These are simple and fun programs that have the potential to be done within your business to excite healthy lifestyles during a contest or during other times. The objective is to advocate employee participation. Some examples:

• Design a sub-committee of enthusiastic employees who will help encourage the exercise program by offering ideas, ideas and encouragement to fellow employees.
• Create monthly mailbox handouts to encourage a contest or offer fitness-related education/encouragement information.
• Send a weekly voicemail on each member’s telephone with encouraging wellness messages.
• Provide flex time so that employees have more opportunities to participate in exercise program as part of their working day.
• Fully reimburse (or partially reimburse) fitness center membership fees, fitness class registrations, and fitness equipment purchases.
• Provide corporate gym memberships to decrease costs of individual memberships.

Keeping It Fresh!

Find a champion to:

• Design lunch ’n learn sessions to offer information and motivation for healthy eating and active living.
• Invite demonstrators to offer cooking lessons or tips for making healthy foods.
• Display a list of local restaurants that offer healthy diet choices on their menus.
• Distribute information to educate employees on portion sizes.
• Include physical exercise and diet information in newsletters, pay check inserts, bulletin boards or e-mails.
• Plan activities that encourage healthy eating and physical exercise. For example, begin a year-round lunch-time walking club, and special activities