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Wellness CHAPTER 5Movement: Acti on For Awareness

By: Juan Gonzalez

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Reversing Somatic Amnesia

Inactivity is very stressful for the body and the mind. Stagnation produces more stress than exercise.

MOVE YOUR BODY TODAY!

Corporate Fitness And Wellness“The evidence pointing to the success of fitness programs in

improving employee health practices, reducing medical and disability costs, and improving productivity is indisputable.”

-Kenneth Pelletier, Ph.D.

Corporate Fitness and Wellness

Corporate Fitness and Wellness• Over a six year period Du Pont reduced absences due to illness by 14 per

cent and received a return of $2.06 per dollar invested in its program• AT&T projects savings of 87 million dollars from reduced heart disease and

cancers• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana found savings of $519.00 per

participant, a benefit to cost ratio of 2.51-1• Johnson & Johnson saved $378.00 per employee with lower absenteeism.• Motorola returned $3.15 per dollar invested.• NASA found wellness participants to have improved stamina and work

performance along with enhanced concentration and decision abilities. While average efficiency decreases 50 percent in the last two hours of the working day, exercise participants showed full efficiency, which amounted to 12.5 per cent increase in productivity.

Chapter 5 Movement: Action For Awareness

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