FitTheBodyForTheDay
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Fit The Body For The Day is a simple cost-effective program to prevent injuries and MSD. Improves morale and posture.
About You
About You
About Your Organization
Organization Name
Organization Website
Organization Country
United States
Country where this project is creating social impact
United States
Is your organization a
Not registered
How long has your organization been operating?
1‐5 years
Has the organization received awards or honors? Please tell us about them
Attended National Action Summit for Latino Worker Health and Safety in Houston, TX April 2010 with a poster presentation
References - Please provide two references with a two-sentence biography, email address, and phone number for each
Innovation
Select the stage that best applies to your solution
Scaling (the next step will be growing impact on a regional or even global scale)
How long have you been in operation?
Operating for 1‐5 years
The Need: What problem are you trying to solve?
Prevent injuries from MSD and overuse, ex. weekend athletes, workman compensation
Active living with simple movements to keep flexible and balanced to prevent neck and shoulder problems from repetitious work, ex. computers, texting
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
Fit Your Body For The Day
Simple innovative whole body approach.
Train your own staff before work and /or breaks
in 6-7 minutes.
Prepares joints and whole body for the task.
Maximizes full potential with proper body mechanics.
Gentle movements for ease, efficiency and energy to erase tension.
Improves morale and posture.
Prevents MSD not to mention work comp.
Facilitates weight loss and motivates for healthy behaviors
(less cravings/bad habits when feel better)
Helps You, Help Yourself, Feel Better
Mission: Maximize Performance without causing Injury
Goal: Study relationship between work and human abilities, limitations and characteristics
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities
Simple movements to facilitate the small muscles which normally do not use till they are engaged and then involve the other muscles. Whole body approach to engage with movements to keep joints flexible and aligned to prepare for the task at hand. May be done before work and at breaks in just 7 min., train your own staff so very cost effective. Train the trainer with consultation and presentation to show the need and provide 7 min. DVD to implement with staff, follow up 3-4 times a year if needed. For wellness programs in workplaces, ex. factories/offices.
Currently doing Forever Fit with the elderly in an independent center and they have improved with a check sheet on balance in 3 months. They do 20 min. sitting in chair and 5 min. standing to keep flexible and active.
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
Wellness programs for workplaces, Fit for Work, many use bootcamps and other programs which may be too intense for the lay person or not so athletic type.
Fit The Body For The Day prepares the body for the task so can do the more aggressive movements.
No equipment needed and very cost-effective, use your own body to keep flexible and balanced for more challenge, keeps them more involved when less pain. Facilitates weight loss, improves morale and motivates for healthy behaviors.
This Entry is about (Issues)
Social Impact
Founding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
Working as a nurse, saw alot of injuries and some would improve and some would not, found simple movements helped to engage the body to perform better when flexible and balanced. Prevent unecessary medications and side effects not to mention numerous surgeries and very costly procedures, ex. neurotomy
Please describe the goal of your initiative; outline what you are trying to achieve
Implement in workplaces to improve morale, decrease absenteeism and cost productive with less injuries and health care needs.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Currently helping the elderly so the young work force will profit even more so.
What is your projected impact over the next five years?
May be mandatory for workplaces by 2014.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Check list for need and want from employees
Identify three major tasks you will have to complete to reach your six-month milestone
Task 1
Active Living Task Force
Task 2
Partnership with state and local agencies
Task 3
Health and Human Services for indepedent living facilities
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
National Safety Council
Identify three major tasks you will have to complete to reach your 12-month milestone
Task 1
marketing
Task 2
promotion
Task 3
incentives
Sustainability
Tell us about your partnerships
Currently volunteer with Health and Human Services in independent living faciliity.
Neighborhood Association and Partnerships starting to develop.
Active Living Task Force to prevent obesity, encourage good nutrition and brestfeeding.
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your innovation? If so, where and why?
community centers and aging services
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
any workplace or institution to promote wellness and active living.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
marketing and media to implement and show the need and want for employees to prevent unnecessary injuries and costly health care, prevent recidivism(relapse of disease or injury)
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