Move It

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Move It Lose It

• Westlake Weight Loss and
• Fitness Challenge for 2006

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Overview

• The program consisted of 2 parts
• Weight Loss and Fitness Challenge
• Teams competed to lose the largest percent of
  weight
• Westlake Family Cookbook
• Employees were asked to share healthy recipes to
  be published in the company cookbook that was
  distributed to all employees

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Program Overview

• Employees competed over a 4 month period to lose
  the largest percent of weight
• Employees were given 1 point for every minute of
  physical activity
• The top 3 teams with the largest percent of
  weight loss won a prize
• Activity points were only used in the case of a
  tie

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Program Requirements

• Employees were required to form a team of 3 to 5
  co-workers
• Employees had to designate a team captain to
  report the teams progress
• Decide on a team name
• Set a weight loss goal of 10lbs per member
  (minimum)
• Complete and sign the team registration form

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Program Kick-Off

• All employees were sent a Kick-off Packet that
  included Program Overview, Contest Rules,
  Healthy Eating Guide, Team Captain
  Responsibilities, Team Registration Form, and a
  Pedometer
• Team captains submitted their team registration
  form with the team name, names of all members,
  and total team starting weight
• All employees were asked to vote on the most
  creative team name. The team with the most votes
  won a prize.

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Administration

• Each week employees reported the number of pounds
  lost and activity points to the team captain
• The team captain then reported as a team the
  number of pounds lost and activity points to the
  local HR Representative
• The local HR Representative reported all of the
  information for the teams at their worksite to
  the Benefits Department
• The Benefits Department sent out weekly updates
  to all employees via email, intranet, and
  bulletin board postings

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Prizes

• The team with the most creative name won a
  t-shirt with their name on it
• All participants received a monogrammed lunch kit
  and water bottle
• 1st prize Apple Ipod shuffle and headset, a
  heart rate monitor, and a blood pressure kit
• 2nd prize George Foreman Grill and heart
  monitor
• 3rd prize Smoothie Machine and blood pressure
  kit
• We recognized that all employees could not
  participate due to personal and/or health reasons
  so all employees were entered into a drawing to
  win the following prizes
• A set of golf clubs
• Stationary exercise bike
• Digital camera

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The Results

• 93 Teams with 413 employees participated in the
  program
• 20 of our employee population
• Each team lost an average of 42 pounds
• Teams lost a total of 3,949 pounds (almost 2
  tons)
• Teams lost 4.5 of their total starting weight
• Teams accumulated 1,054,528 activity points
• 10 teams exceeded their weight lost goal
• 9 teams lost within 10 lbs of their weight loss
  goal

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Westlake Family Cookbook

• Employees were asked to submit healthy recipes to
  be published in the Westlake Family Cookbook
• Employees could submit their recipes via the
  internet or by completing a recipe collection
  worksheet
• The employees name and work location was printed
  next to the recipe they submitted
• All employees received a copy of the Westlake
  Family Cookbook

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Our Success

• Increased employee engagement in the wellness
  program through competition
• Increased employee awareness about healthy eating
  habits, the importance of healthy weight loss and
  physical activity
• Provided employees with an incentive to make
  lifestyle changes
• Increased employee moral and camaraderie
• Increased excitement and anticipation about the
  wellness program and upcoming initiatives
• Change in habits Some worksites began
  furnishing fruit, juice, yogurt rather than
  donuts, coffee, and soft drinks at safety and
  other employee meetings

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Areas For Improvement

• Increase employee participation and include
  family participation
• Integrate activity points into the competition
  and reward teams with the most activity points
• Provide monthly incentives to keep momentum
  throughout the challenge
• Follow up to determine if weight loss was
  maintained
• Simplify communication

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