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As many of you already know, Xcellerated Speed Training has been in charge of WORLD electronics Corporate Wellness. This is the next chapter in our hopes to bring health and wellness to all employees. In May, we will be offering a new program to WORLD electronics called the Jumpstart Program. This program is specifically catered to any employee who has NOT participated in the wellness program thus far.  This will be a series of half-hour classes that will contain information to get you up-to-date as to what has been going on so far. These classes will include information on nutrition and … [Read more...] about Feeling unmotivated? Try the Jumpstart Program

This is a recent article written by the Associated Press. Cola is believed to have played a part in this New Zealand woman's death. WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Experts say a New Zealand woman's 2-gallon-a-day Coca-Cola habit probably contributed to her death, a conclusion that led the soft-drink giant to note that even water can be deadly in excessive amounts. Natasha Harris, a 30-year-old, stay-at-home mother of eight from Invercargill, died of a heart attack in February 2010. Fairfax Media reported that a pathologist, Dr. Dan Mornin, testified at an inquest Thursday that she probably … [Read more...] about Soda: A deadly habit?

The labeling for food in today's society has gotten very creative. The term "net carbs" is thrown around with numerous others like "low fat" and "fat free". Are the foods that your choosing actually healthier for you or are the marketing personnel for these companies pulling a fast one on you? This article was in Men's Health and was written by David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding. It goes into detail about the misleading facts behind serving sizes and food packaging. Imagine you sign a lease to rent an apartment, and as you're moving in, you discover your rent money only covers the living room … [Read more...] about Serving Size scams that make you fat

The cost of obesity in America not only costs businesses billions of dollars in productivity, but it costs them more to provide the basic workstation. This article by Jennifer Ludden gives you an idea of how crucial this is to a company's bottom line. From cubicle farms to auto factories, accommodating larger and heavier employees has become a fact of life. One in three U.S. adults is obese, and researchers say the impact on business can be boiled down to a number: $1,000 to $6,000 in added cost per year for each obese employee, the figure rising along with a worker's body mass … [Read more...] about Obesity at the office

This is an interesting article from the Huffinton Post's Jillian Berman. I'm sure that no one that currently trains with us eats this stuff anyways, however it is amazing the impact this type of food has on all aspects of life. The consequences of the country's obesity epidemic expand beyond just personal health.  Overweight or obese full-time workers with other chronic health conditions miss 450 million more days of work each year than would healthy workers, costing businesses $153 billion annually in lost productivity, according to a recent Gallup poll. More than 85 percent of workers are … [Read more...] about Obesity costs U.S. Companies billions in Lost Productivity