Define Defense is partnering up with Coach Meg from Spark Behavior Solutions to offer you a workshop about performance, motivation and learn how to master healthy habits for better results! This great workshop will take place at the Define Defense studio on November 15th from 6-7.30pm.
Before the workshop, we will be offering a free TRX / Cross Training class from 5-6pm for our clients and all workshop attendees.
$35 for DD members
$45 for non DD members
Please register by emailing Coach Meg at info@sparkbehavior.com
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Total Well-Being, the nation’s leading provider of performance-based corporate wellness, congratulates five of its clients for being named as 2012 Healthiest Employers by The Denver Business Journal. Honored at a luncheon on September 19, all five employers have developed and implemented comprehensive performance-based wellness programs in partnership with Total Well-Being.
Total Well-Being clients who were honored include:
- Small-sized businesses: RMH Group
- Medium-sized businesses: Chipotle Mexican Grill, Van Gilder Insurance Company
- Large-sized businesses: Holland & Hart
- X-large-sized businesses: Sage Hospitality
“This recognition tells the outside world what we have known for a long time – that these organizations have a strong commitment to building happier, healthier workplaces,” said Colleen Reilly, MBA/MSM, president and founder of Total Well-Being. “Total Well-Being is proud to have partnered with our clients to build the platforms that helped them to achieve this honor.”
According to The Denver Business Journal, the Healthiest Employer competition aims to identify and recognize “metro-area employers who were truly focused on their workers’ wellness.”
Key considerations that were scored included the presence of tobacco-free workplace policies, health risk assessment and appraisal, obesity coaching and management, biometric screenings and incentives. Dependent access to wellness initiatives and the ability of the organization to track absenteeism due to sickness were also judged.
While each of these five honorees has employed a tailored wellness program, a few elements are present in all of their initiatives. With the support of Total Well-Being, all five employers implement evidence-based strategies. All take a holistic approach to wellness that considers the physical, financial, personal and professional elements of well-being. Finally, all have a strong focus on results, both from an employee health standpoint and from a business performance standpoint.
“Although our clients may differ in size and scope, they are singularly committed to integrating wellness into every facet of their companies’ cultures,” said Reilly. “We have helped them put strategies in place to prevent, avoid and reverse the most common and costly risk factors.”
Total Well-Being designs and implements workplace wellness solutions that completely integrate wellness strategy into business strategy, with a focus on driving business results through health. By providing ongoing analysis of outcomes and constant tweaking, Total Well-Being helps its clients maximize results. The workplace wellness company has helped employers experience significantly higher than average employee participation, engagement and productivity rates, and its solutions have helped its clients save 9 to 15 percent on healthcare costs.
Health enthusiasts from around the country will gather to network with marathon legends, cycling champions, renowned medical researchers and the nation’s leading health and fitness experts at Living at Your Peak (www.livingatyourpeak.org), the Rocky Mountain region’s premier wellness experience. The inaugural summit, to be held September 13-15, 2012, in Vail, Colo., is the nation’s only gathering designed to help health-conscious individuals and influencers discover how to live longer, better and impact the wellbeing of their world.
“Living at Your Peak is designed to promote life-long health and fitness through customized experiences in an intimate setting,” said Jamie Stone, Living at Your Peak event champion and a board member of the Vail Symposium, a nonprofit organization responsible for Living at Your Peak. “With exclusive access to proven experts and peak performers in the fields of fitness, nutrition, cognitive and emotional health, medicine and cutting-edge research, our guests will gain valuable insight into the changes they can make in their daily lives that will affect their future health.”
Jenna Wolfe, co-anchor of NBC News’ Sunday TODAY show, will emcee the event, which is intended for individuals who are interested in learning how to maximize their health, as well as corporate, non-profit and government leaders. The summit offers guests unparalleled access to accomplished world champions; internationally recognized trainers, coaches, researchers and doctors; top chefs, nutritionists and world-class restaurants; and peer networking opportunities.
Among others, confirmed presenters include:
- Ellen Miller, coach of the U.S. Olympic women’s running team, Mount Everest climber and adventure racer;
- C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, director of the Women’s Heart Center at Cedars-Sinai, trailblazer and leader in preventive heart health;
- James Hill, MD, executive director of the Colorado Center for Health & Wellness, leading expert and author on nutrition; and
- Scott Small, MD, professor of neurology, Columbia Neuroscience, nationally renowned expert on brain health.
