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.

Disease Management and Prevention Seminars

The Back Rub Company also offers on-site Disease Management and Prevention Seminars facilitated by naturopathic medical doctors. Educate employees about health and well-being on a clinical level. These seminars include heart health, back care and more.

Holiday Gift Giving

The Holidays are just around the corner. Show your appreciation during the Holiday season with The Back Rub Company's Holiday gift certificates. Massage is the perfect antidote to stress and fatigue.

Purchase 30, 60 or 90-minute massage gift certificates for our Central Phoenix clinic or in-home sessions. Take advantage of our Buy 5 gift certificates, get 1 FREE Special. More details will follow later in November.

We are also taking bookings for Chair Massage at Holiday parties and events nationwide! Please Contact us to schedule.

How to Beat the Holiday Weight Gain Odds
Holiday eating begins for many of us at Halloween and then continues during Thanksgiving, throughout the festive season to New Year. Follow the title above for useful and practical tips for avoiding weight gain during this time.

Happy Holidays!

Plan for After the Holidays NOW!

Losing weight is often a personal goal after the Holidays. Why not make it a company goal to have employees who are within a healthy weight range? Employers can pay as much as an additional $1,500 to insure an obese employee versus a healthy weight employee.

Motivate and support your employees as they strive for their healthy body weight. Sign your company up for The Back Rub Company's 12-Week Weight Loss Challenge. Contact Us for more details.

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.