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Business Achilles Heel - Why Wellness Matters in Business

Employee health status is critical to organizational performance.

Exploding employee healthcare costs are unsustainable and place businesses at a competitive disadvantage. About $2.6 trillion is spent annually on healthcare in the United States. Businesses absorb much of this cost. In recent years, many businesses have seen annual healthcare costs escalate by over 10% annually. Obesity is a major driver of increased health spending. The annual cost of employee obesity alone for an average company with 1,000 employees is estimated to be $277,000. In addition, studies show that obesity causes workers to be 10% less productive, on average. Productivity losses related to health problems cost U.S. employers, on average, $1,685 per employee per year.

How CarnaVita™ Compares

With participation rates 3X the industry average, CarnaVita™ excels at getting employees engaged. How do we do it? We take into account the key factors that drive behavior: what motivates members to take action and the triggers to initiate that action. Our programs motivate and sustain ALL AREAS of healthy behavior and include tailored and comprehensive Exercise, Nutrition and Lifestyle plans characterized by:

• Simple, clearly articulated daily goals that promote a healthy amount of daily activity, and are easily achievable with users slotted into a tiered program based on their personal characteristics;
• A sophisticated biometric matrix that lets us assign members a personal trainer, nutritionist and lifestyle coach taking into account data including age, sex, demographic, fitness level and lifestyle choices;
• A points reward system that provides a comparable measure of achievement and encourages healthy competition among employees while allowing employers to implement a rewards based system;
• Communication tools that encourage peer engagement and encouragement;
• Simplicity of design that makes it easy for employees to understand and adopt CarnaVita™;
• A flexible program structure that meets the needs of your health and wellness strategy and allows for white-label branding to your organization's brand; and
• Graduation levels within each plan that reward employees and provide proof of participation and plan completion.

Prevention

Many illnesses can be attributed to poor diet, low physical activity and poor lifestyle choices. These are all preventable. Studies show that fully 72% of medical claims are for conditions that are preventable. The simple answer is to keep employees healthy and out of the medical system in the first place. Healthy habits and exercise prevent a range of chronic conditions and diseases.

You have the power to transform the health of your workforce. Forget the passive programs of the past - they don't work. Bring in a solution that engages employees regarding their health is fun and gets employees moving forward and preventing disease.

Reporting

CarnaVita™ provides monthly reports to employers showing key metrics documenting the progress of employees as a group and individually. We also provide real-time reporting to the individual employee enabling them to monitor their own success. In addition, the system can be used to provide individualized performance data to a centralized recipient, which can for example be coupled to a program with an insurance carrier designed to decrease individual health insurance premiums.

A unique aspect of CarnaVita™ is that it directly measures program impact through quantifiable improvements in employee health. CarnaVita™ tracks validating activity, participation and biometric data. This lets you directly observe program performance and impact.

• Members track daily activity with the BodyDash™ activity tracker
• Members use the BodyDash™ display to track key performance data
• Members receive data showing a comprehensive view of all employee participation
• Insurance companies can be integrated in order to reduce individual and collective premiums

BodyDash™

CarnaVita™ allows employees to monitor their body's progress as they move up the fitness spectrum towards greater overall fitness. Members can view their progress on a personalized dashboard - the 'BodyDash™' page - which captures easily identifiable and understandable metrics that allow employees to make informed health decisions while seeing tangible evidence of their progress.

Community

CarnaVita™ is a community of people with shared goals of achieving and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. They are encouraged and enthusiastic to provide other members with a strong support network. At CarnaVita™ we know that community spirit and peer support are key to long term fitness success. The community aspect engages your workforce and motivates through a competitive spirit and inter-office support.

Graduation Levels

We believe fitness should be fun, progress measurable, and that members perform best when they can compare their progress with that of their peers. We achieve this by rewarding members with points whenever they take actions that make them healthier, whether it's completing a daily exercise regime or taking their vitamins. These points play a role in advancement, as does a comprehensive periodic review of each member's progress. The points system allows your company to incentivize your workforce and measure individual's success.

Your employees earn redeemable points for:

• Completing tailored daily workouts;
• Following specific diet-appropriate nutrition plans; and
• Making better lifestyle choices.