Wellness Program Ideas - Weight Management.   

Weight management is a major area of both staff member interest and need. Body Mass Index (BMI)  is the clinical measure that indicates whether people  are in a healthful weight range or are overweight or obese.    

The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure of a person’s overall height to their overall weight. Height and weight are measured during the staff member medical testing. A computer mathematical calculation provides the Body Mass Index (BMI) score.    

Ideas for worksite based weight control programs include -    

• Have Weight Watchers, TOPS, or other reputable weight control groups meet in your workplace or nearby. Offer such groups before/after work or during lunch. Worker attendance is ordinarily better when workers can attend either wholly or partially on work time.

Break times might  be rolled into lunch break times to minimize worker time away from work duties (with management approval). Workers ordinarily pay their own fees for class attendance and supporting materials.

• When the wellness program offers incentives based on participation, award a completion gift when employee has attended a certain number of weight management sessions or activities.

• Supply information regarding community weight management groups.

• Incentives like cash, tee shirts, plaques, certificates, hours/days off, names on bulletin boards may be given to person who write a weight loss contract and meet their goal.

• Establish a workplace commitment to offer alternative healthful snacks at corporation-sponsored meetings. Healthful snacks like fruit, pretzels, plain popcorn, almonds, and veggies provide demonstration as to the corporation’s commitment to health and worker well being.