NRECA Employee Benefits Weekly

Wellness & Prevention: Get Moving – Physical Activity Resources for Q3

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In the third quarter, we’ll focus on physical activity as a form of prevention and discuss the basics of healthy movement and movement for health. Here are a few resources for you to incorporate at your cooperative.

For benefit administrators and wellness coordinators:

  • Fitbit dashboard challenges: If your cooperative has purchased Fitbits through the Fitbit discount program, you have access to the Fitbit dashboard to create and run custom challenges for your employees.

For employees:

  • Infographics:
    • 3 Tips to Ax the Aches: Electric cooperative work can be a heavy lift. Here are three ways to protect our bodies in the field or the office.
    • Get Up and Move at Work: Sedentary jobs put our health at greater risk, so let’s find little ways to move our bodies throughout the day.
    • Ready, Set … Start Exercising: Everyone was a beginner once. Here are a few tips for getting started for those of us who are new to physical fitness.
  • Wellness Resources on Physical Activity: Additional infographics and articles to help us Get Moving.
  • WebMD MyHealth Manager: Employees can set a goal in MyHealth Assistant to track progress towards increased physical activity.
  • MyHealth Coaches: If an employee is trying to lose weight by exercising more, they may benefit from MyHealth Coaches® weight management program, which focuses on nutrition and exercise to achieve lower weight in a healthy way.
  • The NRECA National Discount Program offers all cooperative employees access to the Active&Fit® Direct program. Active&Fit Direct offers a comprehensive fitness membership program, where members self-pay for access to a fitness membership from over 9,000 fitness centers across the United States. Direct your employees to the National Discount Program page on cooperative.com (filter for Health & Wellness) to find more information.

The physical activity lunch and learn webinar will be held in early September. Keep an eye on NRECA Employee Benefits Weekly for details in August.

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