficial‚ but there are some that feel that the risk of injury takes away from the benefit. They believe that pursuing fitness can lead the way to major injuries and is detrimental to health. Even though there are some risks that can be linked to sports and other forms
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Topic: Health and fitness Good morning‚ Principal‚ teachers and fellow schoolmates‚ this morning I would like to share with you something about health and fitness. Many people think that health means fitness. However‚ I think there are some differences between them. According to the interpretation of World Health Organization‚ being healthy means a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity whereas being fit means the state
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Wellness and the Health Triangle Warm-Up Write three choices you made in the last week that may have affected your health. Also‚ you should note if the choices affected your health in a positive or negative way. Example: Went to the dentist- Positive Learning Targets I can define health and wellness I can identify the three sides of the health triangle I can discuss the importance of practicing good health habits. What is Health What are some words that come to mind when you hear the
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I am planning on making my career as a physical therapist. The main job responsibilities of a PT are diagnosing and managing dysfunction and improve physical and functional abilities‚ bring back‚ maintain and promote optimal physical function as well as optimal wellness and fitness and optimal quality of life associated with movement and health. PT’s also take patient’s medical history‚ conduct a system review‚ and conduct different tests to diagnose any current potential and existing issues. They
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Cardiovascular fitness is the practice of utilizing and transporting oxygen in the process using your heart lung and organs. The practice of this can improve the pumping of the blood and oxygen to the body making it more efficient and easier to release oxygen therefore improving your exercising techniques. An important fact about cardiovascular fitness is the maximum volume of oxygen you body can retain is VO2 Max. There are many forms of exercising and practicing cardiovascular fitness. Some examples
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