Start Slow, Finish Strong

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When it comes to exercise, there can be a tendency for competitive, ambitious types to dive straight in, give it 100% and get as much done as soon as they can.  There is a danger however that this approach can lead to injury and frustration. When communicating your wellness messages, encourage staff to think about the long-term plan for exercise and, for each session they take part in, ensure they warm up properly.  

Encourage them to spend a few minutes gradually increasing the intensity of their activity.  This will get their blood flowing, activate muscle fibres and increase their range of motion ready for an effective and injury free workout.  It’ll also reduce the likelihood of any absenteeism or loss of productivity due to aches, pains and strains.

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Getting Value for Money from Your Wellness Programme

However large or small your wellness budget is, one thing is for sure, you'll be looking for maximum return on your investment for every pound you spend.  The simplest way to achieve this is to target every single one of your initiatives towards a specific audience.

One way that we achieve this with our clients is to begin wellness programmes with initiatives that allow us to research the audience while making a difference from the outset.

You can read one example of how this approach was successful here

A simple, effective, value for money wellness solution:
http://the-tonic.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/simple-effective-value-for-money.html

From what we learned during this initiative we went on to help the client set up:

• Regular wellbeing days around the country
• Resilience and stress management workshops
• A company wide health eating plan
• Weight management clubs
• Sporting tournaments
• Regular office massage
• A comprehensive online wellbeing toolkit
• Establishing local wellbeing champions and providing regular training for them

All of these initiatives have a regular audience which ties in perfectly with the organisation's objective of setting up a wellness programme that includes something for everyone.

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