Corporate Wellness

Make Better Health a Perk. Let the Y help you inspire a healthier, happier and more productive employee.

Our Corporate Wellness Program provides a variety of benefits to help individuals exercise regularly, build stronger bonds with their coworkers, achieve greater work/life balance and become more engaged with their community.

Employee Benefits

• No Joining Fee – an instant savings of up to $100!
• Exclusive membership rates
• Access to one or all First Coast YMCA locations
• Nationwide Membership
• FastForward Fitness – our complimentary 90-day training and support program proven to make you 4 to 6 times more likely to reach goals
• Unlimited group exercise classes
• Complimentary on-site childcare while using YMCA facility with a household membership
• Member exclusive rates on programs for children and families
• Personal and Small Group Training

Participating Corporate Partners

Employer Benefits

Improve Absenteeism
Employee wellness programs reduce the stress, depression, injury or illness that employees are experiencing in the workplace, causing them to spend fewer days away from work due to illness.

Decrease Health Care Costs
Employers have a vested interest in health-related issues and reducing unnecessary medical costs.

Improve Productivity
Improved employee productivity plays a big role in the success of a company.

Reduce Injuries
Healthy employees are at a lower risk for injury than those who are unhealthy with multiple risk factors

Improve Employee Morale and Retention
Companies that sponsor an employee wellness program send a clear message to their employees that executive leadership values their overall well-being.

What’s Available

Services

• In-house open enrollment
• Healthy Living Center

Other Partnership Opportunities

• Team building events at the YMCA Alpine Tower
• First Coast Games – Annual corporate wellness challenge for employees

Corporate Volunteer Opportunities

• Annual Campaign
• Take Stock in Children
• YMCA READS! Program

Lecture Topics

Registered Dietitian Lectures ($150/lecture) Spice & Herbs: Cooking without Salt Breaking Down Fad Diets Carbs, Fats and Proteins Cooking for 1 or 2 Dining Out the Healthy Way Decoding Nutrition Labels Healthy Holiday Eating Smoothies/Juicing How to Be a Healthy Vegetarian Heart Healthy Eating

Exercise Specialist Lectures ($150/lecture) Goal Setting & Motivation Couch Potato Workout Injury Prevention Exercise Mythbusters FITTE Principle Benefits of Sleep How Social Media & Apps Can Help You Achieve Goals How to Use Your Wearable Technology Chronic Disease Prevention

How to Become a Corporate Partner
Become a corporate partner by following these steps:

1. Designate a corporate representative to act as a liaison and assist in communicating benefits to employees.
2. Confirm the commitment of at least five employees.
3. Determine your company’s level of financial commitment (minimum $10 subsidy) per employee. The Y will match your commitment up to $10/month per employee.
4. Contact the YMCA’s Corporate Wellness program representative.

The YMCA’s Corporate Wellness Department is ready to help get you started. Contact Deb DeMars at ddemars@FCYMCA.org for more information.