“Empowering Extraordinary Health® is one of the greatest mission
statements,” according to Teresa Miller, VP, HR & Wellness.
We are continuously striving to improve people’s health and wellbeing
through our products and our educational efforts.
EMPOWERING EMPLOYEE
Health & Wellness
ecently, we have made a big push to improve our
own employees’ health and wellness. In our new office
space, we installed a state-of-the-art fitness center. We have
several pieces of equipment that focus on functional fitness,
such as a cable crossover machine, TRX and kettlebells.
In order for employees to maximize this equipment
and to ensure they are utilizing correct form and technique,
we held several free training sessions. “We are very fortunate
to have certified trainers on our team who offered to host
these sessions for employees,” said Miller. The sessions
focused on full-body workout, circuit training and kettlebells.
Matt Cousins, Inside Sales Manager and Certified Strength
and Conditioning Specialist, led employees through the
importance of core work. “Our core is the physical foundation
for every movement we make, everything we do,” states Cousins.
“We breathe from our core. We balance from our core. Our core
is dynamic, and we must maintain it to stay active and agile.”
in 10-to-15 minutes. “I love the fact that GoL offers so many
great wellness initiatives to its employees,” said Matt Borden,
Financial Reporting Accountant. “It gives me the opportunity
to align my personal interests with my professional endeavors.”
The feedback from participants was extremely positive. “I have
used the kettlebells a couple times since our session and love
the fact you can get a high, intense workout (full body) in such
a short time,” said Mark Lue, Product Support Representative.
In addition to training sessions, several employees participated
in a virtual walking challenge across Europe. We had over
30 employees log steps and travel from Amsterdam to Greece.
“The European Expedition was challenging and exciting.
It pushed us to increase our step count, and we reached
the destination in five weeks instead of eight weeks, which was
a huge accomplishment for our team. We can’t wait for the next
challenge!” said Barbara Gordon, Product Support Supervisor.
We also recently held our free annual biometric screenings
(i.e., blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose). Employees
appreciated the opportunity to have the results provided onsite
From left to right. . .
Brian Ray, President
Hank Ramsey, Certified Trainer
Stephen Treasure, Certified Trainer
Don Saladino, Certified Trainer to the
stars, co-owner of Drive495 Fitness
(see article page 30)
Matt Cousins, Certified Trainer
Steven Character, Certified Trainer
Santina Ellis, Senior Oracle Sales
Support for Garden of Life, rocking out
on the elliptical trainer.