All Went Well Last National Wellness Day

Your health is important wherever you go. And now that many people are spending most of their day sitting at a desk or inside an office,implementing health programs inside the workplace has become a vital piece of the healthy lifestyle puzzle.

As workplace wellness programs are becoming more widespread throughout the country. PMAP holds a nationwide event called National Wellness Day. And Healthway Medical value employees health and well-being. "Over the years, Healthway Medical has been an active partner of PMAP. We are proud that our effort to communicate the message of wellness in the workplace is coming into fruition." says Joven Alcala, Marketing Manager. "We are fortunate that PMAP saw the value of Working with Wellness which was formally introduced two years ago in their annual convention. Now, our partnership with PMAP takes a healthier turn through the National Wellness Day. We strongly support this initiative and expect more companies to join us in this path to wellness as we celebrate this special day," he added.

The welfare of the employee has a direct impact on the success of the company. "Ever since we started our partnership with PMAP. Heathway has constantly worked with them in advocating wellness through various initiatives that includes lectures on executive health posture and ergonomics, stress management, weight management and dental and aesthetic care," adds Carmie De Leon, Chairman for Fellowship and Wellness Committee.

Sneak peak of Zumba Session

After the Zumba is the promise of each participants for Wellness.

Healthway Medical is located in Greenbelt 5, SM North EDSA The Block, Festival Mall, Market! Market!, Ayala Town Center, Robinsons Place in Manila and Shangri-La Plaza Mall. For more information, call thieir customer care hotline at (02) 751-4929 or visit www.healthway.com.ph

National Wellness Day on June 20

Did you know that 9 of the 10 leading causes of death in the Philippines are health related? And did you also know that just by eating better, making small lifestyle changes and doing moderate activity on most days of the week, we can reduce the risk of many diseases and increase our quality of life?

The People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) is advocating health and wellness in the workplace as one of the most important issues that companies need to address today. With this, PMAP will hold a nationwide event called National Wellness Day that  is envisioned to be participated by various companies in the country, both PMAP and non-PMAP members, on June 20, 2014.

PMAP Trustee for Fellowship and Wellness Mitch G. Guce said that through the years, the organization have organized employee activities like sports fests, family day events and the likes for its member companies. “This time, we want to come up with an activity that will help promote awareness among employers and employees about the importance of being physically, emotionally and spiritually healthy.“  

PMAP also presented a suggested program format that companies can use as a guide for a half-day event that they can organize in their respective workplaces. It includes company-sponsored healthy lunch and snack; learning sessions on work-life balance, holistic and spirituality; and the 7-Minute PMAP Wellness Moment, a quick wellness activity that involves stretching and meditation to be done simultaneously across the nation by employees at exactly 3:00 pm on June 20.

The wellness moment involves the following activities: (a) 2-minute stretching/ self-massage, (b) 2-minute of silence (to pray or meditate), (c) minute dance/ jog in place/ jump or hop and (d) 1-minute clapping/ laughing or handshakes with colleagues.

Companies who will join in the event are encouraged to document their participation through videos and/ or photos and send a copy to the PMAP Secretariat to be included in the list of companies who will be recognized with a workplace wellness certificate during a PMAP event.

“We encourage all our members to participate in this worthy activity likewise to discuss to your employees our advocacy on how to stay fit and become more productive members of our society,” Guce added.

Aside for this initiative, PMAP is also organizing the National Wellness Summit happening at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City on August 28, 2014 which will showcase the best corporate best practices on wellness in the workplace, health and fitness activities, company booths and others exciting surprises.     

For queries regarding the event, interested parties can contact Ms. Agnes Junio of PMAP through tel. no. 726-1532 loc. 306 or email agnes.junio@pmap.org,ph. Details are also posted on www.pmap.org.ph. 

The People Management Association of the Philippine (PMAP) recently promoted over cable TV channel GNN the nationwide event called National Wellness Day to be participated by various companies in the country happening on June 20, 2014. During the recent episode of The Workplace with Marybeth Nave (3rd from right), the group presented a 7-Minute PMAP Wellness Moment, a quick wellness activity that involves stretching and meditation to be done simultaneously across the nation by employees at exactly 3:00 pm on June 20. In the photo (from left) PMAP Communications Specialist Richard H. Mamuyac; Trustee for PR and Publicity Committee Jesse Francis N. Rebustillo, Trustee for Fellowship and Wellness Michelle G. Guce; Chair for Fellowship and Wellness Committee Carmie De Leon and Healthway Medical Marketing Manager Joven A. Alcala.

National Wellness Day 2013: A Big Success

Some of the organizations which participated in the National Wellness Day (from top left): Petron Corporation, PMAP Secretariat, SGS Gulf Limited, Canon Philippines and UCPB, the lead site of the activities in NCR.

Filipino workers from all over the country and even overseas participated in the National Wellness Day activities last June 21.

The People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP), the premier organization of HR practitioners and people managers, successfully held the nationwide activity that promotes health and wellness in the workplace as one of the most important issues that companies need to address today. Almost 100 member companies from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao have organized different wellness activities in their respective workplaces on the said day. The highlight of the celebration is the 7-Minute PMAP Wellness Moment, a quick wellness activity that involves stretching and meditation to be done simultaneously across the nation by employees at exactly 3:00 pm.

This PMAP initiative, in Partnership with Healthway Medical, even reached workers from the Guam office of one of their members, SGS Gulf Limited, who performed the activity along with their colleagues based in the three offices of the company in the Philippines. With the success of the event, PMAP is pushing for the National Wellness Day to be done annually every third Friday of June.

Furthermore, on October 2013, PMAP will hold a fun run at CCP Grounds, Pasay City as the culminating event of the organization’s efforts in promoting workplace wellness this year. Aside from targeting more than 1,500 participants in the fun run, the event also aims to provide a venue for different organizations to showcase their respective wellness initiatives.