• Wellness at Work Bryan Fass         posted in: Wellness
    Wellness is the hot buzz word in the workplace, employee wellness, workforce wellness, injury prevention, reduced absenteeism, reduced presenteeism, workforce productivity, stress reduction, nutrition, diet, weight loss the list is frankly endless! Ask an EMT, Fire Fighter or Officer; ask a laborer, desk jockey or VP what wellness is or what wellness means and you will get almost 100%...
  • Fitness Team Bryan Fass         posted in: Wellness
    Does your company have a wellness or fitness team?  Do your employees have a voice for their health and wellness concerns?  Is your organization proactive for reducing workers compensation and health care costs? There are employees in your organization that are screaming to be heard and they have good ideas!  Good ideas that can save you money and boost overall productivity.  Ther...
  • Return on Investment Bryan Fass         posted in: Wellness
    Having the opportunity to work with numerous organizations each year and spend time on site with them and their teams is in my humble opinion an invaluable experience.  from CEO's with no doors (literally no doors) on their office to organizations that provide nothing but healthy and balanced snacks.  The ability to see real time best practices across different industries has let me to conclu...
  • Behavior Modification Bryan Fass         posted in: Wellness
    I was asked during a presentation last week why it's so hard to stop eating or change eating behaviors.  My answer was simple and frankly a smack in the face, you can not stop or change because your physical environment will not allow it.  We see food in a distorted manner, we have been programmed to over eat.  Mom and grandma fed us massive portions and oh were they happy when we went back ...
  • 3 Keys to Employee Fitness Bryan Fass         posted in: Wellness
    I have consulted with and spoken for numerous business in almost ever sector imaginable.  From public safety to banking to IT and there has become 3 common themes that tell me almost immediately if I have entered a fit, healthy, productive and happy workplace.  It is one of those things you can just feel when you walk in the door.  Maybe it's the old Paramedic in me that learned a street six...
  • Wellness Leadership Bryan Fass         posted in: Wellness
    We firmly believe that to have a truly successful and lasting wellness and employee fitness program there must be a leader with true leadership qualities to champion and run this program.  This individual must have the 5 qualities to make any wellness, fitness and injury prevention program a success. 1. They praise and reward others. 2. They le...
  • Fit Workforce Bryan Fass         posted in: Wellness
    Take a look around the room.  What do you see?  Are your co-workers overweight? are they slouched over their work station? Are the desks filled with caffeinated and sugary drinks?  Was the employee fitness center packed this am and at lunch? Sadly most of will have answered NO to almost all of those questions.  Training, empowering, facilitating and running an employee wellness an...
  • Wellness Culture Bryan Fass         posted in: Wellness
    I just presented at a local public risk meeting.  I discussed how wellness is a culture change not just a program that a company can throw money at.  You can measure and assess all the metrics of health and wellness you want but until an organization realizes that wellness, fitness, health, productivity and reduced sick days come from changing an entire culture you are simply wasting your tim...
  • Productivity and Wellness Bryan Fass         posted in: Wellness
    We push for business productivity, we push for sales productivity yet we are astounded at the costs of wellness and health care.  As a society we put health and wellness last until we need to put it first.  Let me show you and your team how to blend productivity, wellness, fitness, nutrition and health together into a seamless operation that boosts productivity while reducing healthcare costs...
  • Corporate Wellness Bryan Fass         posted in: Wellness
    Have you ever gotten so mired in a situation or task that your original focus becomes lost and unclear.  I learned the hard way as a Paramedic that losing focus can cost someone their life, sadly we tend to do this when it comes to our health and wellness.  I can show you and your organization how to put fitness and wellness in perspective so it works.  When employees are fit and healthy the...
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