We Rub You the Right Way!

Did you know that if we visit your workplace regularly to provide chair massage for the company you work for, you get 20% OFF each and every one of the 30, 60 and 90-minute table massages that you schedule for yourself at our central Phoenix wellness center?

That's right!

Just contact us to book a session anytime Monday - Saturday and we'll give you a 20% discount just for being you! Well, it helps that you're an employee a company we work with...

Time for Resolutions

First, a look at some ridiculous exercises for the office!

The Holidays are behind us and it's time to jump into 2011 with our New Year's Resolutions.

The Back Rub Company team has come up with some of our own resolutions to share:
Amber, massage therapist - eat healthy.
Bethany, fitness instructor - run another 5K.
Garrett, massage therapist - increase pectoral size to meet the prerequisite of becoming a Chippendale dancer (he's serious, folks).
Katherine - moderation and appropriate serving sizes.
Tiffany, workshop leader - a mental diet, less clutter in the mind.

Extend Lives & Save Dollars in Your Workplace

Smokers will be more successful at quitting if their employers implement a smoke-free workplace. Employers can support their staff further by scheduling one of our on-site Smoking Cessation Workshops. We offer a 60-minute workshop or a 5 week smoking cessation program. Healthier employees result in a happier and more productive workforce.

Employees will learn their unique smoking habits (social, pleasure or stressed smoker?) and triggers that lead them to smoking.

They will be educated on the most effective smoking cessation methods available today and discover the RIGHT stop smoking method so that they QUIT today!

We conveniently bring our classes to your office or group. For more information and to schedule please contact The Back Rub Company at 480-330-2066.

Wellness Programs Are Good For Business & Good For You

Here at The Back Rub Company we see and understand the benefits corporate wellness programs bring to both employer and employees. One business has put a dollar amount on the benefits in a recent study.

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November is the Great American Smokeout

The Plain Hard Facts of Smoking.
(Source:American Cancer Society)

Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States.

Each year 443,000 premature deaths and 49,400 non-smokers die as a result of exposure to secondhand smoke. (American Cancer Society Cancer Facts & Figures 2009)

It turns out that more than 70 percent of adult smokers say they want to quit, but without help, fewer than 5 percent succeed.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the annual cost of tobacco use to an employer averages $3,783 per smoker per year.

Regardless of how long you have smoked and how old you are, quitting smoking can help you live a longer, healthier life. Quitting smoking has immediate as well as long-term benefits for you, your loved ones and your work colleagues.

Read more on the benefits to your body as little as 20 MINUTES after you stop smoking.

Is Your Office Becoming a Pain?

October is National Ergonomics Month. If your workplace does not "fit", you could be setting yourself up for discomfort and ultimately health issues. Sitting using a computer for a large part of your work day can include repetition of tasks, awkward posture, eye strain and pressure on arms and fingers. Simple steps can help you avoid these problems.

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If you sit at your computer for more than an hour a day, benefit with our on-site Office Yoga Class. Learn how to integrate yoga stretches and postures into your day to reduce the aches and pains of sedentary positions. This workshop focuses on the mind-body balance to not only shape you physically, but to bring about a sense of internal peacefulness to your life as well.

To schedule call The Back Rub Company at 480-330-2066.

Does Happiness Lead to Success?

Studies suggest 'yes', emotional health and awareness leads to success. The American Psychological Association concludes that those of us who are emotionally aware, are more likely to have successful careers and well-being in our personal lives.

October is Emotional Awareness Month.

If we are emotionally healthy we experience positive moods, confidence, energy, and this can make us feel more sociable. We're also more likely to be in touch with the verbal and non-verbal emotions of others. This increases our chances of success in other areas of our lives.

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The Back Rub Company takes your emotional health seriously and offers on-site Wellness Workshops that will improve your emotional awareness. Give you and your co-workers the opportunity to generate success. To schedule call 480-330-2066

Remember - Teacher Appreciation Week is May 3rd - May 7th

Teaching is both a rewarding and stressful profession, and these remarkable professionals have the important job of educating the future of our country. Help a teacher de-stress by scheduling them a chair massage during teacher appreciation week. Details to follow soon.

