Balance Your Lifestyle Presented by Catalina Yaez Occupational Health

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Balance Your LifestylePresented byCatalina
Yañez Occupational Health Wellness
Coordinator at American Apparel
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Worksite Wellness

• Low Income Employees Take Action! for Better
  Health
• Moderators Curtis Granger and Cynthia Agustin

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Introduction

• 32.4 Californias population is Hispanic
• 90 of American Apparel employees are Hispanics
  (4,000)

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California Facts

• Approximately 60 of Californians do not engage
  in the recommended 30 minutes of physical
  activity on most days of the week
• 72 Mexican-American adults are overweight or
  obese
• Latinos represent the fasting growing population
  in the United States
• In 2005 California spent 28 billion on treatment
  related to unhealthy eating and physical
  inactivity

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Purpose

• To evaluate the level of physical activity among
  the employees after participation into a worksite
  wellness program

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Hypothesis

• The implementation of a physical activity program
  provided at the worksite will enhance the
  engagement in physical activity

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Methods

• Participants
• Mostly Hispanic sewers with no language
  acculturation
• Bilingual Program

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Exercise Class Format

• Sign In/ Announcements 5 min
• Warm-Up 10 min
• Cardiovascular workout 20 min
• Muscle Strength 20 min
• Cool Down/Flexibility 5 min

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Exercise Schedule

• Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
• 3 sessions
• 800 AM
• 300 PM
• 430 PM

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Participation

• Strictly voluntary
• Participation was not compensated

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Healthy Eating

• Different Healthy options from the food vendors
• Healthier options in the vending machines

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Results
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Results
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Results
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Awareness
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Discussion

• 67 participants
• 43 participants exceeded their goal
• 28 completed the 10 weeks program

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Conclusion

• Engagement in physical activity was increased
• Accessibility
• Free
• Time
• Healthy Food Options
• Self-care
• Taking responsibility for decision making

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Acknowledgements

• Steven Loy, PhD
• Maria Elena Zavala, PhD
• William Whiting, PhD
• American Apparel

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Thank You!