Seminar and Programs include:
*Health, Nutrition and Wellness Seminars
*Lunch and Learn Educational Programs
*Weight Loss Challenges
*Group Resistance Training Classes

Length and number of sessions are designed to fit the needs of your organization.

1.  One Year Educational Program.  This twelve-month package includes: Twelve 1-hour seminars with lessons on nutrition and exercise.

2.  Single Session Educational Program.  This program includes: A 1-hour session on a single subject.  The subjects can cover nutrition, fitness, wellness, motivation, emotional eating, etc.  Examples include food shopping, menu planning, reading food labels, fitness, or the food pyramid.

3.  One-Year Weight Management Program.  This weekly, comprehensive program has 50 lessons and 12 food presentations and includes optional weigh-ins.

4.  Four-Month Weight Loss Challenge Program. This 16-week program includes on-going educational information, food diary reviews, health assessments, weekly weigh-ins in a competitive but friendly environment.

5.  Single Session Group Resistance Training Classes.  This program is for groups of four to six at your location.  Bands and other equipment can be provided.

6.  12 Session Group Resistance Training Classes.  This program is for groups of four to six at your location.  Bands and other equipment can be provided.

The Light Life Program for Families. This 6-month program for the entire family includes detailed information on what to eat and why.  Families are coached on how to work together to build a healthy lifestyle.

For more information contact Fitwell by e-mail or call 816-885-0601

Benefits of Worksite Wellness  
Worksites are crucial to improving the health of their workers. Most adults spend more of their waking hours at work than anywhere else, making it a prime venue for promoting healthful habits. The worksite organizational culture and environment are powerful influences on behavior and this needs to be put to use as a means of assisting employees to adopt a healthier lifestyle. Benefits to employees include:
· Improved physical fitness
· Increased stamina
· Lower levels of stress
· Increased well-being, self-image and self-esteem 

Employers can also benefit from worksite wellness programs. According to recent research, employers’ benefits are:
· Enhanced recruitment and retention of healthy employees
· Reduced healthcare costs
· Decreased rates of illness and injuries
· Reduced employee absenteeism
· Improved employee relations and morale
· Increased productivity  

A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report in 2002 revealed that at worksites with physical activity programs, employers have:
· Reduced healthcare costs by 20 to 55 percent
· Reduced short-term sick leave by six to 32 percent
· Increased productivity by two to 52 percent  

Thanks to modern medicine, life expectancy for Americans has continually increased. How much we enjoy these additional years, however, depends greatly on how we have lived our lives. If our quality of life is to remain high so that we can fully enjoy these extra years, we must practice good eating habits, be active and refrain from using tobacco products.  

Worksite wellness programs can help support these healthy behaviors. This guide indicates only a small portion of the existing evidence that shows worksite wellness works. Take advantage of these benefits in your organization. Start a worksite wellness program now! Use this guide to assist you and direct you to resources that you can use to create a successful program.