MoveCorporate Wellness Program
Canada believes in empowering their communities and workplace employees with the knowledge and tools needed to create healthy and productive lifestyles. MoveCorporate educates the business community about optimizing work environments for optimum health and balance. With so much information on the topic, the MoveCorporate team simplifies the process with hands-on workshops and actionable plans for staff. We help create an exciting, upbeat culture of healthy active living that positively impacts the personal lives of your staff and overall bottom line of the business.
Allow our team to be your guide. We’ll show you and your staff how to truly create a healthy work environment and beyond. With decades of combined health and wellness experience, we thrive off of being in a community of committed individuals who inspire to learn more, move more and live fit. With over 14 practitioners and professionals, the MoveCorporate team hosts a collection of some of the most educated and sought after wellness professionals in the city who all believe in working in a holistic approach.
The following is a case study done under the MoveCorporate program.
CanvasPop // 35 Employees
The team at CanvasPop does more than just print photos on canvas. They help people create their own personalized art in the most innovative, simple and fun way possible. However they were also concerned about the health and overall well being of their staff. To encourage employees to become the best version of themselves they requested development of a wellness program that would cultivate an environment of success through three main pillars:
- Movement
- Proper desk seating and working setup
- Company Culture
THE PROBLEM
We knew the MoveCorporate program would be ideal for the team at CanvasPop. But we had a few problems, well not problems so much as concerns expressed by CanvasPop.
COST
This is a common concern many clients express and we understand the investment is significant. But on the flip side we also believe investing in your staff with a program of this quality returns the value to the employer multiple times over. Do you really think Google has an amazing working environment just because they are nice?
SETUP
It can feel overwhelming when you start a program like this one. We know you’re already busy so we handle everything including the setup.
OUTSIDE PROGRAM ACTIVITES
Our main focus with MoveCorporate is to be able to bring our entire program to the department we are working with. We understand how busy individuals are and how adding a wellness program to their existing schedules can be challenging. We pride ourselves in molding to fit the schedule of the department we are working with and with the leadership, encouraging staff to participate in all programs in house, versus adding more to their plate. In addition to this, we understand how costly programs can be, and the pay difference between employees, our approach focuses on inclusivity no matter what your wedge and fitness level.
BEHAVIOURAL CHANGES
Many departments would like to see outcome results, in changes in behaviour of the employees both inside and outside the office. The following illustrates the behavioural changes we saw in the CanvasPop team during and after the MoveCorporate program.
THE SOLUTION
Nutrition and exercise were knew were important. But we decided the best way to deliver amazing results to CanvasPop was to also focus the program around flexibility, mobility (back-shoulder-hip), core strengthening and glute activation.
For a team of workers who sit long hours at desks we knew this will make an incredible impact. In addition, to supplement the education sessions we implemented monthly movement sessions and 1 hour mobility sessions focusing on the following:
- Back mobility
- Shoulder mobility
- Hip mobility
- Core strengthening
- Glute activation
NUTRITION 101
Time blocking for proper nutrition
Blood sugar and fat loss
Simple stress free eating habits
Daily simple nutritional practices
Time blocking for highly effective people
Eating regime for busy individuals
MEDITATION 101
Stress and the body
How to become grounded in your daily routine
The practice of meditation – how to implement in your life
Simple daily meditation practice
Mindset tools for stress management
Simple activities to implement
EXERCISES 101
The science behind muscle building
Detailed analysis of how our current culture around exercise is keeping us over fat
What stress is doing to our bodies
Most effective movement practices
Accessible movement practices
Best fitness regime for you
What an effective movement program looks like
MOTIVATION 101
What is means to be motivated
Cultivating a strong and healthy mindset
Learning the aspects of self love in order to develop daily motivation
Finding the healthy and fitness activities that excite staff
Strategic daily action items to build and instill motivation
Self love practices to cultivate a healthy mindset
Uncovering movement that is enjoyable for each participant
Nutrition 101
Time blocking for proper nutrition
Blood sugar and fat loss
Simple stress free eating habits
Take aways:
Daily simple nutritional practices
Time blocking for highly effective people
Eating regime for busy individuals
Meditation 101
Stress and the body
How to become grounded in your daily routine
The practice of meditation – how to implement in your life
Take aways:
Simple daily meditation practice
Mindset tools for stress management
Simple activities to implement
Motivation 101
What is means to be motivated
Cultivating a strong and healthy mindset
Learning the aspects of self love in order to develop daily motivation
Finding the healthy and fitness activities that excite staff
Take aways: Strategic daily action items to build and instill motivation
Self love practices to cultivate a healthy mindset
Uncovering movement that is enjoyable for each participant
Exercises 101
The science behind muscle building
Detailed analysis of how our current culture around exercise is keeping us over fat
What stress is doing to our bodies
Take aways:
Most effective movement practices
Accessible movement practices
What an effective movement program looks like
THE RESULTS
The results by the end of the program were incredible:
- Several employees reported feeling much more confident (positive self-image)
- Staff loved coming to work because of the new environment that was created (healthy atmosphere)
- Productivity increased in all departments
- Healthy lunches started being brought to work
- Staff felt they were part of a positive change
Interesting there was a 100% decrease in chronic pain at desks. When you consider many sit at desks for long hours it makes a lot of sense.
At the start of the program over 50% of employees where in chronic pain with either stiffness or tightness.
Those same participants noted the pain was gone or greatly decreased after the first movement module. It’s not magic, just science.
WHY IT WORKED
First and most importantly, the entire company from management to mail room committed 100% and attended all sessions. If the ownership of the business does not buy in then you cannot expect your staff to either.
The company leadership was active and attended each module and facilitated a healthy work environment, plus they:
- Recommended equipment for all staff was purchased as per recommendation from practitioners to facilitate better desk and seating health
- healthy snacks were provided in office as per recommendation from practitioners
- Contributed to open dialogue during question and answer period
Staff were encouraged to slow down when needed and implement more mindful movement practices along with simple daily wellness habits like:
- A 5 minute meditation practice
- Movement sessions that cultivate joy vs moving in ways that are currently trending
- Beginning a workout regime
- Positive self talk – transforming mental chatter
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