Monday, March 5, 2012

Who'd Have Thought...

My new company, like most companies these days, has a wellness committee whose stated purpose is to increase the awareness of employees on health issues and encourage us to make wiser choices regarding our health. In an effort to further that goal, the company bought every employee a pedometer to help us track how far we walk each day and the calories allegedly burned in the process.

Now, I'm not saying the things are worthless, but I did get a little suspicious when mine counted 20 steps just for me pulling my pants up in the men's restroom.

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  1. "pulling my pants up in the men's restroom"

    That's a workout!

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    1. North, with enough repetitions, anything is a workout.

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  2. oh gawd. don't get me started. at my last job, during Health and Wellness Week - we got stress balls AND a 1-litre jug of Purel.

    i am NOT joking.

    your friend,
    kymber

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    1. Kymber, at my last company, we got a small bottle of hand sanitizer and a thermometer. I felt so much better.

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    1. GunDiva, the sad thing is that our wellness coordinator didn't believe me until it was confirmed by one of my co-workers.

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    2. Most promotional pedometers do nothing more than count how many times the little counter "flips" or moves from its resting position. I bet you walk *miles* in the restroom without even knowing it :)

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    3. GunDiva, I'm not in the bathroom THAT often.

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  4. LOL!! I wonder how many steps my husband can get on his pedometer when he pulls his pants up!

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  5. Hey Tena, it sounds like it might be time for an experiment.

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  6. My wife works at a place that had a huge wellness program that rewarded people for all kinds of things that she didn't do. She said she needed to start smoking, drinking and gain weight so she could quit and get a bunch of free stuff.

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    1. 45er, that reminds me of the Mark Twain bit about when he served as the town doctor and a little old lady came to him with some health problems. He asked her if she smoked, drank or had any other vices she could give up. She said, no, that she was a clean and virtuous woman. He said that he was sorry that there was nothing he could do for her, and she died the next week.

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