Myers Group Continuous Wellness Program
Myers Group Continuous Wellness Program
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Welcome to The Myers Group Continuous Wellness Program!
Our new continuous wellness program will provide you an opportunity to receive rewards (Myers Group Gift Cards, Garmin Fitness Tracker) all year long for improving your well-being! You can now earn Wellable Points for learning about and engaging in behaviors associated with a monthly wellness topic, tracking your physical activity, logging meals, and setting and sharing personal goals. You can learn more about Stress Management, November's health topic, and how Wellable Points can be earned in the Special Activities section below. To get started, register with Wellable at https://app.wellable.co/TheMyersGroup. You will receive a temporary password via email. Click on the link to set your own personal password. Then download the Wellable app on your mobile device.
Once you are registered, you can sync your device to Wellable and start to accumulate your points in the October-November Program Period. You will be placed into a Points Tier according to the graphic below. This will determine the reward (Myers Group gift cards) you will receive in December for all your hard work toward being healthy! The program is ongoing so there is no limit to how many points and rewards you can earn.
We are also providing the option of earning Garmin Vivofit 4 fitness tracker instead of a Tier 2 or Tier 3 gift card. The Garmin tracker will sync with Wellable to track your steps and workouts and to earn Wellable points. If you reach Tier 2 or 3 at the end of November (at least 12,000 points), simply send an email to our Director of Wellness, Katy Nishida, at katy@myersgroupllc.com by December 5th to let her know that you would prefer to receive the tracker instead. One tracker per person will be allowed. All rewards will be sent to you at your store. Please only sync ONE activity app/tracker to Wellable at a time. If you have two apps synced, it may cause double counting of points and Wellable or Katy will send you an email requesting that one be disconnected.
Just by watching the short Special Activities videos or by averaging 2,000 steps per day, you can reach Tier 1. If you add meal logging, you will reach Tier 2. The rewards really add up. For example, if you reach Tier 3 every month for a year, you will earn $360! You will have until end of day October 1st to log all your September physical activities that will count toward your tier and associated reward. This month's Special Activities need to be logged by end of day September 30th.
There are four main ways you can earn Wellable Points in the program: (i) Tracking your physical activity, (ii) Logging your meals using the FatSecret, MyFitnessPal or Fitbit app, (iii) Learning about and engaging with the monthly holistic wellness topic, and (iiii) Filling out and sharing a personal goal worksheet. Below are how Wellable Points for physical activity and meal logging will be calculated. Check out this month’s holistic wellness topic and how you can earn Wellable Points for engaging in it.
Physical Activity
1 Step = 0.05 Wellable Points
1 Mile (Walk/Run) = 100 Wellable Points
1 Mile (Cycle) = 30 Wellable Points
Exercise Minute = 5 Wellable Points
Daily Maximum = 600 Wellable Points
Nutrition Logging
1 Meal = 50 Wellable Points
Daily Maximum = 150 Wellable Points
Stress is an inevitable part of life that affects your health and the way you behave, think, and feel. Although it can be useful at times by increasing awareness and improving performance, unmanaged and frequent exposure to stress can have negative physical and psychological effects. Chronic stress increases your risk for developing obesity, depression, heart disease, gastrointestinal issues and sleep disorders.
Just as the cause of and reaction to stressors differ from person to person, the same is true for the effectiveness of stress management techniques—different strategies work well for different people in helping to positively cope with stress. Learn about stress management and practice the different techniques below to see which ones work best for you! After practicing each technique, reflect on how it made you feel and if it is something you should continue to use to manage stress. You will earn 500 Wellable Points for each Stress Less Exercise you practice in November. Additional resources are below each video link.
- Stress Less Exercise: Mindful Meditation
- Stress Less Exercise: Breath Control
- Additional Resources:
- Stress Less Exercise: Relaxation Response
- Additional Resources:
- Stress Less Exercise: Yoga
- Additional Resources:
- Benefits of Yoga & Links to Free Online Classes - PDF Version
- MG & AloMoves Partnership for Yoga and Other Fitness Classes - Free 14 day trial + 50% off monthly subscription ($6.50)
- Additional Resources:
- Stress Less Exercise: Guided Imagery
- Stress Less Exercise: Grounding Techniques
- Additional Resources:
You can also earn an additional 500 points by sending Katy (katy@myersgroupllc.com) a photo of yourself engaged in a stress relieving activity! Examples include doing yoga, meditating, going on a hike, journaling, hanging out with your pet, friends or family, going to a game, reading a book, and so forth.
