DR. CEDRIC X. BRYANT, FACSM Chief Science Officer—American Council on Exercise (ACE)Dr. Bryant is an international lecturer, writer and expert in fields of fitness, nutrition and exercise. He has written more than 200 articles or columns for trade magazines, and sports medicine and exercise science journals, and has authored, co-authored or edited over 30 books. He has produced editorial contributions for publications including USA Today, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Time, Newsweek, Reader’s Digest, Consumer Reports, Fox News, and CNN Headline News.Dr. Bryant is an advisory board member for numerous organizations including: Center for the Study of Sport, Seattle University, Women’s Health, Good Housekeeping, ClubLife and Oxygen magazines.Creating a Workplace Culture of Wellness

Regular physical activity can improve your productivity, enhance your overall health and fitness profile, and help mitigate work-related stress. Whether you’re a small business owner, a corporate human resources manager, or a front-line supervisor, promoting physical activity on the job makes sense. For many organizations, identifying easy-to-implement ways to foster an active workplace culture is a challenge. I will share simple ways to do this.

Creating a Workplace Culture of Wellness

Cedric Bryant, Ph.D., FACSM

Chief Science Officer

American Council of Exercise

Largest nonprofit fitness certification and education organization in the world

Network of more than 55,000 health and fitness professionals

Unbiased evaluator of fitness products, programs, and trends

Builder of collaborative relationships across the health and fitness industry lines

Organization that helps people live their most fit lives

A Country Plagued by Chronic Disease

Benefits of Workplace Wellness

Tangible Health Productivity Worker’s Compensation Absenteeism Employee Retention

Intangible Company Morale Employee Awareness Engagement & Loyalty

ACE Wellness Committee Initiate a Wellness committee

involve multiple departments

SMART Goals – what does ‘success’ look like? EX: e.g.: participation, sick time, engagement survey

What does wellness mean within your culture (visit the wellness wheel and your company core values)

Plan quarterly campaigns in monthly meetings,

delegate responsibilities representation from multiple departments helps with participation

ACE Wellness Committee Campaigns range from 6-10wks in length and

are measurable Spring Clean your Wellness

7wks: 7 dimensions of wellness Maintain Campaign 10wks: maintain weight

over holidays Health Fair Training for America’s Finest city ½ marathon

and 5k

Recess 2x/wk

Monthly fitness classes, on-site gym

Sit-Stand or Standing desks, walking meetings, meet outdoors

Anonymous ‘suggestion box’ movement

ACE WW Culture

12 months of giving: one month of volunteering, one month of donations.

Serving meals at St. Vincent de Paul Village and Volunteer Beach clean up

Youth Advocates – Bottoms-up drive (donating diapers for families in need)

Fun Activity Teams – each department is responsible for a month

Casual dress, ‘dress-up’ days – conducive to movement

ACE WW Culture

ACEFIT.COM

57,000 27,000 7,600

Fit Facts

Research studies and reviews

‘Ask the Expert’ blogs

Workout-inspired videos

Recipes and cooking videos

Thank you

DR. CEDRIC X. BRYANT, FACSM Chief Science Officer—American Council on Exercise (ACE)

Standing More and Sitting Less at RodaleThe first standing workstation was introduced at Rodale over 10 years ago. We will discuss how that was introduced to employees, its evolution over the years, and what makes Rodale a thought-leader in healthy workplace options because we know our business depends on it.

KELLY HARTSHORNE , RN, BSN, COHN-S Health & Safety Services—Rodale,Inc.Kelly has worked in the Occupational Health Nursing Field for over 18 years in industrial and corporate settings, and has provided her expertise to Rodale for the last 10 years. She is responsible for Rodale’s Employee Wellness & Safety programs, which includes ergonomic evaluations, making recommendations and adjustments, and coordinating the implementation of workspace changes with the Facilities Management team. Kelly is excited about the “JustStand” movement at Rodale.

