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Work-Based Wellness and Diet Coaching Line Up With Employee Resolutions

Monday January 5, 2009

 

Raleigh, N.C. — Dec. 31
Workplace Options, a provider of work-life employee benefits, reports that a recent poll of more than 700 working adults found that more than a third have made a New Year's resolution that includes weight loss and fitness. The survey also revealed 63 percent want companies to offer wellness programs to employees, including coaches and diet workshops, to maintain a healthy lifestyle. With holiday eating and winter weather adding pounds as well as stress from current economic conditions, people may need guidance and an extra push to lose weight or modify their health habits, the company said.

Workplace Options said, according to recent studies, pairing personalized coaching with employee wellness initiatives leads to higher success rates. Workplace Options' Advantage Live Well integrates coaching with other tools, such as online
interactive programs, to try and help employees achieve their health and wellness goals.

In addition to one-on-one coaching, Advantage Live Well offers employees access to
interactive online programs to help them quit smoking, lose weight or improve their overall health. Health assessments, tracking tools, articles, videos and blogs are also available to support employee health and wellness goals.

"Many employers already know that wellness initiatives enhance employee satisfaction and productivity, reduce healthcare costs and improve the bottom line," said Dean Debnam, chief executive officer of Workplace Options. "In this challenging economic environment, companies are struggling to maintain jobs, reduce healthcare costs and increase employee performance. Online and telephone wellness and diet coaching are making a big difference in the effectiveness of employer-sponsored programs because coaches understand personal struggles, but also hold participants accountable."

For more info: http://www.workplaceoptions.com