Sunday Life Magazine

May 6, 2007

"Body Corporate"

"According to trend-watching publishing empire Forbes, corporate health coaching could be coming to an employer near you. Companies looking to cut health-care costs (healthy employees are productive employees) are bringing health and lifestyle coaches into the workplace.

Employees set their own goals and the coaching staff provide guidance. Sessions can be one-on-one, group or ongoing courses and can include everything from management of allergies to quitting smoking. In Australia, Holistic Services Group (www.holisticservices.com.au) works with 500 corporations, using both unorthodox (feng shui for the office) and more conventional (stress-management techniques) approaches."

Jo Matyas