The 5 Minute Workout™ in the Corporate workplace ... an overview.

Brief overview taken from the Method One Pty Ltd corporate proposal document.

This extract outlines how the program The 5 minute Workout™ addresses the issue of QUALITY OF SITTING and ERGONOMICS in the workplace by providing solutions to enhance an employee's workplace performance.

WHAT WE DO

Method One™ are providers of groundbreaking workplace solutions for:

1. the reduction of Employee back and neck pain
2. improvement in Employee care
3. ergonomic solutions

OUTCOME

Enhance an employee's workplace performance.

Method One™ offers a unique approach to fitness and wellbeing for the 'desk dwellers' at risk of a myriad of health issues associated with prolonged sitting and standing.

Statistics reveal that over 80% of back pain in the workplace is directly related to poor postural habits. This increases muscle tension resulting in stress in the muscular skeletal system with neck and back pain being a direct outcome.

WORKPLACE STRESS

Directly quoting from the:
AMP Capital Sustainable Funds Position Paper The Investment Reasons for OH&S July 2005
Section 4. Key issues (page 16) Workplace Stress ...
"One of the escalating psychological work-related illnesses is workplace stress. As a result, the workplace outcomes of stress can include absenteeism, high or increased accident rates poor or reduced work output, reduced profits, increased workerís compensation claims, poor interpersonal relations in the workplace, and high staff turnover (requiring recruiting and training of replacement staff)."

Method One™ specializes in prevention of musculo skeletal stress, which causes injuries (neck and back pain). Education of 'how to' achieve a healthy posture and spine at the desk eliminates the risk element of STRESS on the musculo skeletal. Method One™ teaches you how to SIT correctly.

Method One 'SUCCESS AT YOUR DESK' PROGRAM

Our premium program 'SUCCESS AT YOUR DESK' is based on The 5 minute Workout™ designed specifically for the workplace to provide an insitu solution (i.e. at the desk) without interruption to work.

This is the first step to improved HUMAN FACTORS/ERGONOMICS at the desk.

There are three stages involved in the program:

Stage 1 Assessing the workplace environment for Human Factors/Ergonomics.

Stage 2 Design modifications to the Method One™ SUCCESS AT YOUR DESK program to cater to the specific needs.

Stage 3 Delivery of 'SUCCESS AT YOUR DESK' program with back-up support via the Life/Work/Balance
DVD The 5 minute Workout™, plus Method One e-Learning, and Method One e-Solution modules.


HUMAN FACTORS/ERGONOMICS

CASE STUDY 1: Computer Operator suffers from lower back, neck and shoulder pain.

• Prolonged sitting and use of computer up to 8 hours per day.
• Poor posture.
• Constant use of mouse and keyboard.
• Frequent use of telephone, tendency to cradle headset.
• Busy office environment, noise and stress issues.
• Position of chair - high relative to desk.
• Position of computer - low relative to eye level.

ASSESSMENT: QUALITY OF SITTING

RATING: POOR

1. High level of stress in the musclo skeletal system due to 'hunch back and turtle neck' posture.
2. Compressional forces in musclo skeletal system, high contributing factor to back, neck and shoulder pain.
3. Practice The 5 minute Workout™ at the desk to unload and decompress the spine for improved quality of sitting and sitting endurance.
4. As posture and abdominal tone improves reassessment of ergonomics i.e.. height of chair to drop; computer at eye level, to comply with the Method One™ '4 Right Angles Policy™' Ankle, Knee, Hip and Elbow.

JUSTIFICATION

The postural muscles such as: Tranversus Abdominus; Gluteus Medius and Latissimus Dorsi, are vital to unloading and decompressing the spine and supporting the skeletal to establish and maintain healthy posture and alignment whether sitting, standing or moving.

These muscles are directly responsible for sitting, standing and moving right, and are best accessed and trained insitu.

As optimal muscle recruitment patterns are established maximal function and flexibility of muscles is restored and this is the key to reduction and resolution of postural back and neck pain.

Ultrasound studies into The 5 minute Workout™ show these postural/anti-gravity muscles are appropriately and effectively recruited to achieve the following outcomes:

1. Reduction of back and neck pain and other forms of musclo skeletal pain.
2. Healthy posture and spine.
3. Reduction of stress levels.
4. Reduction of waist circumferences (major risk factors in heart disease and diabetes).

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