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Strength Videos
- How to do Bench Press with a Barbell
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- How to do Squats
- How to do Single Leg Deadlifts
- How to do Shoulder Press with Dumbbells
- How to do Shoulder Press with a Barbell
- How to do Regular Deadlifts
- How to do a Front Pull Down
- How to do a Dumbbell Bicep Curl
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Reduced Absenteeism
Fitness can benefit an employee's health, but it can also benefit a company's bottom line. Recent research has demonstrated that a fit employee is les...
read moreBMI vs. Pounds
Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on a person's height to weight ratio that applies to "average" adult men and women. The actua...
read moreAdvantages of Each Machine
How do you know which piece of cardio equipment is right for you? Let's look at the advantages of each type of machine. Treadmill Advantages T...
read moreElliptical
When selecting an elliptical, you'll want something with a comfortable stride length: 18-22". Some brands, like Progression, have ellipticals with an...
read moreFitness and Business
Sun Life Ivey "Canadian Wellness Survey" In this survey, 504 studies on wellness were assembled from the current world-wide literature. From these,...
Fitness and Business About the Studies
The "return on investment" from fitness is widely discussed but seldom proven with scientific rigor. There have been several studies completed, but fe...
Return on Investment Why study the ROI?
Fitness can benefit an employee's health, but it can also benefit a company's bottom line. Recent research has demonstrated that a fit employee is les...
Return on Investment Reduced Absenteeism
Research has shown that companies that invest in fitness programs for their employees have 11% higher revenue1 and 28% greater shareholder returns.1 T...
Return on Investment Higher Revenues & Lower Costs
Fitness also has a positive effect on human resources. Voluntary turnover levels are almost half the rate of others (i.e., 5.3% instead of 10%...
Return on Investment Human Resources Improvements
The Canadian Life Assurance Company found that the turnover rate for fitness program participants was 32.4% lower than the average over a seven-...
Return on Investment Corporate Examples
There are various initiatives that employers offer to their employees to promote health and fitness. Employee Wellness Programs About 90% of empl...
What Companies Are Doing Programs Offered
Towers Watson "2013/2014 Staying@Work Report" Canada Expected Trends in Canada Towers Watson "2013/2014 Staying@Work Report" Canada
What Companies Are Doing Priorities for Canada
At Honeywell International, for instance, employees who decline company-specified medical screenings pay $500 more a year in premium...
What Companies Are Doing Employee Participation Rates
In general, the "What's the Return on Employee Wellness Programs?" study from Harvard in 2010 laid out 6 pillars for an effective employee wellness pr...
Keys to Success in Employee Wellness Programs 6 Pillars of an Effective Program
Incorporating best practices - such as needs assessments, frequent program evaluations and capturing baseline data (Source: Sun-Life Buffet) Measur...
Keys to Success in Employee Wellness Programs Keys To Success
From Sun-Life Buffet
Keys to Success in Employee Wellness Programs Barriers to Implementing a Program