Beyond the Podium Practical Lessons to Optimize Your Employee Wellness Program From the World s Fittest CEO With Brad Cooper, MSPT, MBA, MTC, ATC, CWC CEO US Corporate Wellness, Inc.
3,049 miles from Oceanside, CA to Annapolis, MD Temperatures up to 120 degrees (& wind/rain) 24/7 running clock 2 Team Members Crew of 15 170,000 Feet of Climbing
2.4 mile Swim 112 mile Bike 26.2 mile Run
Statistics of Note Odds of marathon runners qualifying for Boston Marathon: 1 in 10 Odds of running under 3 hour marathon: 2 in 100 Odds of Ironman Triathlon competitors qualifying for the Hawaii Ironman World Championship: 1 in 100 Total # of people to ever win overall solo or 2 person Race Across America since inception (1982): 79 2015 Goal: Become first person to achieve all of these in same year *For comparison, the odds of summiting Mt. Everest are 1 in 2, with 500 people reaching the summit each year.
Even more important statistic of note: Your odds of developing an employee wellness strategy that is meaningful to employees, doesn t dominate your time or budget and produces results??? (Suddenly that Race Across America is looking easy, isn t it?)
Key (Practical) Lessons 1. Plans Fail Purpose Prevails 2. Don t Forget the Duct Tape 3. It s All About the Individual 4. Move Fuel Rest Repeat 5. Plus 1 6. The Other Five
Key (Practical) Lessons 1. Plans Fail Purpose Prevails 2. Don t Forget the Duct Tape 3. It s All About the Individual 4. Move Fuel Rest Repeat 5. Plus 1 6. The Other Five
Your Wellness Program Application 1. Rolling 12 month strategy 2. Set pacing targets annually (or more) 3. Focus on seasonal (vs. race) results
Key (Practical) Lessons 1. Plans Fail Purpose Prevails 2. Don t Forget the Duct Tape 3. It s All About the Individual 4. Move Fuel Rest Repeat 5. Plus 1 6. The Other Five
For the Athlete: Planning Push Brakes Perspective For the Employee: Engaging Realisticing Guiding Encouraging Informing
Participants in the self-intent condition reported flossing on a significantly greater number of occasions (6.25 vs. 4.11) representing a 52% increase in frequency. When Questions Change Behavior Jonathan Levav and Gavan J. Fitzsimons Psychological Science - Volume 17 Number 3
Your Wellness Program Application 1. Coaching as a Core Component 2. Make it Personal (and Convenient) 3. Avoid the Scarlet Letter
Key (Practical) Lessons 1. Plans Fail Purpose Prevails 2. Don t Forget the Duct Tape 3. It s All About the Individual 4. Move Fuel Rest Repeat 5. Plus 1 6. The Other Five
BMI Exercise Nutrition Sleep Temperament Stress History
Your Wellness Program Application 1. Move past the (apparently) obvious 2. Collect (the right) survey data 3. Tune into unique bull s eye pursuits 4. Nix the box checking exercises
Key (Practical) Lessons 1. Plans Fail Purpose Prevails 2. Don t Forget the Duct Tape 3. It s All About the Individual 4. Move Fuel Rest Repeat 5. Plus 1 6. The Other Five
Move How to prep for RAAM Kona and Boston? Fuel Rest Repeat ME! How to? (plug in your wellness pursuit)
Sleep Relationships Biometrics Stress Move Fuel Rest Repeat ME! Nutrition Weight Exercise
Your Wellness Program Application 1. Move: Keep it fresh (indiv & org) 2. Fuel: Strive for meaningful 3. Rest: Stop nonstop activities (see #2) 4. Repeat: Outside feedback review launch
Key (Practical) Lessons 1. Plans Fail Purpose Prevails 2. Don t Forget the Duct Tape 3. It s All About the Individual 4. Move Fuel Rest Repeat 5. Plus 1 6. The Other Five
Willpower is a Muscle (Strengthened with practice & establishing keystone habits Weakened by negative approach) The key difference was the sense of control they had over their experience. If they feel like they have no autonomy, if they re just following orders, their willpower muscles get tired much faster. M. Muraven, M. Gagne, and H. Roseman Helpful Self-Control: Autonomy Support, Vitality, and Depletion Journal of Experimental and Social Psychology 44, no. 3 (2008): 573-85
Your Wellness Program Application 1. Build autonomy into your strategy 2. Create +1 opportunities for individuals 3. Engage the F-5 Faith Friends/Family Fuel/Fitness Field of Play Finances
Key (Practical) Lessons 1. Plans Fail Purpose Prevails 2. Don t Forget the Duct Tape 3. It s All About the Individual 4. Move Fuel Rest Repeat 5. Plus 1 6. The Other Five
Designing Your Vision and Plan Where would you like to be in 12 months? Steps for 6 3 1 month(s) next week tomorrow? How to move past Status Quo Bias Who needs to be involved? Internally (recruit don t assume) Externally (who fits your needs and culture) How - Does budget match vision? (incentive plans)
Your Wellness Program Application 1. Tune into culture 2. Build on The 5 People foundation 3. And then come back to the individual
Kona You? Boston RAAM Contact us anytime! BCooper@USCorporateWellness.com USCorporateWellness.com