KRISTI LANEFacilities & Space Planning Coordinator—Rodale,Inc.Kristi is responsible for designing, managing, and maintaining Rodale’s master space plan, which includes strategic and tactical space planning solutions and ensuring that the options meet the established goals. One of Kristi’s responsibilities is to work with individual employee s to customize their personal work space. This includes promoting the “Just Stand” movement, as featured in our very own Men’s Health magazine.

A Little Bit About Us….

The Standing Desk - Round 1

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But, one size does not fit all….

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The In-Between Solution…..

The Better Solution……

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Testimonials

“Just a note of thanks for helping me get a standing desk. I love it. Being able to stand most of the day and sit when I need too has really made a difference to my piriformis and hams, and I can feel the difference in less tightness and pain.”

Jeff C.Executive Editor Special Projects

“I love new workstation. It helps me feel more energetic throughout the entire workday.”

Jason P.Staff Accountant

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“I LOVE the Ergotron……my back is not as stiff and my chiropractor has noticed a difference. Also with the Ergotron, my wrists feel better. When you stand, you change hand position on the keyboard. Since using the Ergotron, I feel more energetic! I can work longer and I am more productive. I actually pace a little when I stand and this keeps the blood flowing and me awake!”

Ann KManager Of General AccountingReal Rodale Office Area

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Other “Healthy” Options Rodale Offers Employees….

Ping Pong Conference Room

Making it Easy to Bike To Work

Recycling Centers

Treadmill Work Areas

And Much More…..

Energy Center

Garden Club

Game Room Walking/Jogging Trails

Thank you

KELLY HARTSHORNE , RN, BSN, COHN-S Health & Safety Services—Rodale,Inc.

KRISTI LANEFacilities & Space Planning Coordinator—Rodale,Inc.

TRACI KUBISIAK, MS, CWP Worksite Wellness Consultant—David Martin Benefit Consulting Group In her role as Worksite Wellness Consultant, Traci offers clients of the David Martin Agency best practice wellness strategies, helping them identify ways to maximize health improvement resources and assisting with program implementation. She has lent her expertise authoring and providing editorial content for publications such as Minnesota Business, Enterprise Minnesota, and Self Funding Magazine. Traci has an MS degree in Wellness Management, is certified through the National Wellness Institute, and is a member of WELCOA (Wellness Councils of America) and also the Benefit Advisors Network.David Martin: Taking a Stand for Health

Meet David Martin Benefit Consulting Group. This organization may seem small at just over 30 employees, but they are taking a big stand—for the benefit of their clients, their work and for their health! Hear how they have infused wellness into their organization as well as advanced well-being for their clients of all sizes and industries.

This organization has received multiple awards for being a Healthy Workplace and one of the Best Places to Work.

AMY TOMCZYK Director of Outreach and Education– Blue ZonesAmy has worked with Blue Zones since 2006 and her role currently includes being the Blue Zones Speaking Agent. She leads national level marketing, communications and public relations strategies to promote Blue Zones and increase engagement in the community and workplace health programs called “Blue Zones Projects.” She oversees the public speaking business and maintains key relationships with sponsors, clients, vendors, and the public. Amy received her Masters in Education from Loyola College of Maryland and her BA from University of Minnesota, School of Journalism.

Blue Zones—Creating Environments of HealthAmy will share the Blue Zones model of longevity and well-being improvement and how it is applied in communities, as well as workplaces, to create environments of health. Amy will provide specific examples of how shifting the focus from individuals to evidence-based ways to optimize one's "life radius", will create healthier places in which to live.

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Blue Zones® Longevity Hot Spots

What are “Blue Zones”?

Blue Zones Power 9®

Power 9® is a registered trademark of Blue Zones, LLC. All rights reserved.