On-Site Fitness in the Spotlight

April is Physical Awareness Month.

Companies large and small are aiming to make physical fitness part of their employees' lives. Aside from the proven health benefits of exercise, fit employees can handle physical work tasks better, deal more easily with stressful situations and are less susceptible to illness and injuries.

Enroll your company for something adventurous this month like Belly Dance, Yoga, Pilate's or Zumba!

For more information and to schedule an on-site fitness class please contact The Back Rub Company at 480-330-2066.

National WEAR RED DAY is February 5th, 2010

In 2009, more than 5,000 companies showed their support of women and the fight against heart disease by their involvement in the Go Red For Women movement.

To celebrate the next National Wear Red Day on Friday, February 5th, 2010:

• Encourage employees to wear red. This is the simplest way to help raise awareness of the fight against heart disease in women.


• Encourage employees to speak up about heart disease. Ask them to open up and share the changes they have made to live a more heart-healthy life.


• You can register as Wear Red Day Coordinator/host and then get the free downloadable tools needed to help you plan your successful Wear Red Day.


• Donate to support medical research, plus awareness, education and community programs to help women live longer, stronger, heart-healthy lives.

We love....

http://www.tastebook.com/

It is an online portal to share recipes with others and it gives you the option of choosing recipes from the site and printing a cookbook!

Recipes include heart-healthy desserts, low-cholesterol recipes and much more.
Try a new healthy recipe for your valentine this year.

On-Site Cooking Classes...

Our on-site cooking classes are designed to educate, inspire and motivate employees to improve their diet so they have more energy for work and life. Our healthy cooking coach and chef will show your employees how great taste and good nutrition go hand in hand.

We offer a wide variety of Demo Cooking Classes such as:

• Healthy, high energy snacks
• Savvy salads
• Healthy dips & dippers
• Soothing Soups
• Cooking for a family with food allergies
• Great recipes with apples
• Creating amazing salad dressings
  

We also offer lecture classes with food samples in the following areas:

• 12 Tips for healthy trade-offs that pay-off
• Exploring coffee alternatives
• Fats that harm, fats that heal: Do you know the difference?
• Tame your inner cookie monster!
• Your kitchen's little helpers
  

Please contact us for more information regarding our on-site cooking classes.

Workshop Spotlight - Nutrition for a Healthy Heart

Heart disease is still the #1 cause of death in the U.S. However, it is possible to reduce your risk of heart disease - by eliminating the risk factors you can control, and managing the risk factors you cannot control.

This workshop will discuss ways to reduce your risk factors such as blood pressure, cholesterol, exercise, lifestyle and weight management.

We conveniently bring our classes to your office or group. For more information on our on-site programs please visit The Back Rub Company or contact us to schedule.

New Year - New Fitness Class

First, a look at the ridiculous.

Now a look at a more sensible, but fun and effective approach to office exercise.

A 60-minute on-site Yoga class with The Back Rub Company will improve your physical and emotional health. Yoga utilizes stretching postures, breathing and meditation techniques to calm the mind and tone the body. What a great way to begin 2010!

Contact us at 480-330-2066 or email for more information.

Employers Weigh the Facts

• Employers can pay as much as an additional $1,500 to insure an obese employee versus a healthy weight employee.
• Obesity is one of the top reasons for insurance rate hikes.
• Employers pay 50-75% of their employees' insurance premiums.
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that obesity has a significant impact on worker productivity because the more obesity related medical conditions an employee has, the higher the probability of absenteeism.

Workshop Spotlight - 12-Week Weight Loss Challenge

Losing weight is often a personal goal after the Holidays. Make it a company goal to have employees who are within their healthy weight range.

Our 12-Week Weight Loss Challenge allows employers and peers to motivate and support each other as they strive for healthier lifestyles.

Participants learn label reading, effective exercising, smart grocery shopping, healthy meal planning and more.

The Challenge focuses on assisting employees with simple and effective changes in everyday habits to keep the weight off for life! Our weight management team consists of dietetic technicians and registered nutritionists accustomed to working with corporate populations.

Schedule a Weight Loss Challenge through 1/31/10 and participants will be entered to receive a FREE one-on-one nutrition and fitness consult with our weight management expert!

