iGlobalWellness helps staff get active for London 2012 Olympics

Jan. 12, 2012 - PRLog -- LONDON – The UK government says it wants the whole population to become more physically active after this summer’s Olympics. iGlobalWellness has the technology to measure just how active people are each day.

iGlobalWellness offers health and fitness programmes that encourage employees to increase their daily activity. The programmes use more sophisticated technology than other pedometer-based schemes. Users wear an activity monitor which measures speed of movement and calories burned. Results are then uploaded wirelessly so progress can be tracked online.

This year iGlobalWellness is running a series of athletics-themed challenges inspired by the 2012 London Olympics.

iGlobalWellness offers its two main programmes – the competitive Stay Active Challenge and the individualised Personal Wellness Programme – to companies across the UK and in Europe. Since launching in 2008 iGW has staged five Stay Active Challenges and helped hundreds of employees increase their activity levels. Its clients include GlaxoSmithKline, customer loyalty specialists Affinion International, Cosmopolitan Housing Group in Liverpool, ferry operator DFDS Seaways and Sheffield University.

iGlobalWellness is a start-up company advised by Premier Rugby chief executive Mark McCafferty and former Olympic athlete David Moorcroft.

About iGlobalWellness
iGlobalWellness is the first company of its kind to offer a worldwide network of personal wellness training services for both the corporate and consumer markets.  It works with companies to develop effective wellness strategies using a global network of resources to offer a range of sustainable and measurable services, designed to stimulate employee participation, increase performance and drive employee engagement. iGlobalWellness works closely with ActionAid, making an automatic donation for every employee who takes part in its programmes.

www.iGlobalWellness.com

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1 The government’s plans for the legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games says it will “encourage the whole population to be more physically active”. Government Legacy Publication (http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/publications/201210_Lega...)