Corporate Fitness

Companies of all shapes and sizes are striving to make physical fitness part of thier employees' lives. Aside from the proven health benfits of exercise, physically fit employees can also handle physical work tasks better, deal with stressful situations more easily and tend to be less susceptible to illness and injuries. Companies are discovering the positive benefits of providing workplace fitness programs. They are realizing that hugefunds being spent on employees' medical health problems can be drastically cut by proactively investing in appropriately designed corporate fitness programs. Staistics show that companies with corporate fitness programs enjoy: Reduced health care costs, Increased productivity, Reduced absenteeism, Decreased recruitment and retraining costs, Improved employee concentration, Mental alertness and Better employee morale. The benefit from the employees' standpoint is improved health and energy levels, decreased body fat, and a more youthful, fit body. Here are a few exercises that can be done at your desk:

Squats to the chair
Dips off the desk
Sumo squat stretch
Standing 1 L lifts
Standing rotations
Push ups

Videos will be coming for all these exercises soon!!!!!!!!!! ENJOY

Current ACL Research

The most "at risk" sports tend to involve jumping, pivoting, and cutting such as soccer, basketball, football, and volleyball. According to the American Journal of Sports Medicine, girls soccer and basketball players undergo the greatest number of knee surguries every year. Some of the reasons why females are at such a higher risk for injury.

• Poor running, cutting, and landing mechanics
• Greater overall joint laxity
• Biomechanical diferences such as a wider pelvis and increased valgus

My next blog will talk about the prevention program and how to reduce the risk for an ACL Injury.