We conveniently bring our classes to your office or group. For more information on our on-site programs please visit The Back Rub Company or contact us to schedule.

The Plain Hard Facts of Smoking

(Source:American Cancer Society)


Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States.

Each year 443,000 premature deaths and 49,400 non- smokers die as a result of exposure to secondhand smoke.

It turns out that more than 70 percent of adult smokers say they want to quit, but without help, fewer than 5 percent succeed.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the annual cost of tobacco use to an employer averages $3,783 per smoker per year.


Benefits of Quitting Smoking

• 20 minutes after quitting your heart rate and blood pressure drops.


• 12 hours after quitting the carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.


• 2 weeks to 3 months after quitting your circulation improves and your lung function increases.


• 1 to 9 months after quitting coughing and shortness of breath decrease.


• 1 year after quitting the excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker.


• 5 to 15 years after quitting your stroke risk is reduced to that of a non-smoker.


• 10 years after quitting the lung cancer death rate is about half that of a continuing smoker. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, cervix, and pancreas decreases.


• 15 years after quitting the risk of coronary heart disease is that of a non-smoker.

Workshop Spotlight - Smoking Cessation

Schedule a 60 minute Smoking Cessation Workshop or an entire 5-Week Smoking Cessation Program to kick off your company's Smokeout!

Participants will learn their unique smoking habits and triggers that lead them to smoking. They will be educated on effective smoking cessation methods and discover the correct stop-smoking method to QUIT today!

Schedule a Smoking Cessation workshop before 12/31/09, and each participant will be entered in a drawing to receive a COMPLIMENTARY Auriculotherapy/Ear Acupuncture session.

Auriculotherapy is the stimulation of the ear to diagnose health conditions in other parts of the body. It is also used to reduce the craving of smoking and treat addiction.

We conveniently bring our classes to your office or group. For more information please visit The Back Rub Company or contact us to schedule.

Workshop Spotlight - Soothing Soups Cooking Classes

Workshop Spotlight - Soothing Soups Cooking Classes

Cooler evenings bring the yearning for comfort food, especially after a stressful and busy day at work. Before reaching for high fat, low nutrition convenience foods, schedule one of our on-site cooking classes.

We are proud to feature Soothing Soups this Fall. Participants will earn how to prepare tasty, nutritious soups that will warm the whole family and help keep winter coughs and colds at arm's length, plus give you energy for work and life.

We conveniently bring our classes to your office or group. For more information on our on-site cooking classes please visit The Back Rub Company or contact us to schedule.

Book a Soothing Soups class through 11/30/09 and receive a FREE cookbook.

Make a Castor Oil Pack for Healing

Castor oil has a long history of traditional medical use dating back to ancient Egypt.

Castor oil packs are used to stimulate the liver, relieve pain, increase lymphatic circulation, reduce inflammation and improve digestion.

A pack can be placed on:
· the right side of the abdomen to stimulate the liver;
· inflamed and swollen joints, bursitis, and muscle strains;
· the abdomen to relieve constipation and other digestive disorders;
· the lower abdomen in cases of menstrual irregularities and uterine and ovarian cysts.

Materials:
(**Note - You can find castor oil and pre-cut wool pads at your local health food store)
Three layers of wool or cotton flannel large enough to cover the affected area
Castor oil
Plastic wrap cut 1-2' larger than the flannel (can be cut from a plastic bag)
Heating Pad
Container with lid
Old clothes and sheets. Castor oil will stain clothing and bedding.

1. Place the flannel in the container. Soak it in castor oil so that it is saturated, but not dripping.

2. Place the pack over the affected body part.

3. Cover with plastic.

4. Place the heating pad over the pack. Leave it on for 45-60 minutes and rest.

5. After removing the pack, clean the area with soap and warm water.

6. Store the pack in the covered container in the refrigerator. Each pack may be reused up to 25-30 times.

It is generally recommended that a castor oil pack be used for 3 to 7 days in a week to treat a health condition or for detox.

Castor oil should not be taken internally. It should not be applied to broken skin, or used during pregnancy, breastfeeding or during menstrual flow.

For more ideas or resources please contact us @ http://www.thebackrubcompany.com/