Come On, Get Active!
May 2nd, 2023
Did you know that May is Global Employee Health and Fitness Month? Here at ZOLL, we understand that your health and fitness play a critical role in your overall physical and emotional well-being. That’s why we provide free access all year long to healthy living resources through our award-winning wellness program, Healthy Hearts! Healthy You!
To support you and your family’s physical and emotional wellness, each ZOLL division has a Wellness Coordinator who can assist you every step of the way toward your $500 Reward.
- Stephen Bittner, MPH
Sr. Wellness Coordinator: CMS, Data Systems, and Circulation
Onsite Wellness Promotion: Pittsburgh, PA
Email: sbittner@webmd.net - Robyn Zagoren-Martichuski, MS
Wellness Coordinator: Resuscitation, Respicardia, and Itamar
Onsite Wellness Promotion: Chelmsford, MA & Pawtucket, RI
Email: rzagoren@webmd.net
Wellness Coordinators can help you stay on the path toward total well-being through:
- Virtual Healthy Hangout Webinars, monthly meetups that provide helpful tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle through interactive games and quizzes. Find out how you can be rewarded.
- Virtual or onsite office hours and one-on-one health coaching (when available) to help you set goals and stick to them.
- Onsite activities to help get you active, which may vary by location.
- Promotion of Wellness Challenges that are designed to get you moving, have fun, and support your total well-being. These include the Financial Wellness Challenge, the Invitational Steps Challenge, and the Self-Care Challenge.
- Assistance with program registration, so that you have all the tools you need to get fit, have fun, and get rewarded.
Get Your Family Involved!
Exercising as a family is a great way to spend time together and stay active. Here are some fun ideas for family exercises:
- Take a walk or hike together: Choose a scenic route and enjoy some fresh air and nature.
- Play a sport: Choose a sport that the whole family can participate in, such as basketball, soccer, or volleyball.
- Dance party: Turn up the music and have a dance party in your living room. Kids love to dance, and it’s a great way to get moving.
- Yoga or stretching: There are many yoga and stretching videos available online that are suitable for all ages and fitness levels.
What are you waiting for? Come on, get active!
Did you know that Fitness and Weight Loss Reimbursements are available through UHC and Aetna?*
Speaking of Active – ZOLL offers you and your covered dependents up to $300 annually for expenses related to Qualified Health Club Memberships and Weight Loss Programs:
- The reimbursement is offered per household, per calendar year.
- Up to $150 can be reimbursed for each program per calendar year. This is up to $300 in reimbursable savings!
- The Fitness Reimbursement can be used for Qualified Health Club Memberships, which must have both cardiovascular (i.e., treadmills, bikes, elliptical machines) and strength training (i.e. free weights, weight machines) exercise equipment.
- Examples of Qualified Health Clubs can include YMCA, YWCA, LA Fitness, Bally’s, Lifetime Fitness, Boost Fitness, Best Fitness, community Fitness Centers, virtual fitness programs (i.e., Peloton), Crossfit, Yoga, Spin, and Barre.
- The Weight Loss Reimbursement can be used for Weight Watchers Traditional and Online programs, hospital-based weight loss programs (offered by and held at licensed hospitals), and other online weight loss programs such as NOOM and My Fitness Pal.
Aetna is available to employees located in the greater Pittsburgh, PA area only*.
Click here for the Aetna Fitness and Weight Loss Reimbursement Form.