Please check out Myers Group Wellness: Recovery for many other resources that can help assess and reduce your stress level. Here are some links:
Stress Assessments/Checklists
- Emotional Wellness Checklist - PDF Version
- Social Wellness Checklist - PDF Version
- The Burnout Quiz - Assessing Burnout & How to Fix It
- The Deep Health Assessment
- Do You Have a Stress Bod? How to Recognize Signs of Stress - PDF Version
Mental Health Resources
- Premera Mental Health Resources for Insured Employes - PDF Version
- Free & Low Cost Mental Health Resources for All Employees - PDF Version
Stress Management Topics
- Good Stress, Bad Stress - How To Find Your Stress Sweet Spot - PDF Version
- The Importance of Sleep - PDF Version
- 8 Ways to Optimize Your Immunity & Protect Your Health - PDF Version
Regardless of this month's wellness topic, you may have your own personal health goals that you would like to achieve. We define "Health" broadly so your goal might be to save money to increase your financial health or nurture your relationships to increase your social wellbeing. Whatever your goals are, research shows that you are much more likely to be successful when they are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely. We call these SMART goals. You can learn about S.M.A.R.T. goals and how they increase your focus and commitment. Create a S.M.A.R.T. goal to work towards in this S.M.A.R.T. Goal Worksheet. Ask your Wellness Ambassador or Manager for a printed copy of this sheet.
You can earn 500 Wellable Points by emailing a photo of your filled out goal worksheet to Katy (katy@myersgroupllc.com) and you can do this every month! You will receive a Verification Code to input and receive your points. To do this, visit your Dashboard, select "SMART Goal" in the Special Activity drop-down, and enter the Verification Code. You can create as many personal goals as you would like but you will only receive Wellable Points for sending your worksheet once a month. We advise that you focus on achieving just one meaningful goal before moving on to the next one as this greatly increases your odds for success! If you are looking for inspiration, visit Myers Group Wellness to explore a broad range of health topics.
Do you know a Health Hero?
Myers Group Health Heroes nominated by store directorand showcased on this Bulletin Board. A Health Hero is a courageous employee who has achieved a significant wellness goal through dedication and hard work. For example, a Hero might be someone who has found purpose in supporting her community, or someone who achieved their goal to lose substantial weight, or someone who met their financial stability goal, or someone who has reversed a chronic condition through diet and exercise. Health Heroes will earn a $40 Myers Group gift card, a special custom designed pin, and a framed Certificate of Achievement that will be displayed all month long at the store. If you are interested in being nominated as a Health Hero or want to suggest a nominee, talk to your store manager!
How Do I Earn Wellable Points From Exercise?
It's easy to earn Wellable Points every day by tracking your steps and activity. If you are not currently using an app or device to track your activity, the Wellable app allows you to automatically track steps/activity from your phone through Apple Health or S Health (the recommended free apps for iPhone and Android users, respectively). Download the Wellable app and follow the instructions below to get started!
After signing in to the Wellable app with your Wellable username (email address) and password, go to the Connections page and follow the prompts to connect Apple Health.
After signing in to the Wellable app with your Wellable username (email address) and password, go to the Connections page and follow the prompts to connect S Health. Please note that if S Health is not pre-installed on your phone, you will need to do this prior to connecting it to Wellable.
How Do I Connect An App Or Device To My Wellable Account?
You can check out the full list of apps and devices eligible for the challenge on the Connections page. If an app or device is not available for use in the challenge, that option will be grayed out. Below are the instructions to connect an app or device to your Wellable account. Only connect one activity tracking app to Wellable. For example, if you sync Apple Health to Wellable, you should not also sync a Fitbit, Garmin, etc. This can result in double counting of points which is not allowed.
- Go to the Connections page.
- Select Connect below the app or device you would like to connect to your Wellable account. You must first have an existing account or create one for the app or device you would like to use prior to connecting it to Wellable.
- Follow the prompts, which will require you to enter your app or device credentials. This will be your username and password for the app or device account, not your Wellable account.
How Do I Log Meals?
You can sync several food-tracking apps to log meals. Go to Connections to see which apps can be synced to Wellable. You can log your meals using the FatSecret, MyFitnessPal, and Fitbit apps. MyFitnessPal does not sync directly to Wellable. MyFitnessPal syncs to Fitbit, S Health or Runkeeper which sync to Wellalble. If you have a Samsung phone, use connect MyFitnessPal to S Health. Otherwise, the free Fitbit app is a better option than Runkeeper.
Where Can I Buy An Affordable Wearable Device?
Wellable offers discounts on wearable devices from Apple, Garmin and Fitbit. You can check out the options in Wearable Devices in the navigation bar. The most affordable devices are the Garmin Vivofit 4 ($64.99) and the Fitbit Inspire 3 ($89.99). Amazon also sells a number of affordable wearable fitness trackers.
Why Are The Steps On My Device Not Showing In Wellable?
Wellable syncs data from your wearable device app, not the device itself. This means that the activity you see on your wearable device may not appear in Wellable because your device has not synced with your device’s app. Depending on your settings, this will be done manually or occur periodically throughout the day.
To confirm that your device is synced correctly with your device app, please follow the steps below.
- Open your device app and make sure the activity on your device matches the activity you see in the device app.
- Refresh your Dashboard to see the activity from your device in Wellable.
If you still do not see activity from your device app in your Wellable account, do not hesitate to reach out to Wellable Support!
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