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Workshop Costs:
Introductory (30 - 45 mins)					plus VAT
	(1 hour)				plus VAT
Shortened (1 1/2 hours)					plus VAT
Full (3 hrs)					plus VAT
Extended (one day)					plus VAT
Workshop on Personal Wellness:				Duration - 1 1/2 hours.
Review of the history of the concepts of health and disease
Changing patterns of morbidity and mortality and the implications thereof
The emergence of “lifestyle” diseases
The concept of health risk and the importance of risk management
The role of wellness in the context of lifestyle change
The Wellness Trajectory; wellness goals, and the importance of personal responsibility
Role models and “walking the talk”
Documents: Each participant will receive a copy of our publication “Wellness Step by Step” and
a “Living Well Monitor”, a tool developed at the Wellness Centre to facilitate the adoption of healthier lifestyles.
Visual aids: multimedia projector and laptop; flip chart
Workshop on Corporate Wellness:				Duration - 1 1/2 hours.
The rationale for health promotion in the workplace
Strategic goals; Strategic actions
Communication and employee involvement
The assessment of risk
Wellness profiles versus medical check-ups
Partnerships for health promotion
The keys to success
Workshop on Nutrition
Duration - 1 1/2 hours.					plus VAT
1) Anatomy and physiology
2) Calories, carbohydrates, protein, fats and fibre
3) Healthy eating:
a) The six food groups - balance and variety
b) Vegetarian diets
4) Diet and disease:
a) Sodium, salt and hypertension
b) Diabetes and food
c) Cholesterol and heart disease
5) Energy balance - weight management, fad diets
6) Vitamins and supplements
Workshop on Fitness/exercise
Duration - 1 1/2 hours.					plus VAT
Who needs exercise?
What type of exercise
How much exercise do you need?
Benefits - and risks - of exercise
Getting started
Sticking with it
Goals, incentives, group support
Workshops on Stress
Shortened (1 1/2 hours)					plus VAT
Full (3 hrs)					plus VAT
Extended (one day)					plus VAT
What is "stress"?
"good" stress; "bad" stress
appropriate and inappropriate responses
physiology of stress
symptoms and signs of stress
stress and disease
Dealing with stress
responding to work site stressors
conflict resolution, communication
time management
how to stop worrying
sleep, nutrition, fitness
Practical techniques
know yourself
stretching
muscle relaxation
breathing exercises
mental holidays; mini-holidays; hobbies
meditation
Workshop on Lifestyle Diseases
Duration - 1 1/2 hours.					plus VAT
Changing patterns of disease in modern society
The major diseases
Risk factors for lifestyle diseases
Heredity and risk
Treatment, prevention/postponement
High risk approach vs population approach
Workshop on Diabetes Management
Duration - 1 1/2 hours.					plus VAT
Fundamentals of good management
Raising your ‘good’ cholesterol (HDL); bringing down the ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL)
Improving your fitness level; controlling your weight
Reducing your body fat percent - why and how
Eating a proper diet
Maintaining good blood circulation in your legs
Monitoring your kidney function
Monitoring your blood glucose; bringing down your HbA1c
Managing stress
Checking for eye disease
Taking care of your feet
Workshop on High Blood Pressure
Duration - 1 1/2 hours.					plus VAT
The heart and circulation - systolic and diastolic blood pressure
Fundamentals of good management
Raising your ‘good’ cholesterol (HDL); bringing down the ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL)
Improving your fitness level; controlling your weight
Eating a proper diet - limiting salt (sodium) intake
Monitoring your kidney function
Managing stress
Checking for eye disease
Stroke and other complications
Workshop on Preparing for Retirement
Duration - 3 hours.					plus VAT
Changing patterns of morbidity and mortality
“Lifestyle” diseases in the later years
The concept of health risk and the importance of risk management
The role of wellness in maintaining good health
The Wellness Trajectory; wellness goals, and the importance of personal responsibility
"Successful aging" versus "usual aging"
Improving your fitness level; controlling your weight
Maintaining good blood circulation in your legs
Eating a proper diet
What type of exercise?
How much exercise do you need?
Benefits - and risks - of exercise
Staying mentally fit
Staying involved; sharing your knowledge and experience
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