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Treating Corporate Recreational Athletes as Professional Athletes

April 01, 2024 Aesha Tahir Season 1 Episode 14
Treating Corporate Recreational Athletes as Professional Athletes
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Treating Corporate Recreational Athletes as Professional Athletes
Apr 01, 2024 Season 1 Episode 14
Aesha Tahir

Fortunately, there is huge increase in exercise to prioritize their health and as a hobby among millennials and Gen Zers. Former collegiate athletes who are now working in a corporate setting and they try to maintain their fitness levels and they become recreational athletes.  

Recreational sports participation provides many potential benefits to individuals including improved metabolic health, physiologic functioning, social interaction, and mental health. It helps corporations cut on healthcare costs and mostly employees can see some of that money reimbursed to them. It’s a very beneficial trend all around.

However, sports participation comes with injuries. In 2022, sports and recreational injuries increased by 12%.

In this episode we are going to talk about how corporate athletes can prevent injuries and prioritize their wellbeing with our guest, Adam Halpern , an athletic trainer and who has worked at Stanford University and with the USA Ski Team. He is the founder of WaveOn™ Health.

You will learn :

Who are athletic trainers? 

Difference between a recreational athlete from professional athlete.

How athletic activities can help busy professionals at work.

How can WaveOn Health support corporate recreational athletes?  

You can learn more about Adam at https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamhalpern/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/37268629/admin/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WaveOnHealth
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WaveOn4
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveonhealth/

Website: https://www.waveonhealth.com/ 

If you liked this episode and would like to learn more about wellness training and workshops offered by 9 to 5 Wellness, email us at info@aeshathair.com

You can learn more about our programs at https://toneandstrengthen.com/workshops-trainings/

You can learn more about Aesha at https://www.aeshatahir.com

 

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Fortunately, there is huge increase in exercise to prioritize their health and as a hobby among millennials and Gen Zers. Former collegiate athletes who are now working in a corporate setting and they try to maintain their fitness levels and they become recreational athletes.  

Recreational sports participation provides many potential benefits to individuals including improved metabolic health, physiologic functioning, social interaction, and mental health. It helps corporations cut on healthcare costs and mostly employees can see some of that money reimbursed to them. It’s a very beneficial trend all around.

However, sports participation comes with injuries. In 2022, sports and recreational injuries increased by 12%.

In this episode we are going to talk about how corporate athletes can prevent injuries and prioritize their wellbeing with our guest, Adam Halpern , an athletic trainer and who has worked at Stanford University and with the USA Ski Team. He is the founder of WaveOn™ Health.

You will learn :

Who are athletic trainers? 

Difference between a recreational athlete from professional athlete.

How athletic activities can help busy professionals at work.

How can WaveOn Health support corporate recreational athletes?  

You can learn more about Adam at https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamhalpern/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/37268629/admin/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WaveOnHealth
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WaveOn4
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveonhealth/

Website: https://www.waveonhealth.com/ 

If you liked this episode and would like to learn more about wellness training and workshops offered by 9 to 5 Wellness, email us at info@aeshathair.com

You can learn more about our programs at https://toneandstrengthen.com/workshops-trainings/

You can learn more about Aesha at https://www.aeshatahir.com

 

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