Move Naturally1. Make daily physical activity an unavoidable

part of your environmentRight Outlook

2. Know your purpose3. Downshift: Work less, slow down, take vacations Eat Wisely

4. Eat until 80% full5. More veggies, less meat & processed food6. Drink a glass of red wine each dayBelong

7. Create a healthy social network8. Connect/reconnect with religion9. Prioritize family

The Prototype: Albert Lea, Minnesota

27% community participation

Added 1.7 miles of connected walkways near and around the lake

City adopted Complete Streets and supportive policies

Established “Walking School Buses”

Schools adopted 7 new policies such as no snacking

Walking School Bus

Results from Albert Lea, Minnesota: First 10 Months

Results from Albert Lea, Minnesota: First 10 Months

Changed restaurant menus for healthier options

Participants lost a collective 12,000 lbs.

Added 2.9 years of longevity per participant

City reported reduced medical costs

Lead employer reported absenteeism down by 18%

Established tobacco free multi-unit housing Added a Blue Zones® Checkout Lane that only offers healthy “grab

and go” options at the local Hy-Vee Improved nutrition in schools with Farm to School efforts, school

gardens and more improved vending policies First bike lane installed Completed 5-mile walking, jogging and biking route around Fountain

Lake that now goes all the way around the lake and is part of an additional 3.1 miles of newly connected sidewalks

Results from Albert Lea, Minnesota: Following Years

Drove community volunteerism Held additional Purpose Workshops More worksites implemented wellness programs Went from 14% to 23% of employees in tobacco free worksites Community-wide events engaged people in block parties, biking,

walking Volunteer led committee organizes this ongoing effort

Results from Albert Lea, Minnesota: Following Years

Beach Cities KEY SELECTION FACTORS Readiness, Motivation and Leadership

Strong partner for innovation with the Beach Cities Health District (BCHD)

A diverse and aging population (Silver Tsunami)

Opportunities to improve walkability, bikeability, emotional health

Redondo Beach Manhattan Beach Hermosa Beach (Los Angeles) –

The Pilot National Project

Two Year Beach Cities Key AccompLishmentsWell-Being Index Score: Improved from 73.3 to 76.4

Improvement in number of fruits and veggies consumed, work environment, and life evaluation over rest of state of CA

Community Awareness

Community/Policy

Worksites

Individuals

Restaurants

200 million media impressions, 15,000 individual program encounters

Outdoor smoking bans in 2 cities; livability and bicycling plans adopted; $1.4 million in new grants received, 11 Walking School buses; schools engaged in MindUp and

other programs

153 employers engaged

145 Walking Moai teams with 1450 participants; over 200 volunteers; 1000 attended purpose workshop;

1000 attended community rally

42 Blue Zones designated restaurants

Beach Cities Well-Being Climb!

Well-Being Jump by the Numbers!

What it means?• $2.35M h.care savings• $8.03M savings in work loss productivity

What it means?• $6.97M h.care savings

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The Value Proposition of Improved Well-Being

ImproveWell-BeingAdopt or maintainhealthy behaviors

Reduce health-related risks

Optimize care for health conditions and disease

IncreasePerformance

Productivity

Engagement

Absence

Work Impairment

Reduce Total Medical Cost

Hospitalizations

Event Rates

Disease Rates

Lifestyle Risks

Increase Total Economic Value• States

• Communities

• Sponsors

• Individuals

Prevent or delay disease or conditionPrevent or reduce impact of and need for health careEnhance one’s ability to actively manage their own well-being

Economic Drivers

Confidential and Proprietary

Develop Well-Being Leaders

OptimizeHabitat /Physical Environment

Optimize Engagement& Social Networks

Optimize HR Policies and Benefits

Optimize Solutions for Well-Being

Physical Well-Being Emotional Well-Being Social Well-Being

Improved Well-Being Drives Improved Performance

Core Investments to Improve Well-Being:

Define Purpose

Worksite Pledge Framework

Thank you

AMY TOMCZYK Director of Outreach and Education– Blue Zones

Thank YOU, Panelists!

Questions, audience?