Wellness Tips… NATIONAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH & FITNESS
National Employee Health and Fitness Day
Worksite Health Promotion Programs enhance the overall health and productivity of your organization!
National Employee Health & Fitness Day (TM) is the third (3rd) Wednesday in May each year. Administered annually by the
National Association for Health & Fitness, NEHF is a national health observance, created to promote the benefits of physical
activity for individuals through their work site health promotion activities. Founded in 1989 National Employee Health and
Fitness Day has enlisted tens of thousands of participants from employers around the world.
Benefits For Employers:
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Enhanced employee productivity
Improved health care costs management
Decreased rates of illness and injuries
Reduced employee absenteeism
Develops employee leadership skills
Benefits For Employees:
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Lower levels of stress
Increased well-being, self-image and self-esteem
Improved physical fitness
Increased stamina
Ways to Rejuvenate Your mind and Body at Work
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Park in a spot far away from the door.
Massage your head and shoulders. Find trigger points of tension in the shoulders and base of the skull. Hold pressure for
6-10 seconds. Don’t forget your face and jaw.
Take two steps back from your desk and lean forward until you’re at an angled push-up position against the edge of your
desk. Do a couple quick sets.
Lift 1-3 packs of printer paper in each hand. Curl them like weights or lift them over your head.
Jumping jacks. Simple, quick and pumps you up.
Squeeze a stress ball. Relieves stress while strengthening forearms and wrists for typing.
Try word puzzles. Keep a jigsaw puzzle in your office.
Switch hands with whatever you’re doing.
Stand perfectly still for two minutes. Regroup.
When you first arrive at work, take as long as possible before sitting down.
Forget the boardroom. Hold walking meetings.
Hand-deliver mail, memos and faxes.
Chat face-to-face instead of by e-mail or phone.
Use a bathroom on the other side of the building or another floor.
© 2005 Magellan Health Services, Inc.
Doc#1180-11/05
Wellness Tips… NATIONAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH & FITNESS
Resources are Available
Additional information, self-help tools and other resources are available online at www.MagellanHealth.com. Or call us at
1.800.424.4149 for more information, help and support. Counselors are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide
confidential assistance at no cost to you.
© 2005 Magellan Health Services, Inc.
Doc#1180-11/05