Additional presenters will be announced as the event nears. Visit www.livingatyourpeak.org for details.
Living at Your Peak sessions will offer interactive components to engage guests beyond a traditional presentation environment. Session themes include:
- Health: Guests will better understand their own health through preventive health checks, learn what causes injuries during an interactive session at the nation’s leading orthopedics laboratory and master healthy eating practices with top nutritionists and chefs.
- Fitness: Guests can bike, hike and golf with world-class athletes and discuss the physical and psychological aspects of training with leading fitness experts.
- Longevity: Guests will learn how to extend their physical wellbeing with wellness, cardiac and nutrition experts. They will also discover how to extend their mental acuity as they complete brain challenges and examine meditation’s physiological effects with leading researchers.
Guests will complete a pre-attendance survey to create an individualized agenda and establish physical and mental goals to be addressed through specific programming. A personal concierge will manage guests’ event needs, including session scheduling and weekend activities planning. Follow-up coaching, an interactive online community and a winter series will empower guests to take home their Living at Your Peak experience and positively impact their personal networks.
"We want Colorado to be the healthiest state in the nation because healthy living is a strong driver of economic and tourism well-being," said Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper. "Conferences like the Vail Symposium's Living at Your Peak can move us in that direction through their commitment to physical, intellectual and emotional health and well being."
Living at Your Peak registration is $1,000 until June 30 and $1,200 beginning July 1, and includes priority access to event sessions, event coordination with a personal concierge, exclusive access to VIP events and gourmet meals prepared by Vail’s internationally renowned chefs. Spouse passes are $300 and individual session fees start at $50 per session.
The summit is organized by the Vail Symposium, a grassroots, non-profit organization providing thought-provoking, diverse and affordable educational programs to the Vail Valley community. Event sponsors include Vail Valley Medical Center, HealthONE, the Town of Vail, The Steadman Clinic, Vail Summit Orthopedics, Triumph Development, the Vail Daily, Antlers at Vail, Vitality Center, Udi’s, The Biegler Foundation, Colorado Access and Wendy and Paul Raether.
For more information about Living at Your Peak, please visit www.livingatyourpeak.org.
March is National Nutrition Month! Come celebrate with us!
Join us for an “eat right with COLOR” cooking class!
March 23rd @ Noon or 5 pm
at Boulder Nutrition and Exercise Services
Using basic cooking techniques we will practice incorporating more fruits and vegetables into ordinary meals to make them extraordinary! As you taste our creations you’ll discover all the flavor COLOR can bring to the table!
We'll provide you with great food, recipes, and tools for "eating right with color" at home!
Call 303.440.1015 to reserve your spot for only $14.00!
Boulder Nutrition & Exercise Services - Registered Dieititans and Certified Personal Trainers
2885 Aurora Avenue Unit 31, Boulder CO 80303 - www.bouldernutritionexercise.com
Communications Strategy Group (CSG|PR), an influencer relations agency serving clients in seven distinct industries, received two Bronze Leaf awards at the Colorado Healthcare Communicators’ annual awards ceremony October 13.
CSG|PR received a Bronze Leaf for online content developed for Health Education Solutions, a leading provider of continuing education for healthcare professionals. The SEO-focused content strategy aims to increase awareness of the company’s online courses and boost website traffic. Over the past year, the strategy has helped to increase Health Education Solutions’ website traffic by 240 percent and improve its online visibility.
“Working with CSG|PR has made all the difference in our SEO strategy,” said Melissa Marks, president of Health Education Solutions. “They provide interesting, current and focused news packages based on keywords needed to improve our search engine rankings. We have seen traffic to our site dramatically increase – tripling in volume – since we began working together.”
A second Bronze Leaf was awarded for the development of LiveWell Colorado’s e-newsletter, the LiveWell eLetter. The stakeholder-focused, monthly eLetter features obesity prevention news, best practices, updates and research. It is looked to as a leading source for obesity news and its subscription base continues to grow.
CSG|PR is a national firm with a distinct focus on client relationships and delivering measurable results. The agency’s Health & Wellness practice serves a variety of local and national health-focused organizations, including LiveWell Colorado, Eating Recovery Center, Health Education Solutions and Trumpet Behavioral Health.
