For Your Health: Creating A Healthy Workplace

A healthy employee is often the most productive and the encouragement we all need to make healthy choices can start right in the workplace.

Steps to a Healthier New York can help your workplace make that happen.

It’s often difficult to find the time and encouragement we need to get fit.

The truth is there’s no better place for that to happen than right at work.

Help doing that is just a phone call away.

WWNY-TV is like any other workplace.

Everyone is busy and that often means sitting at a desk with little time to exercise.

Making healthy choices is often easier said than done.

That’s why Steps to a Healthy New York is offering its third ‘Train the Trainer’ workshop.

“We’re trying to get people healthier. The way to do that is through stress reduction, nutrition and physical activity and that will in turn hopeful decrease employers’ costs for health insurance,” said Steps Coordinator Faith Lustik.

Those attending the workshop will learn how to implement an eight week weight loss and wellness program.

“I hope to bring back ideas that all of the staff members can implement into their daily lives to become healthier individuals,” said Mary Weston, trainer for WWNY.

The workshop is Tuesday May 13th from nine to four o’clock at Jefferson County Public Health. There’s no charge and lunch will be provided.

You have until Friday to register for the ‘Train the Trainer’ workshop.

Just call 786-3719.

It may be the best thing your workplace has ever done for your health.

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