"...the credit really goes to the leadership. To care enough for your employees and invest in a wellness program at NO COST to the employee is incredible. And Mark is just great. He keeps you motivated and challenges you at the same time. More importantly he cares about you as an individual. So thanks to the Board, CEO, and the VPs for offering this program."
-Debra (6/26/10)
The Wellness Star will be a monthly award given to the person that amplifies our philosophies in their lifestyle. In our wellness we don't just monitor your weight and blood pressure by sticking you on a treadmill. We aim to get you moving better, which goes beyond walking better.
Debra is our Wellness Star for June. When she started she was overweight, had a terrible habit of eating out everyday for lunch (Zaxby's mostly), didn't exercise, and was further driven down the unhealthy path by having a desk job that keeps her planted 8 hours a day.
Today she brings health to her table/desk instead of the chicken finger salad. She monitors her eating on fatsecret.com, exercises at least 4 times per week with mostly funtional bodyweight exercise, and has lost over 20 pounds. Furthermore, when she started she could not do 1 sit up or 1 full squat without getting stuck in the bottom position. She is making very good progress and we will be moving toward working out with kettlebells and barbells in July (we just started swinging this week). The new exercise to master for July will be the Turkish Get Up. In Debra's case (and a lot of our desk ridden clients) it was/is very important to master the squat and lunge before the Get Up is introduced.
Think about training with someone where you do not do 1 turkish get up or swing a kettlebell for three months! That is how we operate, you do not touch a weight until your bodyweight skills are mastered.
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