The James C. Kennedy Wellness Center staff is excited to announce the inaugural Wellness in the Workforce and Church (WWF) friendly competition to promote healthy habits and improve health and wellness in the community.
WWF is a friendly community competition where businesses and/or church congregations go head to head for healthier habits and improved fitness.
Employee health is vital to businesses, and the congregation’s health is vital to the church family, and we intend to help all participants work toward their health goals and improved wellness while joining forces with their worksite and/or church family and promote social ties!
The competition is open to ALL local worksites and churches. Whether you are a business or church of 1, 10 or 100+, we want you to participate and will weigh the competition so it is fair regardless of team size!
We will offer weekly exercise guides for all fitness levels, weekly health tips, lunch and learns, a private Facebook group, outdoor fitness course, a fitness challenge and discounts on Wellness Center membership, personal training and health coaching.
We will award teams and individuals prizes based on a number of different outcomes and not just weight loss! We will also have random drawings for door prizes throughout the competition.
The focus for June will be on healthy eating habits, longevity and managing stress. The focus for July will be on building strength, improving fitness and fasting for health. The focus for August will be on sleep, healthy lifestyle habits and sustainability.
Prizes will be awarded to worksites, churches and individuals for an array of categories, including most weight lost, most improved wellness, most improved fitness and strength, best participation, most improved numbers, best attitude, overall healthiest workplace/church, etc.
Individuals can join as part of a worksite and a church! As part of registration, we will also provide free health screenings for blood pressure and blood sugar! About half of adults are walking with undiagnosed high blood pressure and/or high blood sugar. Knowing your numbers can truly save your life! We will also provide follow-up care and education to anyone with high numbers.
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Who can join:
• Businesses: Not every employee has to join for the business to compete. Only interested employees will participate as part of the business team.
• Churches: Participants can join as part of a worksite and/or church!
• Retirees: The retired community can compete as a team.
The registration fee is $10 per person and all teams must register by Friday, May 26. Baseline measures will be completed for all participants May 30 - June 2.
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Add-ons offered:
• Wellness Center membership is half price for duration of the competition at $15 per month. We can also work with businesses/churches for an organizational membership depending on number of employees/team members (check with Catherine).
• Fitness on demand app: 24/7 access to group fitness classes from your phone or i-Pad for $10 per month (or as an add-on to Wellness Center membership, $5 per month)
• Personal training: 4 sessions for $100
• Health coaching/Nutrition coaching: 3 sessions for $100 (virtual or in-person)
• WWF T-shirts: $15 (XXL+, $18)
• WWF tank tops, $15
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Baseline assessments include weight, BMI (body mass index), waist circumference, body fat percentage, muscle mass percentage, blood pressure, blood glucose (ideally, fasting), A1C (if blood sugar is elevated) or can do for $10 per person.
To register your church or team:
Have one person from your church or business come by the Wellness Center in Charleston and complete the team registration form by Friday, May 26. We will be in touch with you to schedule and obtain baseline measures and registration forms for individual participants on your team between May 30 and June 2. The challenge will officially kick off Monday, June 5! When the person comes to register your team, we will provide them with registration forms that each participant will need to complete and turn in.
Questions? Contact Catherine Moring at 501-276-5459 or by email at cmoring@mytgh.com
HEALTH is our greatest form of WEALTH! The time is now to feel better and make your health a priority! Get your co-workers or church family together and join us for a fun and engaging program to promote health and wellness – with the chance to win tons of great prizes, including cash!
