Every company strives for success. A critical factor in achieving the highest level of success is the well-being of its employees. For them to be at their absolute best they must be supported in every possible way. Towards that end, having employees whose life includes an ideal work-life balance can be critical.
There will often be times when work requirements are challenging. If someone is not at their physical or emotional best, it will be even more difficult for them to be mentally and emotionally capable of performing ideally. Less effective employees will ultimately lead to a less successful company.
Of all the factors that can contribute to an individual’s potential being maximized, fitness is probably the most misunderstood and under-utilized. Simply put, the more fit and healthy an individual is, the more capable, functional, stable, happy, and productive they are in all areas of their life. Not only will they be less likely to miss time due to injury or illness, but they will have more energy, improved stress management, be more positive, feel more confident, and generally function better in all areas of their lives, work-related or not.
To the degree that a company can assist, encourage, and empower its employees to live a more fit and healthy life, that company will be rewarded in both maximized productivity and increased appreciation from their employees. The company that invests in its employees is directly investing in its own future well-being. Advocating for health and fitness is one of the easiest and most impactful ways that any company can self-invest.
Our team of fitness professionals has decades of experience helping people from all walks of life reach their fitness goals. We live this with passion and purpose and we understand all the moving parts that can come into play to make the most modest progress happen. We are experienced problem solvers and motivators with cutting-edge knowledge and practical skill working with others to enable them to achieve the results they seek.
After assessing the needs and challenges that presented themselves over the past year in both the business world and the fitness world, we have created what we feel are highly effective solutions. We have developed a number of virtual options that can help a company reach and enable any interested employees with the information needed to achieve fitness success along with the key elements necessary to be able to put that information into practice. We are excited at the possibility of assisting even more people on their personal fitness journey!
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Meet Our Team:
Matt is a Certified Personal Trainer and Corrective Exercise Specialist and is the author of “The Athlete in The Game of Life”. He has worked for over a decade in the trenches with clients of all ages and levels from all walks of life. Matt has a passion for fitness and keeping people capable and functional which led him to create Overcoming Chronic Pain Through Strengthening and Stretching a brand new course designed to help people overcome or prevent chronic pain (the type of pain that can be triggered due to prolonged sitting or being hunched over a computer). He wants people to be able to fully and actively participate in their lives and has seen how critical fitness can be to this. Matt’s a highly experienced public speaker and podcast personality advocating the benefits of following a fitness lifestyle. As a lifelong multi-sport athlete, Matt appreciates the importance of maintaining a level of health and fitness and has personally seen how a lack of fitness can impact life.
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Kevin has worked in the fitness industry for over 40 years. He’s earned multiple certifications including Certified Fitness Trainer, Specialist in Performance Nutrition, and Certified Master Trainer. He is the author of The Diet That Works, and former Associate Publisher and Editor in Chief of Bellafit Magazine and FitLife Magazine. Kevin is also the former manager of Gold’s Gym in San Jose, CA and currently owns and operates Bodysport.com. He is the creator of the Physique Improvement Course and the Contest Prep Coaches Course and does online training and coaching, contest preparation, and fitness business consulting. Kevin has personally given over 50 fitness seminars for business and private companies, major gym chains and fitness centers, health and nutrition stores. Even after almost 50 years of consistently working out he still absolutely loves exercising and following a fitness lifestyle!
April is a Certified Fitness Trainer, Nutrition Specialist, and Physique Improvement Specialist. She is an experienced obstacle course competitor, fitness competitor and model, and powerlifter. April is the former owner of Fit Physique where she specialized in personal training and transformation coaching. She’s also an experienced beauty pageant competition coach. April is the mother of 3 and (amazingly) the grandmother of 4! Her passion for fitness is only surpassed by her love of God and her family. April is the creator of the Strength From Within program, a unique fitness course that connects the mental and spiritual aspects involved with self-improvement and personal development with the fitness training and nutrition information needed to truly make fitness progress happen!
What is the true value of fitness?
How do you put a price on being healthy and fit? From a financial standpoint, the cost to businesses can be quite staggering? According to an article in Health Leaders Media, in 2019, employees poor health cost employers $575 Billion dollars according to the Integrated Benefits Institute. In their Snapshot of Chronic Heath Conditions, they also report that about 72% of employees have at least one chronic condition and that an employee with any chronic condition has an average of 3 co-morbid conditions. What’s more, the IBI states that only 30% of employee’s conditions are being treated and that 91% of health costs associated with chronic conditions are not due to absenteeism but from reduced performance (presenteeism). Statistics like these speak volumes in terms of the need for employers and employees to focus on health, fitness, and wellness, as a way to combat sickness, illness, and disease.
Unfortunately, too many people do not invest in or prioritize their personal fitness. They don’t understand that by doing so, they are making themselves more capable and valuable to the things and people they care the most about. Being more confident, reducing stress, having more energy, being more resistant to illness and diseases, increasing longevity and quality of life, are all proven benefits of living a fitness lifestyle. A new study by The British Journal of Sports Medicine concludes that physical activity can help reduce illness severity for people who get Covid-19!
How do you quantify living one, two, five, or even 10 years longer than you otherwise would have? How do you measure feeling better about yourself and the things you can do? What would it mean to still be functional, capable, and active well into your later years as opposed to needing assistance to get out of a chair, or a walker or wheelchair to just get around? How do you measure being less likely to get sick and being at considerably reduced risk for many major health issues?
Fitness isn’t magic. It’s simply using information and positive effort to treat our bodies in a more favorable way, a way that allows them to excel and be at their best. Compared to not being fit, however, the results of actually being fit can certainly seem magical! Many people just need a bit of encouragement and leadership to allow that ‘Magic” to happen. Our role is to inform, encourage, and empower them in taking the proper steps to make pursuing fitness a positive part of their lives. Whether through lunch and learn seminars, fitness and nutrition Zoominars, or on-demand multi-media fitness education courses, we have the corporate fitness solutions that you’ve been looking for!
Check out Keeping Fit and Functional – A Fitness Solution For Working Professionals!
Contact us and let’s talk about your fitness needs!
Matt’s email: athleteinthegameoflife@gmail.com
Kevin’s email: Kevinbodysport@gmail.com
